18 January 2011

Golden Globe Get-Ups

Mallory here! As far as swanky ensembles go, most of Hollywood brought it last night at the Golden Globes. Having (so, so sadly) missed the stars sauntering down the red carpet, I had to wait to see the goods until said stars popped up during various points in the show. I do have to say, I was mighty impressed with their selections... for the most part. There is always going to be a flop or two by a star we had high hopes for (what was with the neopolitan-hued mess Heidi Klum sported?) and there will definitely always be those who are just plain eccentric (ahem, Tilda Swinton, let us in on the joke too, huh?). However, overall Hollywood did me proud. A few gutsy moves were pulled and nicely executed. Here are the highlights.

from left: Andrew Garfield, Robert Pattinson, Justin Beiber, Johnny Depp and Jake Gyllenhaal
Granted, the guys have it pretty easy (get a tux that's well tailored and make sure your shoes match). However, these five seemed to really get it. I like how the younger guys went with the long, traditional ties that keep them looking modern and cool and Jake pulled off the bowtie nicely. Of course you can't expect average from Johnny Depp and I think the no-tie look suits him just fine...though I'm not sure about that gangster chain he's got. Speaking of added quirks, I think it's perfectly acceptable for youngster Justin Beiber to wear sneakers with his suit. It looks polished and flows well, but he's only got another year or two before he needs to step it up and wear big boy shoes.

clockwise from left: Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth and his wife, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt

Plenty of well-clad couples walked the red carpet hand-in-hand. Robert Downey Jr. went for a bit of a casual look in this silver suit and red tie, but still looks sharp. Michael and Catherine looked elegant as usual, which is just the norm for these two. I loved Kyra Sedgwick's saffron colored dress, which was punctuated with turquiose and gold accessories. She gets bonus points for how comfy the dress looks and Kevin looks as cool as ever in his Sunday best. Angelina has already shown up on tons of best-dressed lists. Why, one might ask, when she wore a mundane, long sleeved, nonchelant, floor length Versace? Why is praise being heaped upon her? Because it was green. Is this what it's come to? She's worn basic black and lifeless shapes for so long that when she actually switches it up a tiny bit she's suddenly a style maven? I think Angelina's found the flaw in the system. Brad looks 007-ish though, no? Did anyone else catch the down-to-earth moment right before commercial when Angie was fixing Brad's tie? I sometimes forget they're real people whose ties sometimes get crooked.

Olivia Wilde in Marchesa,  Jennifer Lopez in Zuhair Murad
One trend we saw a lot of on the red carpet was sequins. How fun is Olivia Wilde's Marchesa gown? Now, I'm not usually a fan of the poofy, fairy princess look, but she gave it an edge with her stick straight mane and gold spiked booties that looked like they might bite if you got too close. Jennifer Lopez, on the other hand, just looked dowdy. That matronly cape is a little more "Super J.Lo" than stylish Jennifer.
Scarlett Johansson in Elie Saab, Sandra Bullock in Jenny Packham
Two more who jumped on the sparkly bandwagon were Scarlett and Sandra. Thanks, you two, for showing up in basically the same dress in different shades. It makes it much easier to compare your looks. Scarlett looks polished with her (slightly bride-of-frankenstein) updo and pink champagne toned, hip-hugging dress whereas Sandra just looks like a hot mess with those thick bangs hanging in her face and rumpled grey dress.
Natalie Portman in Viktor & Rolf, Michelle Williams in Valentino
I might get railed for this, but I thought Natalie Portman looked adorable all aglow with her pregnant self in her pink Viktor and Rolf . Yes, the red flower kind of made her look like a walking Valentine, but come on, the lady's pregnant. There can't be that many options available. There's no doubt she was strides ahead of Michelle Williams, who normally pulls off the bohemian look so well. Not this time, Michelle. Looks like she reconstructed Granny's muumuu. Floral fail.
P.S. Natalie made my night when she outright hee-hawed at her own "he wants to sleep with me now" joke during her acceptance speech. Such a loveable nerd!

Lea Michele in Oscar de la Renta, Julianne Moore
Pink is not an unusual color to see on the red carpet (see photos above), but it can't be a go-to color for jsut anyone. Lea Michele chose a hue that perfectly compliments her skin tone and chesnut locks. The silouette is also playful and fun and befitting of someone her age. Julianne Moore, sadly just didn't get it right. That huge, hot pink bubble on her shoulder is downright pagenty and there are some colors that redheads just can't pull off. She should leave the pink and red to Christina Hendricks who, for some reason, totally can.
January Jones in Versace, Halle Berry in Nina Ricci
January Jones is hot. All I can say is that there must have been rolls and rolls of strategically placed tape keeping everything in place. Her dress was, no doubt, revealing but it was still a dress. She balanced the cutouts on the top half by being fully fringe-covered on the bottom half. Halle Berry looks like she forgot to put her dress on and strutted out in her slip. Or maybe a one-piece bathing suit and cover up? All it would have taken to make this dress gorgeous would have been a full skirt. Halle normally knows better. I guess she deserves those diamond handcuffs for the crime against fashion that she's committed.
Kaley Cuoco, Nicole Kidman in Prada
January may not be the best time to don a nude colored dress, since no one has yet had the chance to become the bronze beauties they undoubtedly will be in, say, June. That said, Kaley Couco's playful ruffles add shape and dimension to her ensemble. Nicole just looks plain and washed out in her flesh-colored Prada. I thought she knew how to work that china-doll complexion by now...
Anne Hathaway in Georgio Armani, Leighton Meester
This last look has me baffled. I can't put my finger on it, but there's something that makes Anne's style acceptable and Leighton's style hideous. Is it the pattern? Color? Fabric? Hairstyle? The fashion critics seems to agree with me, but none seem to give much reason either. Help! Tell me what you think in the comments!


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1 comment:

  1. Back in the day, it wasn't a gangster chain, it was a pocket watch fob. Depends on the size of the chain, but I'm giving Johnny the benefit of the doubt....

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