One of the things I love the most about the beginning of a
new year is the signalling of the arrival of the award seasons. With few weeks separating
us from the Academy Awards, the excitement is building up. And no, it is not to
know who is going to win an Oscar, because honestly it has become so
predictable through the years. Meryl Streep will always be nominated regardless
of the roles she plays,Best actor/actress/movie always go to a film which is
based on a true life story or is a
biography of some famous but yet troubled person. In addition, I have, lost my
faith in The Academy ever since Angelina Jolie won best supporting actress in
1999, and that joke of a movie “Inglorious Bastard” was nominated for an Oscar
few years ago.
The excitement is for the red carpet and the dresses that
everyone will be talking about. Award ceremonies are to celebrities what prom
is to normal people. An opportunity to buy an extravagant dress in the hopes
that everyone’s eyes will be on you.
Couple of weeks ago, the Golden Globe signaled beginning of
the award season for this year. And boy, oh boy what dresses were worn that
night. So, without further ado, I present to you: The Good, The Bad and The
Ugly: Golden Globes Edition.
The Good:
Let us start with the best dressed ladies of the night. The ladies that made
watching hours and hours of red carpet walks bearable.
First is Kate Hudson and her fabulous Alexander McQueen
dress. When I saw it, I knew it was going to be the best dress of the night,
without even seeing the rest of the dresses, and I was right about that. Remember in 2010 when she wore that fabulous
Emilio Pucci dress for the SAG award, for years she could not match the fabulousty
of this dress until now. The dress compliments her beautiful petit figure,
showing just the right amount of skin without daring key hole, and most
importantly it screams Alexander McQueen. No one else could have worn it
better.
Runner up to the fabulous Kate is Miss Jennifer Lopez who rocked
a flesh-colored Zuhair Murad Haute Couture dress. The dress showed all her
luscious curves, without actually showing any of it. Jennifer knows how to be
sexy and keep it classy, unfortunately not something other actresses know to
do, as we will see later.
What I love the most about these two dresses, that they are signature
designs by their designers, you do no need to check or ask for the name of the
designer, because they are a true reflection of their designer’s style, a
signature piece.
Joining the company of these two amazing dresses is the
classical Chanel dress Anne Hathaway wore to accept her award for best
supporting actress. The dress was elegant, classy and time-less.
Next is a double win for Tina Fey and Amy Pohler . Who are
not necessarily the best dressed of the evening, but they wore remarkable gowns
throughout the night , making us restore some faith that award ceremonies can
actually be fun and enjoyable . However, the highlight of their wardrobe
collection was their red carpet ensemble, where Tina wore a lovely white and black
lace L’Wren Scott dress, while Amy complemented her by wearing a female suit by
Stella McCartney. I love their choices, especially Amy’s; it is not easy to
pull off a suit, and on a red carpet!!! She did it right, with her gorgeous Charlotte
Olympia shoes, and the right amount of cleavage to make it feminine.
The last actress (but certainly not the least) who made it
to the “good” list is Emily Blunt with her gorgeous golden Michael Kors
dress. It complemented her body shape
and skin tone perfectly, and showed the right amount of skin, and kept it
classy at the same time.
The Bad:
Enough with the compliment and the nice talk, it is time now to fry those
celebrities that disappointed. The bad ones, are not the ugliest, but they are
just not creative or unique, just Meh, boring or predictable.
We start with Sofia Vergara. I love this hot Latina to
pieces, she cracks me up all the time in Modern Family. But this black sequence
dress, does not do anything for me, it just looks like a failed attempt in
copying her fabulous green sequence dress from last year. It feels so “been
there, done that”, Sofia has an amazing body, and any other design will look
perfect on her, so she should change it up before everyone starts over-looking
her .
Next is Taylor Swift and her Donna Karan eggplant mermaid gown.
The dress is beautiful, but it does not fit Taylor perfectly, and the colour is
not doing her any good. It is also a bit boring for a 22 year old, she has all
the time in the world to dress up like that, but in the meantime she should
enjoy the liberty of wearing more “out-there” designs. Stop the act Taylor, we
all know you are a serial-dater, and dressing modestly is not going to change
that.
Amy, oh Amy. I love you to bits, so why are you making me do
this? The Marchesa dress is fabulous, and would have been one of the best
dresses of the season, if it came in any other colour. Wearing a dress with the
same colour as your skin tone is never a good idea, so why did you do this? You
cannot see the details of the dress, and it makes Amy seems paler than she
already is. Simply this was a wrong chase for Miss Adams
Guilty of committing a similar mistake is newest Hollywood
It-Girl Amanda Seyfried. The
dress was not all around terrible, but it
was not the best either. The dress needs
someone with a darker skin tone to showcase the details of its design. Only through
close inspection did I notice the see-through material integrated within the
dress. In addition the dress did not complement her body at all, making her
look like she gained few pounds here and there.
Julia Bowen, was that a dress or just a piece of fabric wrapped
around your body? With Sofia Vergara as you co-star and red carpet companion,
you ought to try harder than this. It is just a pile of wrinkled fabric, with a sloppy
over-all effect.
The Ugly:
Here comes the best part. The worst dressed of the event. Five dresses popped
up from the rest and took the lead in the ranking. So with no further delays,
here come the black swans of the night:
Jessica Chastain, you may have not won a globe, but you definitely
won the worst dressed award. The baby blue Calvin Klein dress was hands down
the ugliest dress on the red carpet. This dress is meant to be worn by a woman
of curves that is the why the gown seemed over sized with a lot of “open space”
which should have been filled with human flesh. In addition,the hair-do did not
help either.
A close second was Lucy Liu and her floral Carolina Herrera ball
gown. It was just a bit too much, with a dress this size, a solid colour would
have been better on it, the floral pattern made it too-much. I don’t understand
why a woman with such a petite and beautiful body would hide it behind layers
of fabric and floral print.
Committing the floral mistake also is Sienna Miller, and yes
she wore a crop top to the Golden Globes. But what truly killed the dress is
that pin/red floral print on it, with some flowers popping up!!!!! This dress
is doing nothing for her, and for a British actress she should have presented
her country’s fashion better. She can use a tip or two from Dame Helen Mirren.
The Versace dress worn by Halle Berry was nothing but a
reincarnation of the Jenifer Lopez green dress circa P.Diddy era. Everything was
wrong with it, the pattern, the cut and the excess of skin showed. For a mother
of a young girl, who is also undergoing a series of domestic problem, Halle
should have dressed more appropriately for a woman her age. Proving that you
are still sexy can be done without baring it all. Keep it classy next time
Halle.
Eva Langoria committed a similar crime with her racy Pucci
black gown. The upper part of the dress is lovely, the long sleeves with the
open key hole is kind of lovely, it is only when looking at it from the back
and in full length, that I have changed my mind about it. With an open back and
thigh-high slit, Eva has definitely crossed the red line. Like Halle she is
just trying too much. We all know how fabulous your tiny body is, we all saw it
for 8 consecutive years on Desperate Housewives, and there is no need for all
that. Of, course the night did not end too well for Miss Langooria, who had a
massive wardrobe malfunction at the after party.
Well that’s about it
from the Golden Globes the award season has just started and more posts about
it are along the way.
So until next time
Stay PinkSo until next time
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