Amanda Seyfriend and Zac Posen

Amanda Seyfried has officially replaced Rachel McAdams as the celebrity I most wish I looked like. Sorry Rachel--you're still gorgeous, and you made a real run at regaining your title in that sublime Oscar dress.......which reminded me of a Barbie I had with a dress inspired by Monet's waterlilies (I used to be really into collecting the fancy Barbies, and would get a new one every Christmas. My favorite was the one with Eliza Doolittle's white racetrack dress from My Fair Lady, because it had a ginormous hat that reminded me of Kate Winslet in the opening of Titanic). On Oscar night, Rachel McAdams completed topped Amanda Seyfried's cake-icing gown, but besides that, it's been a while since anything Rachel McAdams wore made me go, "Ugh, why is she so perfect? (I hear she does car commercials in Japan. One time she punched me in the face. It was awesome.)

Amanda Seyfried, on the other hand, makes me react like that every time I see her, and I can pretty much guarantee that I will go see Letters to Juliet just so I can ogle her shiny, shiny hair (I'm also interested to see her stick her whole fist in her mouth and predict the weather with her breasts, two things that I don't think she does in that movie). And I've had an old issue of Vogue sitting on my desk for a week, open to this page, just to remind myself that perfection is possible:
So gorgeous, right? She's perfectly walking the line between classic and fresh--she has the loose screen siren girls and curvy figure, but looks clean-faced and wholesome. It's like when you see photos of Dita von Teese and think, "She looks amazing, but not quite human..." but here Amanda took that over-the-top look and translated it into an everyday, just hanging at Coney Island outfit. I adored it even more when I saw photos of the dress online. On Amanda, it looks like a staple of your fantasy wardrobe. On this model, it looks like something you'd see at a thrift store and think, "Oh man, if only this were a little less weird..."
Those sleeves! Why are those sleeves ripped open?! It ruins everything for me, because it's one of those really unnecessary designer-y things. It doesn't help that the model has very strange proportions--her neck, in particular, is freaking me out. I should mention that this dress is from Zac Posen's new lower-priced collection, Z Spoke. Of course, "lower-priced" is relative, as this Silk Polka Dot Flared Dress is $495, and then it'll be an extra $15 bucks or so to get your tailor to fix those god awful sleeves. The solid version is a little less offensive to my eyes, since it's in a gorgeous merlot red.

In the Vogue article that the Amanda Seyfried photo is from, Zac Posen does a lot of patting himself on the back for having this new "affordable" line. But it's such a joke, just like every "Steal of the Month" feature. A 500 dollar dress is not affordable! It's not a steal! In New York, it's half a month's rent; in Phoenix, it's 2 months rent. I know that complaining about how Vogue is out of touch with the real world is as old as complaining about bad weather, but I still see red when I read, "Posen is keen to come up with prices that won't break the bank ($78 to a bit over $600). 'T-shirts at T-shirt prices' is how he puts it." Zac Posen obviously hasn't been to a Gap ever in his life, because T-shirt prices should be somewhere between $20 and $30 (if you're too impatient to wait for that v-neck to go on sale). This Z spoke t-shirt--cotton, jersey, and ugly as sin--is $98.

But hey, Zac Posen is doing a collection for Target that comes out on April 25th, and hope springs eternal! Sure, his pieces seem to be at a higher price point that previous Target collaborations, but maybe that'll translate into higher quality. I'm intrigued in a few dresses, but as always, I won't know until I see them in person if they're hideous or awesome. This first dress is so weird that it just might work--it's like sailor meets punk:
And this dress is just pure glam fun:

Wow, this post meandered a bit. Shall we bring it all back with a final appreciation of the late Lily Cane's perfect hair?

Ruffles: Pro and Con

No promises, but I'm hoping to find time to do a real post on the SAG awards before the week is up. Until then, I just wanted to spotlight one gown:
Amy Adams wore Giambattista Valli, and I wasn't a fan. The eggplant color is gorgeous, sure, and it's mostly figure-flattering and not off-the-wall crazy (see Hatcher, Teri). But that ruffle? A mistake. I love a well-placed ruffle, don't get me wrong, but you can't just stick one in the middle of the dress and expect it to work. Especially with the slightly daring boob cups on the bodice... you don't want a ruffle to compete with that. It sort of reminds me of that episode of Friends where Phoebe gets a hummus stain on her dress and decides to cover it up with a giant Christmas bow.

