Coachella. If you’re not there, then chances are you’re whingeing via social media about why you’re not, while talking about the Tupac hologram and the #totesamaze line-up, or perhaps THIS little Instagram of Rihanna being very, very naughty.

Having garnered a cult following as one of the biggest and best music festivals in the world, Coachella is also rapidly building a reputation for throwing out some pretty serious sartorial statements.

“Festie fashion” is a trend that we probably owe almost entirely to Kate Moss’s signature grungy denim cut offs/gum boots look she wears at Glastonbury every year, but it has evolved into somewhat of a full-blown trend, as evidenced by the festival fashion style guides in countless magazines, and via online retail giants Topshop and ASOS.

A few common threads at the first weekend of Coachella this year include a distinctly contemporary fifties look, such as vintage sun dresses, cat’s eye glasses and bustiers teamed with denim cut offs, as well as neons, crop tops, denim shorts, the usual hippie garb and a whole lot of desert boots. Here are a few highlights:

Modern pin up. Image credit: Harpersbazaar.com

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The always highly-anticipated Oscars red carpet never disappoints, with plenty of high-fashion glamour and general all-round shockers to keep most fashion watchers entertained. Black, white and red were key colours on the carpet, and embellishments and a focus on the waist were stand out trends. Here are my picks for the best and worst dressed of this year’s event:

Best Dressed

Gwyneth Paltrow in Tom Ford

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Probably due to Hollywood’s ever-increasing obsession with youth and beauty comes the slightly uncomfortable but also intriguing rise of the teen (or pre-teen) it girl, or what Grazia Magazine has appropriately coined, the ‘chadult’.

It seems everywhere you look these young ingénues (aka children-who-look-like-adults-and-often-better-than-me) are gracing the red carpet, hardly ever putting a Gucci-clad foot wrong, and winning rave reviews from style bibles including Elle and Vogue.

It’s completely unjust that these 14 year olds look like stunning, graceful swans at an age when most of us were spotty-faced, still in braces and carrying puppy fat. Yet at the same time, is it wrong I find myself looking to them for style inspiration?

With big name designers like Miu Miu and Marc Jacobs scrabbling to get them to front their campaigns directed at adult women, it’s probably no wonder.

All that aside, and not forgetting the fact that they’ve all got top stylists working day and night to disguise any teenaged awkwardness that might accidentally slip out, and as weird as it is given I’m 10 years older than most of them, these girls are fast on their way to becoming fashion icons.

Here are my favourite annoying yet beautiful little fashion plates (sorry Willow Smith, but you don’t make the cut):

Chloe Grace Moretz

Despite the fact that she’s not even 15 yet, this young actress has got talent, attitude and style, and is becoming quite the dab-hand at mastering classic, ladylike style.

Elle Fanning

Not going to lie, kind of obsessed with Elle Fanning’s whimsical, yet age-appropriatestyle. She’s definitely got more panache than Dakota, choosing bold, quirky pieces and looking a lot cooler than a 13 year old ever should.

Hailee Steinfeld

Hailee is the face of the controversial Miu Miu AW ’11 campaign, which was eventually banned for being ‘obscene’ and apparently encouraging teens to put themselves in ‘dangerous situations’ (see the image of Hailee sitting on the railway tracks, crying below).As a side note, Hailee was eventually replaced by a model 20 years her senior (i.e. 34). Weird juxtaposition.

Aside from that though, she has rather enviable red carpet style, including this knockout colourful Prada dress she wore at last year’s Golden Globes.

- Natalie Cosgrove

How gorgeous is Olivia Palermo's outfit! This is one girl that certainly knows how to dress and never ceases to amaze us with chic style.

What makes this look work so well is the way the colours tie in together and the contrasting textures complement each other. And with strappy heals and the sheer skirt she makes this look feminine.

I know who I will be turning to this spring for style inspiration!

Hold on to your American Apparel panties, Lady Gaga's first highly anticipated book, shot by king of crude Terry Richardson, is set to hit Australian shelves late November (just in time for your xmas stocking) and if this pre-relased shot is to go by, is set to be as wack as you'd expect from these two controversial figures.