Sunday, January 29, 2012

Live Blogging the 2012 SAG Award Red Carpet

We're in the swing of award season tonite with the 2012 SAG Awards. The actors are starting to make their appearance on the red carpet, so let's get on with it, shall we?



Gotta say, I'm really loving this look on Kelly Osbourne. White is perhaps the only color that could compliment that weird shade of grey hair she's been sporting.


Glenn Close, looking fab in this black dress. The tule on the arms are a bit mummy-rific, but doesn't ruin the whole look.


Diane Lane. This is slightly bridesmaid-y, but really pretty nonetheless. And the cobalt blue is such a great color with her red hair. She's rarely a red carpet miss.



Jayma Mays. Better from the back. Would have preferred a color to compliment her complexion and hair color.


Caley Cuocco. This is so very retro and feminine. Love the braided updo. People may think this is old fashioned or too mature for her -- I say shove it. She look gorg!


Julianna Margolies. Well, it's improvement from the mess she wore at the Golden Globes. But it's ill-fitted at the top, a problem she has time and time again. But, two thumbs up for improvement.


Octavia Spencer in Tadashi Shoji -- another hit! Proving plus-sized women can look just as good on the red carpet as those stick thin broads!


OK, Lea Michele. Simmer down now. You're officially becoming the most annoying person on the red carpet. Hands down. Congrats.


Julie Bowen. It's got that 30s drop-waist retro feel. I'm not hating it. I actually like the color, too. I just can't put my finger on what's missing here...


Ashlee Simpson. Why is she here? Annnnnyway. She happens to look great. Love the dress and the hair is perfection.


Kristen Wiig. Oh, well. She tries. She's funny as hell, but can't dress worth a damn. Someone needs to sway her away from these muted, pale fabrics and get her into something daring and colorful!


Michelle Williams in Valentino. Gotta say, this is matronly for Valentino. Hate it. Hate the hemline, hate the neckline. Hate it.


Regina King. God, this color rocks. It may be a tad too frilly, but she looks fab!


Rose Byrne in what easily is the Worst Dressed for the night. Ladies -- while a jumpsuit may seem like a good idea (though when, I've no idea), it never, ever is. No matter how much you flash it up with frills, sequins and other do-dads, a jumpsuit is NEVER a good idea.


Kyra Sedgewick. I dunno, it just seems cheap, doesn't it? I know cut-outs are the big thing, but ick. 


Sofia Vergara -- It's hard for her to eff it all up, isn't it? When I come back in my next life -- I call dibs on this body. Damn, bitch.


Viola Davis in a very Grecian number. Loving the metallic gold detail on the bust. Lovely. 


Emma Stone in Alexander McQueen. AMAZING. She hit it out of the park!!! 

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Golden Globes 2012: Best Dressed

...and now, to counter the worst of the worst, we give you the BEST of the BEST -- in no particular order. Oh, and one very honorable mention for Most Improved.


JULIE BOWEN in Reem Acra. Bowen is clearly channeling Grace Kelly in her Golden Globes gown, and it works on every single level. She pulled it off perfectly. From the styling, to the retro cut of the dress. She might as well be walking right off the set of To Catch a Thief. GOR-G-EOUS.


CHARLIZE THERON in Dior. What an improvement from the Critic's Choice Awards. Soft, ethereal, almost Greek goddess. Sure, the slit and vee-plunge is a little revealing, but Theron can pull it off without making it look slutty.


DIANE LANE in Reem Acra. Perfection. From the Veronica Lake-esque waves in her hair to the cap sleeve and intricate beading -- it's all working. This is how someone should look on the red carpet.


JESSICA ALBA. She just had a baby, didn't she? Unreal. These actresses are not human. This feminine column dress with a free-floating wispy train at the back is just incredible.


TILDA SWINTON. And the award for Most Improved goes to... Holy crap. I totally had to eat my words when I saw this. Sure, the hair is a bit much -- but that gown is to die for. And it really works with Swinton's pale complexion. She needs to hang on to her new stylist for dear life! 


EVAN RACHEL WOOD. Amazing from all angles. This iridescent beaded and feathered gown, which shouldn't be elegant logically, achieves just that: Old Hollywood Glamor. Well done on all level.s

Golden Globes 2012: Worst Dressed

Better late than never. It's that time. Time to investigate just WTF some H-wood starlets were thinking when they got dressed for the 2012 Golden Globes. This year's WORST DRESSED, in no particular order, are:


ANGELINA JOLIE in Versace. I do not, I repeat, do not care who put her on their Best Dressed list -- because they're obviously smoking the ganga. Like I said the night of, it looks like someone let Jolie get into Julia Sugarbaker's closet. The stark white against the red is just so damn 80s -- and not in a fun, ironic way. The severely pulled back up do and the red, red lips -- just tooooooo much. Dial it down, killer!