Here's how an assymetrial ruffle should be worn. This Lewis Cho Dark Red Mini Dress, $240, is a lot simpler and more casual, but it also annoys me a lot less. I like how the slanted neckline leads into the beginning of the ruffle, so it looks more organic to the dress, not like someone just stuck it to the bodice. Also, you could wear this dress and still hug people--always a big plus!

This dress is being sold at LuvCharlie.com, which is offering 30% off everything (I think?) with the code HAPPY30. J.Crew is also offering an extra 30% off their Final Sale items, through Friday.

Golden Globes: Part Three

I have opinions on Golden Globe dresses, too! I'll start with some of my favorites.


Laura Linney in Elie Saab: Laura Linney almost always knocks it out of the park; I guess it's easy when you're as preternaturally lovely as she is. The subdued shade of egg yolk yellow was a welcome change from all the beige and tan dresses, and instead of washing her out, the color really compliments her skin tone and hair. The one-shoulder silhouette and band at the waist kind of reminds me of a Valentino dress Cate Blanchett wore to the Oscars a few years ago. While Cate's dress has the advantage of the crimson band (a deeper contrast to the dress, and all around great splash of color), it's also fairly wrinkled and bunched around her ankles. The parallels of satin and limos! The softer fabric of Laura Linney's dress gracefully flows over her curves, towards the red carpet-- and doesn't she actually look sort of comfortable? That's the mark of a great dress.

Jane Krakowski in J.Mendel: Out of the army of women in neutral-colored dresses, Jane Krakowski had my favorite. The one-shoulder strap (enough huge trend) and column is very elegant, a nice change from Jenna Maroney's "I can pass as 27, right?" wear. I love how she doesn't look like she's trying to hard: the makeup and jewelry are relatively subdued, and the loose updo is perfect for the event (glamorous, but not the Oscars, or a Texas Beauty Pagent, cough cough Drew Barrymore). Tina Fey may have gotten to tell all the internet haters to suck it, Tracey Morgan may have gotten to tell Cate Blanchett to deal with the new face of post-racial America, Alec Baldwin may have tried to tell the world that he isn't the world's worst father, but Jane Krakowski got to send a statement of her own: she's totally hot.


Elizabeth Moss in vintage (I believe): I think the reason I love this dress so much is because it's perfectly suited for Peggy, Moss's character on Mad Men. The cap sleeves and cocktail length are youthful and charming, and the chiffon fabric is very fun. That color looks perfect on her, too. Good for her for wearing vintage without looking like she's in costume.

Jenna Fischer in Zuhair Murad: Ok, it's not perfect. The fabric looks a little like a carpet design, sure, but no one else had the guts to wear a print. Plus, the plunging neckline shows off her inspiring rack, and I'm digging the loose ponytail and big earrings. I also really like how Jenna Fischer never shows up looking like Hollywood royalty: she always looks like a Midwestern girl who, through talent and hard work and luck, got a great job on a great show and can hardly believe how fortunate she is to be at any awards show. I'm just sad that she didn't use John Krasinski as arm candy (Ed Helms had that honor).


January Jones in Versace: Emily wasn't a fan of the cut, and I also had some misgivings at first. But then I saw that it had pockets! It's different, and a little bit awkward, but I think she's pulling it off. It helps that January Jones tends to show up in public looking like a hot mess, possibly trying to differentiate herself from her perfectly put together Mad Men character. But here, she embraced the fact that she looks like a star from the golden years of Hollywood.

