gratitudeathon day 3012: I’m back! and so is the red carpet

Hey, member me? It’s been a minute, and for that, I apologise, but here I am and we’re back on the carpet for all the hot takes and fashion faux pas.

You’re wearing THAT? The Worst:

Yasmin Finney, A Feather in Your Cap, er, Face.

How many peacocks were killed to make this face-framing disaster? The dress has a cool shape, but everybody on the carpet was probably like, “GOD, I hope I’m not sitting behind her.”

“Wicked Director going through the contract with Ariana Grande: “And you will have to dress like Glinda for two years.”

I love her. I love her commitment to the part, which she’d longed for and dreamed about since she saw the show when she was an embryo. But this dress, a cross between Mother Ginger in The Nutcracker who houses a trillion kids who scamper out from under in the first act, and a toilet paper roll doll is horrendible. Follow the yellow brick road home and change and I’d rejoicfy.

Wicked Director going through the contract with Cynthia Erivo: “And you’ll dress like an evil bitch, even though your character (spoiler alert) is truly the good one, for two years.”

She’s been bringing it to the carpet at every award show this year. Dazzling displays of bad assery, one dress after another, but damn, this is just sartorially evil. Who knew when the song said “Something bad is happening in Oz,” that they were talking about this dress. Side note: the nails. As my sister said last night, “How do you, uh, wipe your ass with nails like that?” How do you do ANYTHING?

Timothy Chala MAY have worn the worst suit ever.

Again, he’s a fucking Brando in the making, a truly savant-ish, superior, comes-along-only-once-in-a-very-little-while guy, but a butter yellow (and yes, I’m aware it’s the color of the moment), leather suit, with BLACK SHOES, no less? And a girlfriend who looked like she was an extra in Anora (a Kardashian, WHICH PUZZLES ME), No, nope, I gave at the office.

Daryl Hannah does not make a splash.

I appreciate that she didn’t want to be a glambot, but also, if you’re going to go so casual, at least make it work. The concept is good, but proportions are off, the hair should have been up. It’s not a presenter-at-the-Oscars-worthy look.

Goldie get-some-glasses and CHANGE YOUR HAIR Hahn

I get it, she wore the color of her name–ugh. This dress didn’t flatter, although in this picture she looks a lot better than she did on the screen. as a 79 year old, with a 79 year old’s skin, maybe wear some sheer fabric to cover up the bits that aren’t 25 anymore, maybe wear your funky specs out on the stage so you can read, which is why you’re there. Maybe change your fucking hair for once in your life.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, please break so I can make Halle a dress for the Oscar Ball.

I love her head, her head looks gorg, but this dress is a mosaic of every mirror that’s ever been broken since 1864.

Storm Ried as Batgirl goes to the prom.

Just in case, she was called away to a super hero event, she was ready to fly away.

An extra from Anora shows up on golden (yellow) boy Timothy Chalamet’s arm.

With a gazillion dollars at your disposal, the girlfriend of a superstar, stylists falling at your feet, your big sis, a contemporary model with exceptional taste and you choose stripper fashion? (WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO STRIPPERS EVERYWHERE WHO WOULD OBVIOUSLY HAVE BETTER TASTE), Kylie Kardashian looked like she could have been Chalamet’s escort, or his slutty mom. He’s so fresh faced, and she’s so, ugh, Kardashian.

And the style stars, the ones who actually had mirrors, (that were not on Halle’s dress.)

Da’Vine WHAT A FUCKING Joy Randolph.

From the flattering hair, to the shape, jewelery, and shoes, this woman looked elegant, stunning and I’m just gonna say it, PERFECT. For a woman who is not a size 2, I thought she set the carpet on fire with this classic, but modern look that she should wear every day for the rest of her life.

Sing it, sister, this was one of my favorite dresses EVER.

Ok, this was an exception to the rule that she must always dress like Elphaba–this jaw-dropping white dress with flowers and tulle (do I have to remind you how I want to MARRY tulle and have little tulle babies?) made me scream and swoon. It’s a dress that’s made up of every single thing I love. and it’s in my ALL TIME FAVORITE DRESSES IN THE ENTIRETY OF THE WORLD category.