JULIANNA MARGOLIES. Here's another one who ended up on the Best Dressed list. Pardon? She looks like a big purple mummy. It's horrible. Just horrible.


PIPER PARABO. Oh, boy. Someone's stylist is out of work now and might need to switch careers after this giant, cream puff of a fiasco. And, rightly so. 


SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR in Monique Lhullier. Yes, you read that right. Monique Lhullier, usually associated with the cream of the award show gown crop, is responsible for this hot mess. This is obviously from Monique's Blue Period. And, I hope she gets over those blues STAT!


ZOOEY DESCHANEL. The main problem here? She listened to the clang of people telling her she needs to portray a more glamorous side and ditch her playful quirkiness. WRONG. The reason she's not pulling off this dress is simply because it's not Zooey. Hope she goes back to who she is and what she does best.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Live Blogging the 2012 Golden Globes Red Carpet

A lot's riding on this red carpet. Let's hope H-wood brings it, unlike the last few nights of award show red carpets. And, now -- since George Clooney's super early and got things rolling to a fast start, let's get this party started:


Kelly Osbourne. I...kinda...like...this. I'm still deciding. It's a great color (though nothing goes w/that odd shade of grey she's dyed her hair). The lines on the sleeves may make it a bit unbalanced, but overall, pretty good.


Piper Parabo. Um, that's a whole lotta dress right there. 


Julianna Margolies. She needs to shake things up. I'm getting bored of this sleek, pulled back look.


Claire Danes. Front and back, since this dress is dramatically different from one side to the other. The back is much, much better. She should back into the auditorium.


I can't believe I'm saying this, but Nicole Richie looks great. Something about this beaded silver number and her hairstyle is just working. Go figure.


Jessica Chastain. This reads much prettier on camera, but falls flat in stills. If you look closely, it has a really lovely pearlwork design. Not crazy about the high neck, though.


Octavia Spencer. One of my favorites so far. Really lovely muted lavender. The silhouette is perfect for her and the draping is really flattering. 


Melissa McCarthy. Again, a really good silhouette. Great neckline, but I'd love if this were a different color. Maybe a jewel tone. Something rich. This color is just drab.


Sarah Michelle Gellar -- oh, this is rich. You'll love this. Her 2-year-old daughter helped her pick out this dress -- and it shows! She said she didn't try on many dresses for the event, and clearly she should have. This is a hot mess and contender for Worst Dressed. It's only 6:46pm. Ooof.  I don't think Buffy would even fight her way off the Worst Dressed list this year.


Sarah Hyland in vintage Dolce and Gabbana. This is adorable. Nuff said. Love the lace. Love the sash. Love it.


Gotta say, Stacy Kiebler's got some plain taste. But, I guess when you got George Clooney on your arm, that's the only accessory you need.


Sofia Vegara. I seriously don't know how she's walking down the carpet in this Morticia Adams getup. Holy crap, her knees much be chafing something fierce. 


Diane Lane in Reem Acra. GOR-G-E-OUS. So feminine, so glittery, lovely lines and detail. Her hair, so Veronica Lake-retro. Just really well done. Definitely a Best Dressed contender.


Shailine Woodley. You can't see it in the image, but when that overskirt is lifted or floats away from the underskirt, the beadwork on the shift beneath is outstanding. The dress sits a little too low on her frame, but the detail at the neckline is just exquisite.


Zooey Deschanel in a one-of-a-kind Prada that's a one-of-a-kind disaster. Not.a.fan.


Viola Davis working that high-cut slit. Great color. Great lines.

 Charlize Theron in Dior. Incredible. The image  doesn't do it justice. It's perfection on camera. From the jeweled headband to the flourishing bow at the waist. Gorg.


Selma Hayek. Again, another dress that doesn't photograph well. The detail is amazing. The plaits of gold in the bustier and the vertical beading in the skirt, just amazing.


Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Yes, I'm glad she's not wearing black. But this dress feels so 80s, like she stole it from Julia Sugarbaker's rack on the Designing Women set. I dunno. Love the midsection detail, but otherwise, it's skeezing me out.


Evan Rachel Wood. Now, this is just the opposite. Looks like shit on camera and gorg in photographs. I'm not a big fan of feathers but the iridescence is just so dreamy.


Holy shit, I'm about the eat my words. Tilda Swinton is rocking the red carpet! I cannot believe my eyes! She ditched the pant suit for a feminine silhouette in a color that totally compliments her skin tone. I'm stunned.

I think this might be one of my worst dressed. --Melissa