Her dress leads me into the a discussion of my least favorite dresses, most of which fall into the "fancy napkin" category. You know how you go into a really nice restaurant and the linen napkins are folded in swans and fans and what not? That's what many of the dresses last night reminded me of (if January's dress wasn't blue, you'd be tempted to shake it out and put it on your lap, right?). But then I saw how the Fug Girls described Eva Mendes's dress as having a coffee filter stapled to her hip, and decided that it would also be appropriate to describe these as stapler dresses. I just imagine the designer, looking at the finished dress, and saying to himself, "You know, it's a little dull... where's my stapler? I'm just going to put a staple there, and there, and there, and viola! A needlessly complicated dress?" I guess I'm just not a fan of structural ( or sculptural?) dresses in general-- fabric should drape, fall, swish and float, not be forced into some unnatural, unmoving position.
I do like Eva Mendes's necklace, though. She would have looked great if it weren't for the aforementioned coffee filter. Also, why is Eva Mendes still famous?
I really do not understand that giant ruffle on Kate Beckinsale's neckline. Or how she walks in such an extreme mermaid gown, because damn, it gets quite narrow around the knees.

What is the point of all the folds and creases in America Ferrera's dress? Besides to annoy me? Also, I don't think this is quite the right color for her.

Christina Hendricks, Friedo Pinto, and definitely Cameron Diaz wore stapler dresses, too-- scroll down to Emily's post if you need to refresh your memory.

I do want to cover a bit of the same ground as her, though, with regards to Mary Louise Parker's strapless blue dress. At first I thought, "I like it, but it looks so similar to something I've seen before... has someone already worn this dress to an awards show?" But then I realized that I fell in love with this Carlos Miele dress during last fall's fashion week, and posted about it, too. I guess MLP and I have similar taste in fashion. I just wish we had seen more Monique Lhuiller on the red carpet (I read somewhere that she's one of the designers canceling their Fall 2009 fashion show, which would have taken place in the next few weeks. I'm so disappointed, even though it's not like I'd be going to the runway show and she'll do some sort of presentation that'll get posted online. Still disappointed).


Finally, I'd like to give some props to the men. This category should be so easy, but surprisingly few guys got it right by: shaving, washing their hair, taking off their sunglasses, and generally not looking like a hobo. WTF, Sting, did you just get off a desert island? You're scaring the children!

Simon Baker was my favorite man of the night-- he looks so refined, yet not at all stuffy. Great hair, clean shaven, and I dug the thick black-rimmed glasses he wore at several points during the ceremony. Very dork-inside-a-surfer-god's-body, I think. I sort of wish he had decided to wear one of the hot vests he often rocks on The Mentalist, but I'll forgive him, because I really want to touch his hair.
Speaking of vests, I like how Colin Farrell used plaid to put his own spin on a classic suit. Sure, he isn't clean-shaven, and his hair is a little to spiky for me, but when Colin Farrell doesn't look like he rolled out of a gutter, we call it a victory. And speaking of glasses, Colin Farrell wears some very cute wire-rims in In Bruges, and I would recommend renting it just for how adorable he looks in those scenes.
Aaron Eckhart wins the George Clooney Award for Excellence in Formal Menswear, presented on occasions that ol' Cloons, with the help of Armani, doesn't show up and put all the other men to shame with his debonair hotness. I like how Eckhart combined the expected bowtie with some subtle patterns on the label; it shows that he, or his stylist, has excellent taste and isn't just wearing the basic awards show tux.

Best, Meh, and Worst: The Golden Globes

I love the Golden Globes -- so much more relaxed than the Oscars, so much more legitimate than the SAG Awards. All the talent is drunk, and they have to hire tuxedoed men to escort tipsy actresses in heels up the marble stairs to the stage. There are no masturbatory film industry montages and no awkward, he's-usually-so-funny hosts (I'm looking at you, Jon Stewart).

I'm in a particularly good mood this year since Slumdog Millionaire swept (seriously, go see it), Kate Winslet won Best Actress AND Best Supporting Actress, and Mickey Rourke's cracked-out acceptance speech made me laugh, so, without further ado, I give you the best, worst, and should-have-been-better moments from this year's Golden Globe fashions.
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Best:

Kate Winslet
Good Goddamn, Kate. Sleek, polished, understated, and fierce in a very "Oh this old thing? I just threw it on" sort of way. She looks like a goddess.

Salma Hayek
It seems like it would be in poor taste to make a joke about Salma's (sigh) Golden Globes, but seriously, her curves won't quit. She's also one of the only people on the planet who can pull off this particular neutral.

