Monday, January 13, 2014

Golden Globes 2014

Did you watch? If not - no worries - I've got you covered, at least on what people wore!
The 2014 Golden Globes were a pleasant surprise. I was truly impressed with how great everyone looked. Even my worst dressed list doesn't come close to being as bad as most award shows. People are finally listening to their stylists (or at least looking in a mirror before leaving the house)!

Best of the Best

 

Reese Witherspoon in Calvin Klein is to die for! That turquiose, perfectly fitted, simple only the way Calvin Klein can, mermaid hem gown is perfection!

As much as I can't stand the actress, the dress is lovely. Kristin Chenoweth looks wonderful in this royal blue long sleeve gown by Aiisha Ramadan.

Only one with the height and figure of Cate Blanchett could properly pull of the black lace Armani number.

Then we come to Jenna Dewan. Not only is she married to Channing Tatum, but she just had a baby!! This Roberto Cavalli black and white gown with the print only accentuating her hourglass figure is a big win!

My number two spot goes to Sofia Vergara and Zac Posen for this beauty (but really, would anything actually look bad on her?)! Also love the turquoise jewelry.


And here is the absolute best of the night - and honestly, I'd never even heard of Margot Robbie before this event. I haven't seen Wolf of Wallstreet yet, but on a side note: I'm unimpressed by the apparent number of f-bombs in the movie, I can most certainly drop more on any given day in DMV traffic (that's DC, Maryland, Virginia not Department of Motor Vehicles for those non-locals).
I actually thought it was Jaime Pressly as she walked the carpet, and realized I was wrong when they interviewed her on NBC later in the broadcast. But the cut, the fit, and the detailed embellishment of this Gucci gown is not only my favorite of the Golden Globes, it's my favorite in many years of award shows. This dress will not soon be forgotten and although not seen in this photo, neither will the emerald green heels she was wearing!


Let the Girls be Girls
The cast of Girls showed up and really stayed true to their personalities. I may not love all the gowns, but I love that they are all true to who they are! Side note: if you are not watching this show, you totally should be! Great, if not completely weird cast of characters!



Baby Bumping
This group brought their plus-one as a carry-on! 


Kerry Washington in Balenciaga. Olivia Wilde in Gucci (loving all of their green this season, even though it was last year's color). Drew Barrymore in Jenny Packham - although not my favorite, it totally suits her style, so I can't hate!

Looking Lovely


In no particular order, here are a few ladies who lit up the red carpet. 
Amy Adams, channeling her American Hustle character, in double red Marchesa. Amy Poehler in sleek Stella McCartney. Taylor Swift in red and black Carolina Herrera. Mila Kunis in sparkling silver Gucci Premier. Rashida Jones in Fausto Puglisi - not sure about the gold palm trees, but she's quirky, so it sorta works. To wrap up, we have Sarah Hyland in my 7 year old's favorite of the night, the totally age appropriate in color and cut, Georges Hobieka. 

It's a Barbie World
I'm not sure if this a trend we can look forward to hating, or just a strange fluke, but these Barbie knock-off gowns are a little scary. I just don't get the total overload of bubblegum colored satin. Designers unknown...and should probably stay that way! 

  
What were they thinking?
The ones that left you saying "hmmmmmmm"!




I won't call out the designers here, but I will ask the question that we'll never get the answers to - what were they thinking? Kaley Cuoco is washed out by this printed gown. Emma Watson is just plain confusing in her pants/dress thing. Hayden Panettiere is just too short and cut off  in the middle by this assymetrical black and white number - us short folk can't do anything to appear shorter! Heidi Klum always pushes the limits, but this time, it seems she forgot to get ready - the 1998 choker was an interesting choice, as was the decision to wear shiny makeup and no lipstick. Jennifer Lawrence is usually adorable on red carpets, but this one is just ugly (there was even a meme created that pretty well sums it up - see below). Julia Roberts looked like she tried to make her strapless gown more conservative by throwing a Gap button down shirt underneath - what is going on there? And Paula Patton could have done without the extra ton of cotton balls it looks like she brought with her. That white poofy mess is just not good!



Eye Candy
For no other reason than to end with something pretty...here's Shannon and Jared Leto. You're welcome!

Until next time, my friends. Please stay tuned throughout the entire award season and 'like' us on Facebook!

Hugs and air kisses!

*Photo credit Getty for Sophia Vergara and Margot Robbie. All others AP Images.

Sunday, January 12, 2014

This blog still exists?

Who knew? It's been nearly three years since I last posted to this site. I honestly didn't even know I still owned it. That was until I got the renewal notice that my domain was about to expire. Oops! Well, turns out, that renewal notice is just in time for awards season and I paid up for another year! So, I guess I'm back - along with all of my opinions that you may or may not care about, but I'm going to let you know all about them anyway! Hugs and air kisses! Glad to be back!

Stay tuned for my Golden Globes recap tomorrow. Facebook page should be back up by then too, please like it because it's a new page (the old one got deleted with my old Facebook account over a year ago).


Wednesday, March 23, 2011

RIP Elizabeth Taylor 1932-2011

She was the epitome of true beauty, she was the definition of Hollywood glamour, she was the original tabloid diva, she was Elizabeth Taylor. 


Her iconic beauty will live on in her movies and photos. She showed us how a true beauty ages gracefully, even through all the pain and illness she endured. As Dita Von Teese tweeted earlier, "Rather than be sad for the loss of the stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, let's be glad we got to see the way glamour ages exquisitely."

I'm not going to rewrite her life story here, that's already been done many times before. I am just going to say, "Rest in peace Ms. Taylor. Thank you for being the elegant, gorgeous, inspiring woman you were."

 RIP Elizabeth Taylor 1932-2011


Side note: I'm not going to dwell on it, but I do know the crazies at Westboro Baptist Church plan to picket her funeral. They disgust me and I don't want to give them one more moment of attention, except to say that they continue to prove what bigoted, hypocritical, misinformed morons they really are. 

Friday, March 4, 2011

Love this chick!!!

This season, Hailee Steinfeld has shown us that she can class it up (in a totally age appropriate way) on the red carpet! Now she has shown us how she gets comfy when the show is over!

Here she is after the Oscars...

See the pic here.

The only way I could love this more, is if she was wearing Vans. But, the Chuck Taylors are pretty good too!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

The Downfall of an Artist - The Rise of Another.



John Galliano was always one of my favorite fashion designers. Now he ranks among my least favorite people.

It's very sad to watch the downfall of such an incredible talent, but I believe that Dior's quick action to fire him was necessary & appropriate under the circumstances.

I vote for Riccardo Tisci as his replacement. I think his edginess would be a perfect fit for Dior.





Who are you hoping replaces Galliano?


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20038280-10391698.html