More fashion disasters welcomed on red carpet
Issue date: 1/18/07 Section: Editorial
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It's that time of year again. The Golden Globes happened Monday night and it sent many fashion watchers into a chiffon and lace-induced tizzy.
Though the Golden Globes have often been compared as the homecoming dance to the Oscars' prom night fashion excitement, the stars dressed to the nines for the event.
We can hear the commentators clucking away on the entertainment shows now. "Katherine Heigl, she was such a vision in tulle. Aw, Eva Longoria looked like an adorable frosted cupcake. Sienna Miller, that darling little tree nymph, just amazes me every time." Ew.
Can't someone liven it up with a dress constructed out of bird feathers, credit cards, or wax paper? Can someone just take a risk?
When the commentary on the red carpet only consists of "What are you wearing? Oh, it's just gorgeous!" you know you have a problem.
We want to hear things like, "What do you call that color? Putrid green?" and "Oh, let me help you pick up that boob that just fell out of your dress." Red carpet fashion is always more fun when there are more losers than winners.
Though there were a few head scratchers at the Globes like, Vanessa Williams' poufy hair, Jennifer Love Hewitt's overzealous sequins, Cameron Diaz's post-breakup ruffle overdose and Ryan Seacrest's sexuality, but overall it was an overly glamorous and utterly boring night for fashion.
So what's with all the stars looking perfectly dressed? These days, every girl in Hollywood wants crowned the prettiest princess of the evening and are willing to spend big bucks to do so.
Behind every star and her beautiful dress is usually a stylist who spent weeks, sometimes months, searching designer showrooms in hopes of finding "the" dress for the event. Heaven forbid, any celebrity be required to dress themselves.
Well, we all know when celebrities are left to their own devices. Cue in Britney Spears.
The Hollywood power players will probably tell her cautionary tale for years to come. Britney Spears is like the poster that explained what happened to the brain when it's on drugs. What used to be a fashion icon has been reduced to a much ridiculed country bumpkin.
Starlets are also less likely to take risks due to the intense media scrutiny that comes with fashion mistakes.
Nobody wants to be ridiculed by the notoriously malicious and snarky fashionista set. No one wants to run into the Hollywood Starbucks for a low fat decaf mocha caramel vanilla latte and have everyone recognize you from a worst dressed list. Like actresses need another reason to turn to coke binges and bulimia.
So, this is a long-winded ode to the fashion disaster. The ones who bravely venture out into the bright lights of Hollywood with no stylist to lay out their clothes. The ones that dare to wear anything. The creative ones who artfully glue glitter to a trash bag and proudly walk down the red carpet.
We quietly snicker behind your back, we point when you're not looking and we wholeheartedly adore you.
Though the Golden Globes have often been compared as the homecoming dance to the Oscars' prom night fashion excitement, the stars dressed to the nines for the event.
We can hear the commentators clucking away on the entertainment shows now. "Katherine Heigl, she was such a vision in tulle. Aw, Eva Longoria looked like an adorable frosted cupcake. Sienna Miller, that darling little tree nymph, just amazes me every time." Ew.
Can't someone liven it up with a dress constructed out of bird feathers, credit cards, or wax paper? Can someone just take a risk?
When the commentary on the red carpet only consists of "What are you wearing? Oh, it's just gorgeous!" you know you have a problem.
We want to hear things like, "What do you call that color? Putrid green?" and "Oh, let me help you pick up that boob that just fell out of your dress." Red carpet fashion is always more fun when there are more losers than winners.
Though there were a few head scratchers at the Globes like, Vanessa Williams' poufy hair, Jennifer Love Hewitt's overzealous sequins, Cameron Diaz's post-breakup ruffle overdose and Ryan Seacrest's sexuality, but overall it was an overly glamorous and utterly boring night for fashion.
So what's with all the stars looking perfectly dressed? These days, every girl in Hollywood wants crowned the prettiest princess of the evening and are willing to spend big bucks to do so.
Behind every star and her beautiful dress is usually a stylist who spent weeks, sometimes months, searching designer showrooms in hopes of finding "the" dress for the event. Heaven forbid, any celebrity be required to dress themselves.
Well, we all know when celebrities are left to their own devices. Cue in Britney Spears.
The Hollywood power players will probably tell her cautionary tale for years to come. Britney Spears is like the poster that explained what happened to the brain when it's on drugs. What used to be a fashion icon has been reduced to a much ridiculed country bumpkin.
Starlets are also less likely to take risks due to the intense media scrutiny that comes with fashion mistakes.
Nobody wants to be ridiculed by the notoriously malicious and snarky fashionista set. No one wants to run into the Hollywood Starbucks for a low fat decaf mocha caramel vanilla latte and have everyone recognize you from a worst dressed list. Like actresses need another reason to turn to coke binges and bulimia.
So, this is a long-winded ode to the fashion disaster. The ones who bravely venture out into the bright lights of Hollywood with no stylist to lay out their clothes. The ones that dare to wear anything. The creative ones who artfully glue glitter to a trash bag and proudly walk down the red carpet.
We quietly snicker behind your back, we point when you're not looking and we wholeheartedly adore you.