Mary Louise Parker
The color is electrifying, she's well-styled, and the shape actually makes her look like she's got curves. A+.

Christina Hendricks
Everyone's favorite naughty secretary brings it. The structural neckline works in a really unusual way with her curves, and having skin and hair that perfect makes basic black look new and different.

Anna Paquin
I know there will be those who disagree with me on this, and I'll be the first to say that I don't like her blonde, but I'm having a love affair with the draping and the color of this dress. I probably would have worn a necklace with it, though.

Madeline Zima
The little girl from The Nanny grew up HOT. Unusual color -- there were a lot of dark jewel tones and neutrals on the red carpet this year -- and she looks like she just loves wearing this pretty Grecian dress.

Honorable Mention: Mindy Kaling
I would be remiss if I didn't mention the fabulous Ms. Kaling, looking lovely in this understated toga-style number. Stay pretty, Mindy!


Meh:

Freida Pinto
Oh, Freida. I spent about two-thirds of Slumdog Millionaire wondering what genetic accident made her as stunning as she is, and nothing she wears, no matter how bad, is going to overshadow her beauty (just look at that smile). All the same, this is... not great. The color looks great on her, but I can't figure out the cut at all. Do better at the Oscars, Freida.

January Jones
Another instance of great color, bad cut. This particular sky blue couldn't be any more perfect on her, but the shoulder strap is weird and the dress as a whole doesn't look like it fits her correctly.

Angelina Jolie
This isn't bad, it's just boring. Angie, you're probably the most beautiful woman in the world. Were you just not trying?

Drew Barrymore
Pretty dress, Drew, but... what happened with the hair? Did you take a convertible to the red carpet?

Amanda Seyfried
A prime example of how not to do neutrals. In the thumbnail of this picture on my desktop, I actually can't tell where her skin ends and the fabric begins.


Worst:

Renee Zelleweger
What the fuck is this dress? Her bra/undershirt/thing is crooked, the cutaway shoulders look like she tore them on a doorframe, and the skirt doesn't fit. Combine that with that horrible hair and how strung out she looked when she was presenting and you've got... well, I don't even know. It's just bad. Also, she's making a fairly normal face in this picture, but in most of the other pictures from tonight she's making this truly bizarre, overly pleased-with-herself, on-some-serious-medication face. It's not pretty.

Olivia Wilde
I didn't actually know who Olivia Wilde was until just now, when I looked her up on Wikipedia. Turns out she joined the cast of House well after I stopped watching it. I will say that after seeing her in this dress, I never want to see her act in anything, ever. This thing could kindly be described as a chenille nightmare. It's a Barbie dress made out of grandma's bedspread. Also, girl needs to eat a Twinkie or three, because she's looking like she's about ready to take a bite out of the photographer.

Beyonce/Sasha Fierce
I have to say, I'm a little disappointed that Sasha Fierce didn't show up on the red carpet, because she would have been more likely to wear something that fit. This is too tight on the top -- she's holding her arms like she's worried her boobs are about to pop out, which seems to be a legitimate fear. There's extra fabric around her waist and the dress is lumpy over her hips. And did I mention the fabric is hideous?

Debra Messing
Wow. The top is fine, but from the hips down... wow. There's some awkward fabric bunching over her crotch and all that pleating along the bottom just looks straight up messy. Yuck.

Cameron Diaz
Man, I hate Cameron "Jokerface" Diaz. There's some quality about her that I can't quite put my finger on that makes me wish she'd just drop off the face of the planet. It might be different if she EVER looked good, but sadly, this... thing she's wearing is pretty typical, as is the poor styling. As Michael Kors would say, this dress is a whole lotta look, and she is not the person to pull it off. There are pleats and ties and bows in places where such things ought not to be, it's puffing out in odd ways, and I can't imagine what her left boob could possibly have done to deserve the treatment it's getting here. Go away, Cameron.