Zoe Saldonit

I am a little in love with the top of this dress–that modern, but feminine netting–swooooooooon. But the bottom leaves me ambivalent. I don’t love the bubbled layers, but without, it might have just been too simple. And the bubble thing is on-trend, so get it, and yet, something doesn’t work quite right for me, even though I totally wouldn’t shut up about how much I loved it during the entire show….! The necklace is off. it’s the wrong piece. I would have done no necklace and long earrings. She looked fresh faced and lovely overall, and it was great to see how happy she was when she won.

Felicity Jones-ing for this dress.

The fabric and cut-outs made this conservative dress a winner winner chicken dinner. Consider this dress without the bow and it’s super mod, but with, it’s classic with a twist. That subtle hair, jewelery and makeup won me over.

Michele Yeoh. If she wasn’t an actress, she could be a stylist.

Does she ever get it wrong? Does she ever choose ugly? Does she ever miss? That would be a no, a no, and yup, a no. A 2025 color, a shape that flatters, a simplicity that wins, and a necklace I want.

Wadja think? Give me your style stars and absolute NOs.

gratitude-a-thon day 1035: a peak at the worst from the met gala

Hmmmm. The Met Gala. Should I or should I not review, I thought to myself this morning. First of all, I’m more of a realistic fashion person–I like pretty things, not what the fashion glitterati calls “fashion-forward.” I’m just not a high fashion person (I would have to be really, really high to wear some of these gowns), so I don’t really think I’m qualified, but then again, that just makes it more fun. So, in the category of “who are you to judge, but go ahead anyway,” my thoughts.

The most ridiculous, silly, “are you kidding me,” what is this supposed to mean, anyway, and “you live in a house with no mirrors” WORST list. So bad, I’m not even going to do a best list.

Helen Lasichanh. “Do I look fat in this jumpsuit?” “Yes, why yes, you do.”

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It’s sort of the Stay Puff Marshmallow guy from Ghost Busters meets a straight jacket from Bellevue? Where are her arms? How do you eat? (always a consideration in my clothing choices). Are those open toed sandals with white athletic sox, or boots with white tips? Who cares, the rest of this is such a disaster, white athletic sox are the least of it. If this is fashion, I’m out.

Solange Knowles. Because it’s May in New York and it could snow.

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Listen, as whack-a-doodle as this formal down coat gown is, it’s right up my alley. I live in New England, and you have to be ready for December temps in the middle of July these days, and what with our dim-witted prez’s disbelief of climate change, I think this is a damn smart choice. You never know. Plus, let’s face it, I am a girl who hates the cold, so I kinda loves a formal event you can go to in a sleeping bag coat.

Caroline Kennedy and Rhianna. Really?

So what it looks like to me is that Caroline’s dress exploded and Rhi Rhi decided to wear it. Were these two seen together? If not, I think my theory is as good as any to explain these two terrifying pieces. Let’s just call it a flower pas.

Lady Gaga, I mean Katy Perry.

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Veiled in secrecy? The red tide (bride?) The red tent? Red head? Painting the town red? Better red than dead? Ridiculous red–yeah that one.

Maddona (mia), which translates to surprise, but in this case means, “what the fuck are you wearing?”

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Are we going into combat? Are we in camo because it’s a ball in the middle of a war? Is that a backpack she’s carrying? Are those leaves on the side of the dress? Could her boobs be any more “Playtex plastic?” Madonna, you’re losing your war with youth. This is a bomb.

Carly Steel. I don’t know who she is, and judging from that thing on her head, I don’t want to know.

Without the diamond encrusted alien headpiece, this dress is a snooze. In fact, it’s from the Land’s End wedding dress line, if they had a Land’s End wedding dress line. But the hat/crown/karated combat helmet from the Game of Thrones fashion vault elevates this look into classically ugly Met Gala gear. I don’t even know.

