LL Cool J poses with a fan at the Bloomingdales Cabana at Fashion's Night Out Century City. Photo Credit: Ruben Gonzalez, Style Seen Daily.

Los Angeles Fashion’s Night Out 2011 swept through the town like a hurricane. Celebrities, fashionistas, designers and bloggers all mixed and mingled at different shopping hot spots across town celebrating their universal love of fashion and one night of special sales.

A dress designed by Romi Kashew made entirely of wrapping paper. Photo Credit: Ruben Gonzalez, Style Seen Daily.

At Westfield Century City, the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising held a student dress design competition centered around royal Kate Middleton for inspiration.  The students had two hours to create a dress using just a few raw materials like needles, thread, tape, straight pins and retailer shopping bags. They were allowed the use of a sewing machine and ironing board, as well as a dress form on which to create their dress. The winning team received a $1500 Westfield Gift Card and a gift bag.

Photo Credit: Ruben Gonzalez, Style Seen Daily.

The Judges: Jen Weinberg of Glamour Magazine, Elizabeth Matthews of the Costume Council and Chair of PR & Communications for LACMA and Hayley Atkin Fashion Stylist and Contributing Fashion Editor at LA Times Magazine. Photo Credit: Ruben Gonzalez, Style Seen Daily.

Dress Competition winners: Ralph Prado, Krista Osborne and Bernadette Lansing posing next to their garment made entirely of shopping bags. Photo Credit: Ruben Gonzalez, Style Seen Daily.

Magic Johnson posing with FIDM students post dress competetion fashion show at Fashion Night Out 2011. Photo Credit: Ruben Gonzalez, Style Seen Daily.

Westfield Century City also had a blogger bar where I met up with Jenni Pulos from Bravo’s Flipping Out and 2011 Miss California USA Katie Blair.

With Jenni Pulos from Bravo's Flipping Out. Jenni kept it casual and classy in an always stylish LBD. Photo Credit: Ruben Gonzalez, Style Seen Daily.

Photo Credit: Ruben Gonzalez, Style Seen Daily.

The Blogger Bar at the Microsoft store consisted of a lounge area complete with a digital bar that allowed you to blog live from the event while sipping on champagne and indulging in sweets from Hello Kitty Champagne, Pinkberry, See’s Candies and Vanilla Bake Shop.  After champagne and cupcakes, it was off to the most famous of all fashion boulevards, Rodeo Drive. The city of Beverly Hills goes all out for Fashion’s Night Out by shutting down Rodeo drive and allowing the boutiques to take over. It truly felt like a fashion festival with the food trucks, ferris wheel and famous designer stores spilling out onto the streets with special FNO gifts, styling and more.

 

Street Hair Styling, Beverly Hills Style. Photo Credit: Ruben Gonzalez, Style Seen Daily.

A ferris wheel in the middle of Rodeo Drive. Photo Credit: Ruben Gonzalez, Style Seen Daily.

The second annual Fashion’s Night Out in Los Angeles was bigger than ever before. The outpour of support from fashionistas proves that even in a tough economy style and fashion remain a very important part of everyday life.

Kim Kardashian wearing a dress by Zuhair Murad on the 2010 Teen Choice Awards red carpet. Photo Credit: Fashion Examiner.

With stars like the Kardashian sisters and the cast of Gossip Girl gracing the red carpet at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards, there was no doubt that the Teen Choice awards would be a fashionable venue. The fashions on the red carpet, which was turned into a blue carpet for the event, ranged from trendy to classic, but all were equally fabulous. Hosted by Katy Perry, along with co-hosts from the hit show ‘Glee,’ the Teen Choice Awards definitely held their own in Hollywood this year.

'Glee' actors Cory Monteith and Mark Salling on the red carpet before co-hosting the 2010 Teen Choice Awards. Photo credit: MTV.

'Twilight' Ashley Greene in strapless Valentino dress. Photo Credit: Fashion Examiner.

'Glee' star Lea Michele in a Naeem Khan dress paired with nude Dior platforms. Photo credit: Just Jared.

Mini dresses were seen all over the red carpet in many colors and textures, from a sophisticated, organza Stella McCartney dress to an asymetrical Preen bandage dress. One trend that was hot on the red carpet was the nude look. Many stars, including Lea Michele, of ‘Glee’ and Selena Gomez, donned nude heels with their mini dresses. ‘Twilight’ star Ashley Greene also accentuated her summer glow with a blush colored dress by Valentino that featured floral detailing.

Leighton Meester, 'Gossip Girl' star, walks the red carpet in an Emilio Pucci dress. Photo Credit: Fashion Examiner.

Selena Gomez rocks a white BCBG mini dress and nude Sergio Rossi sandals. Photo credit: Fashion Examiner.

Disney Channel star Selena Gomez took home the title of Female Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon, in addition to a couple other awards, and her red carpet choice for 2010, a white BCBG mini dress, was definitely one to be seen. Choice Male Hottie and ‘Twilight’ actor, Taylor Lautner, was also named Male Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon. Lautner’s simple, yet fashionable, look combined ”The Shirt” by Joe’s with J Brand slim, straight leg jeans. Megan Fox, Choice Female Hottie, sizzled in a short, metallic Isabel Marant skirt and a printed top, alongside husband Brian Austin Green.

Choice Hotties Megan Fox and Taylor Lautner at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards. Photo Credit: Just Jared.

The 2010 Teen Choice Awards were no doubt a fashionable, fun event for all ages, and even stars like Cat Deeley and LL Cool J made an appearance at the award show.  Over the past 12 years, the Teen Choice Awards have evolved into an event that all celebrities want to attend. The signature, custom-made surfboard awarded to winners has even become a coveted piece among many young celebrities. Since 1999, the Teen Choice Awards, which aired Monday, August 9th on Fox, have been devoted to honoring achievements in entertainment, as decided by teens.