Olivia Wilde's Emmy Awesomess

So I know that I'm way late with talking about Emmy fashion, so I won't bother doing a whole run down of best and worst. I just wanted to give a shout out to Olivia Wilde, who had my favorite dress of the evening.He Reem Acra dress was simple perfection-- so elegant and classy, but still completely age appropriate for a twenty-something ingenue. I love the ruched and twisted top and the free flowing skirt, which sort of remind me of something Shakespeare's Juliet would wear (perhaps she's as obsessed with Taylor Swift's "Love Story" as I am!). The cap sleeves, however, really set her apart from the crowd. It's so rare to see young, beautiful actresses wear sleeves, and this year even Mary Taylor Moore, whose arm-bearing days are in the distant, distant past, were going sleeveless. So even though the sleeves are basically shoulder jewelry (totally gorgeous, sparkly shoulder jewelry), they create a very distinct silhouette. The color is so well-chosen also; it would have completely washed her out if she was still a blonde, like back in her O.C. days, but instead it nicely compliments her tan and dark hair and makes her looks extra ethereal.

Her makeup, also, is incredible. She looks so dewy and fresh, while peers like America Ferrara and Christina Applegate look shellacked in plastic. The slightly undone hair contributes to the dress's romantic allure, but manages to avoid the "I'm just out running errands on a Sunday afternoon" look that happens when stars try too hard with the undone hair. My only compliant is that we can't see her shoes. Otherwise, well played on all counts, Ms. Wilde.

Black Halo Herringbone Dress

Kim Kardashian is one of those famous-for-nothing people that I try to keep off my radar, but sometimes I have to stop and give her props for having such a fantastically curvy body and being totally unapologetic about it. You have to be really comfortable with your hips to wear this dress, and she is working it. I think this Black Halo Belted Herringbone Cami dress, $370, looks so much hotter on her than on the stick-thin model. I do like the ruby-colored top with purplish skirt better, though-- it's just a little more "after hours librarian" than the white and gray's "quiet hours librarian."

Celebrites: Alien or Human?

Danielle and I often discuss how you have to love celebrities like Mariah Carey and Victoria Beckham because they are so deeply, totally committed to be as fabulous as possible that they're basically not human anymore. Mariah may take her dog for a walk, but she does it in 4 inch Manolos and a mini-dress. In January. And she probably has an assistant whose entire job it is to pick up the poop. You know I love actors like Jennifer Garner, who probably spends an average day coloring with Violet, taking her to the playground, and then making mac n' cheese for dinner. But it takes a whole other level of commitment to live like these women. A few months ago this photo of Victoria Beckham and Dita Von Teese was posted on Jezebel.com, and one of the comments was "They're like aliens from Planet Fabulous." Yes! That's what I demand from this kind of star-- I don't want them to do anything that might land them in the "Stars-- They're Just Like US!" pages, like pumping gas or going to the gym in sweats with no makeup. No passing out drunk in the front seat of cars or walking into bathroom's barefoot, either. In exchange for the public's attention and spending money, they should give us a full-on glamour persona 24/7.

But the thing about this is that when they break out of the persona, it's so suprising and refreshing that you end up liking them even more when they break out of the persona. Say, Mariah Carey showing she has a sense of humor about herself by playing laser tag with Kenneth from 30 Rock in her new music video. Or, specifically, this photo of Posh Spice shopping at Target that inspired this post. She's wearing jeans and a t-shirt, carrying her own basket, shopping for $5.99 DVD bargains or whatever, and she looks shockingly great. I mean, if you could sleep with Target Posh or bug-eyed sunglasses Posh, you would pick Target Posh, right?

On the other hand, she brought her security team with her to the store. Doesn't that seem kind of unnecessary? What mob is going to form at Target around Victoria Beckham?

So, I don't know what this does to my theory of celebrity. But I do know that all celebrities should aspire to be more like Naomi Campbell, who showed up to do community service wearing a dress that probably cost way more than a year's rent, and then auctioned the dress off to charity. Strut on, Naomi.

Oscar Fashion Round-Up

I miss Joan Rivers, you guys. But since she's off doing... something, I don't know, we must soldier on without her and do our best to evaluate this year's Oscar gowns.

There weren't any huge disasters this year; I'd say the biggest, no-debate mess was Daniel Day Lewis's wife and her crazy chest brooch. But, you know, she's a civilian and I expect being married to DDL is pretty tough, so we should be kind.






