GOOD - Penelope Cruz in Georgio Armani Prive– This tight black dress (unlike Mariah's - see below), looks fantastic, and it fits her perfectly! The textures that follow the length of the dress (top lace, bodice ribbon stripes, and hem tiered ruffles) make it just exciting enough, without overdoing it. She may be the only one that wore her hair down, but didn’t look like a drowned rat. She also gets respect for carrying her own umbrella because, as she said on E!, “I’m not P. Diddy, I can carry my own umbrella.” This is all pretty high praise coming from me, because I am usually not a fan of Penelope Cruz.
BAD - Anna Paquin in Stella McCartney – Boring! I have never seen True Blood and don’t care even a little bit about the recent vampire invasion. I am, however, so tired of blondes wearing gold gowns. It washes them out and it’s just not a fun look. This cut is too old for her, and is more suitable for a hot older woman like Helen Mirren. Oh, and the shoes are horrendously inappropriate for the occasion…they look like they are straight off the 50% off rack at Forever 21!
UGLY - Mariah Carey in Herve Leger by Max Azria– Did exactly what you would expect her to do; too tight black dress with WAY too much cleavage! She’s nothing if not predictable! You can take a girl out of the tacky (star her in a hit movie), but you can’t take the tacky out of the girl (she’ll always be the Glitter girl to us)!
GREAT - Heather Graham – Looks fantastic in that dress! But the real reason I love this is because I LOVE the slicked back ponytail. Very smart, especially in the pouring rain!
WRONG - Kate Hudson – Complete disaster from the stupid grin on her face to the ridiculously ugly mess of a Marchesa gown to the stripper platform shoes. We all know Kate Hudson is flat-chested…why she is trying to trick everyone into thinking she has boobs by stuffing her dress is beyond me!?!? There is absolutely nothing right about this look. It actually looks like something her mom would have worn at the end of The First Wives Club!
STRANGE - Tina Fey – Ok, so I know she’s a funny lady, but do the jokes have to continue on the red carpet? This looks like a disassembled tweed suit that was reassembled into an 60’s like prom dress. This is just bad in every way.
OLD - Lea Michele in Oscar De La Renta – I feel like this girl is just as geeky as the character she plays on Glee. She, for some reason felt the need to go WAY over the top for her first nomination. That’s fine, but this dress drowns her and is all wrong for somebody her age. She needed something much more fun.
FRUMPY - January Jones in Lanvin – She is way too gorgeous to be this wrong! The dress is ill-fitting and frumpy, the headband is too close to her face (should have been further back in her hair), and the red lips are a little pageant-like. I hate to say this, especially since I LOVE Mad Men, but this look is terrible! The weird clown neck decoration is just the cherry on the sundae!
PEACHY - Christina Hendricks in Christian Siriano – She’s too washed out with a gown that is almost as pale as she is. She should stick to jewel tones that extenuate her porcelain complexion. This would have worked really well on her sexy figure, if it were a darker shade. However, if she really wants to attempt a skin matching dress again, she should see Nicole Kidman or Drew Barrymore for advice on how to do it right.
INAPPROPRIATE - Julia Roberts in Yves Saint Laurent – This is far too casual. She is normally the epitome of red carpet class, but really dropped the ball this year. She looks more like she’s headed to the mall on her lunch break! The rain did not do her hair any favors either!
TRAGIC - Anna Kendrick in Marchesa – I kind of feel bad for this tragic newbie! This dress overwhelms her and is way too matronly for this young, adorable, perky girl.
WHAT? - Tea Leoni – Just because Sharon Stone made a Gap shirt work on the red carpet once, doesn’t mean it should be done again! This look consists of several offenses; the shirt looks like she grabbed it out of hubby’s side of the closet by mistake (which would explain the rolled up sleeves), the skirt is frumpy and should only be worn to a funeral (if then), the belt is a strange addition that looks as if it came attached to a pair of trousers she got at 75% off at Marshall’s, and last but certainly not least, the necklace is right out of a child’s dress-up set!
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