There were so many more that were just unexplainable, but we all have jobs, so like, we’ll leave it here. This is so one fashion evening, I am pretty sure I will never understand. But, like anything that takes my mind off of the dismal state of affairs in D.C. is good.

gratitude-a-thon day 999: sag awards red carpet review to take my mind off politics for one second

I’ve been so obsessed with what’s happening in our country, I didn’t even know the SAG awards were on last night, and only conveniently found out, while on Twitter, at 7:00.

Even thinking of things so frivolous as the red carpet seems silly with all that’s going on politically, but I can’t let the president (not my president, mind you) take everything away, so here we go, damn it.

The Worst, no good, very bad dresses.

Nicole Kidman. Eyes Wide Shut.

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Let’s just begin with, there are parrots on her shoulders. Why those parrots did not say to her, in unison, or separately, “you are going to get panned if you bring us with you, we will be waiting here when you get back and you can tell us everything,”  I do not know, but this dress was an unmitigated disaster, the likes of the Trump presidency. Yup, that bad.

Salma Hayek. Martha Stewart, there is a prize winning rose missing from the garden in your Connecticut home.

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Sometimes when you’re beautiful, as beautiful as Salma, you think, “I can pull off anything,” and pull off that fake-o flower, velvet ribbon and lavender lace ruffle is what Salma should have done before she left the house. This is one ugly dress. This is the kind of thing that should be detained at the airport.

Thandie Newton. When the circus comes to town and you decide to wear it.

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So, yes, we know you’re on a super cool hit show called Westworld, and that you thought it was cute to wear a theme dress that would remind everybody of that. But unless HBO is paying you mucho buckos to advertise, this train should have left the station without you on it. (BTW, I almost, ALMOST could live with the whole thing without that Mr. Spock moment on the shoulder. Seriously, is there another Star Trek movie coming out? Did  Klingon Nation pay you to promote that, too?)

Did Sofia Vergara go shop the sale rack  in the Junior Department at Macy’s?

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I think if this dress weren’t tea length and hit the ground, it would be a whole different story, but as it is, it looks like a disastrous tween look. And a cheap one at that. Everybody is all like, “I love that she is giving us something new.” I say, wear what looks good on you.  And this doesn’t.

Amy Landecker. Are you high?

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As if this mess wasn’t bad enough on Amy, there was someone else wearing it, too! This girl has a totally off-the-charts bod, but this suit is not doing it any good. It looks sloppy, and cheap. It’s too tight and doesn’t look fun, or different, just ugly. I would, however not be surprised to see Sean Spicer in this at some point. He’s got an, um, style all his own.16295813_10211970966057892_1474595672_n

 

And the red carpet A-listers.

Kaley Cuoco. Oh. My. God. I died and had to be revived when I saw how beautiful this dress was.

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This gorgeous confection is everything. EVERYTHING. If I owned it, I would wear it everyday for the rest of my life.

Natalie Portman is in a class by herself.

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Natalie is beautiful and young, but she is pregnant and instead of flaunting her bump, which is the au courant way of handling the red carpet when you’re with child, she is covering up and channeling the style star she plays in the movie Jackie. She looks just lovely. And BTW, I have a 90% accuracy rate in guessing what flavor baby a woman is having, and I vote Nat’s having a girl.

Gina Rodriguez. Virgin rounds the bases.

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I just love this dress. It’s flirty and easy. It fits in a seriously flattering way. She looks comfortable and natural. Score, Gina.

Kerry Washington. Scandalously gorgeous.

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This dress is white hot. Fabric is fabulous. The sleeves hit at a perfect place. Hair is simple and accents the off-the-shoulderness in just the right way. And there is a safety pin on her shoulder. Here’s what she said about that on Instagram: “I’ll be wearing one of these tonight. On my arm. To show solidarity. We will not stop fighting for our safety & the safety of our fellow citizens and human beings”. #NoBanNoWall #safetypin  That’s what I call really beautiful.