Sophia Bush In Chris Benz - 2012 Art of Elysium Gala

Sophia Bush wore a dress by designer, Chris Benz.

The ivory and gold coloured silk gown looked sack-like, thanks to the ill-fitting bodice & the bell shaped skirt.  I'm not a fan of the colours either, they're too alike to her skin tone and I'm so over nude dresses.

An updo with curly face-framing bits, gold bangles & a studded gold box clutch were the finished off her look.

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Sophia Bush In Chris Benz - Charity:Ball Benefiting Charity:Water

Sophia Bush brightened up the red carpet at the  Charity:Ball Benefiting Charity:Water event in a colourful Chris Benz Spring 2012 outfit.

The orange tank, tucked into a multi-print skirt is a little edgy and different and that's why I like this look.

Sure, the necklace could have been given a miss but otherwise the styling is great.

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Teen Vogue Fashion University: The Seminars

The Teen Vogue Fashion U was amazing. And so was New York! I loved it all so much and it really was one of the best experiences of my life. I just had a blast all weekend! Michael Kors, Chris Benz, Amy Astley, Peter Som and the Who What Wear ladies were my favorites, so I thought I’d tell you a little about those seminars.

Michael Kors:
He was very well prepared and everything he said seemed genuine and honest. He gave great advice and pressed the importance of working hard and not giving up, but at the same time he was easygoing and the seminar was entertaining and interesting from beginning to end. Everything he said was just spot on; he talked about how you couldn’t understand our love for fashion if you hadn’t been ‘bitten by the bug’ and it’s just so true. He was incredibly insightful and it was like he really understood what we were feeling because he had been in our situation once.

 

Chris Benz:
I laughed so much during this seminar. He and Teen Vogue editor Andrew Bevan (who was doing the interview) were close friends in real life and they were just so relaxed and spontaneous and hilarious. He talked about how he desperately needed to get out of Seattle when he was a teenager and experience the world (I can just relate so much to that), how he came to NYC and started at Parsons, and about starting his own line, etc.

Amy Astley:
All the Teen Vogue editors were great, really! They made up such an incredible team and it seemed like the perfect working environment. Editor Danielle Nussbaum covered celebrity fashion and that field seems so interesting - that may very well be my dream job - wow! Amy Astley was probably one of the most down-to-earth persons I’ve ever met, and I felt like her take on fashion was a lot like mine: we don’t judge other people by it, we don’t die for it, but it’s fascinating and intriguing and the industry is about more than just clothes. I bought her book The Teen Vogue Hand Book – An Insider’s Guide to Careers in Fashion and I read a lot of it during my very long flight back home. There is some great advice in there, I really recommend it!

 

Peter Som:
Peter Som was a lot funnier than I thought. He seemed natural and relaxed, and talked about things like how extremely shy he was as a child and how he hung out with all the geeks in high school. He was very honest and personal and that made the seminar interesting. And he gave a great summary of his experiences and his career (the ups and downs, and how you need to hang in there) and it was just very inspirational.

Who What Wear:
This was a seminar about Fashion in the Digital Age with the Hillary Kerr and Katherine Power (Who What Wear), Aliza Licht (DKNY), Rich Tong (Tumblr) and Susan Koger (ModCloth), but I thought that the Who What Wear ladies really stood out, or maybe it’s just because I follow their blog religiously, but I loved what they had to say. Just like the Teen Vogue panel, they seem like such an incredible team that anyone would be lucky to be a part of.

Teen Vogue Fashion University

I found out a few days ago that I had been accepted to the Teen Vogue Fashion University Class of 2011 and I'm soooo excited! This year's seminars include, for example, Michael Kors, Whitney Port, Jason Wu, Amy Astley, Chris Benz, Rachel Roy, Betsey Johnson, Proenza Schouler and Alexander Wang, and it would be incredible to see some of these people speak! And I would finally get to see New York! I really hope I'll be able to go!