A more high profile miss was Marion Cotillard's Jean Paul Gaultier dress. Scales? On a mermaid dress? As the Fug Girls said so perfectly, she looked like a fish on her wedding day. In general, I disagree with outfits that make women look like animals, which is why I'm almost always against fur and feathers. But let's be honest here: Marion Cotillard is a babe and looks gorgeous from the neck up, and her acceptance speech was so genuine that I have to like her. Plus, did you see the photos of Forest Whitaker hugging her backstage after she won?


Too cute! If these two can't get together in real life, can they do a movie together? Perhaps she can be a French girl who comes to America to study astronomy and he can be the gruff but tender professor who teaches her about the stars... and love. Coming to theaters, Christmas 2010!

The big trend of the night was red, and almost everyone did it well. Anne Hathaway redeemed herself for last year's giant boob bow mess, and Katherine Heigl wore a similar but simpler one-shouldered dress. Neither will land on worst-dressed lists, but let's make a little Venn diagram. If one circle is Anne Hatahway in Marchesa, and the other is Katherine Heigl, then the little space overlapping in the middle is Kate Winslet:

And she, of course, does it better than any starlet with a stylist. Anne's is a better color, her skin is great, and I love the flower detail, but I also think the gathering and draping at the bottom is a little too much. I also am not crazy about her hair and something about her brows frightens me. I also am really jealous of her perfect porcelain skin. Katherine's dress is a bit tomato-y , but the shape compliments her body perfectly, and I really like how the cut out strap is on her shoulder instead of on top. Plus, she's kind of fabulous at red carpet posing. However, it annoyed me when, before presenting her category, she stood at the poduim and said, "Oh my god, you guys, I'm so nervous." First, Katherine, you won an Emmy a few months ago and while this may be your first time at the Oscars, you aren't fresh off the bus from Kansas and should be able to hold it together. Second, this is the Oscars. No one gives a shit how Izzie Stevens feels. This isn't about you, so just present the nominees for best animated short or whatever and then take your leave gracefully. I hate when presenters get all "Me! Me!" on stage, like when Julia Roberts wished her friend happy birthday before announcing a winner a few years back, or when Julia Roberts said, "I love my life," before announcing Denzel Washington as the winner. It's not about you, it's not your night. Cram it.

On the plus side, Julia Roberts didn't show! And neither did Gwyneth Paltrow. So that means I have a lot less fugging to do right now.

But Renee Zellweger did not disappoint. While I can't say her dress was ugly, it did seem a little too similar to Reese Witherspoon's dress when she won for Walk the Line (why wasn't Reese at the Oscars this year?), and also the high slit made it look like a bath towel tied around her torso. But the real problem was her face. And her hair. Mostly her face, which was made worse by her hair. Does she really have no one in her life who'll sit her down and say, "Renee, you really need to stop doing that lip purse thing. I don't know who told you it was flattering, but it's not. It's really, really not."

Back to the red trend. You know I have a soft spot for Miley Cyrus, and I thought she looked lovely and age-appropriate in this long, gown with cap sleeves. I hope that Billy Ray helped her pick it out.










Heidi Klum... well, she's a supermodel. she's gonna look good in anything and everything. But the half-inner tube around her neck was just too much for me.












But I'm going to go ahead and say that Helen Mirran has the best red dress of the night. Perfect shape, perfect color, great sleeves, gorgeous hair and makeup. She's the motherfucking queen for a reason.

I really like Amy Adams, and I think she's looks great, and if I were president I would pass a law making every redhead wear green gowns to the Oscars. But-- I think Proenza Schouler was the wrong choice. Their trademark bodices are original, sure, but they don't have the timeless glamour you want in an Oscar dress. She should have gone with another designer.

I like Saoirse Ronan's dress, also. It was a little more fun and girly than Miley's dress, and I like to think that Saoirse choose the color to show her Irish pride.









Too bad Ellen Page's stylist wasn't as good. I'm ok with the makeup, and I even think that the long necklace works, but the dress was a bad choice. She may be a tomboy but she has a great shape and she's 21. Why does she have to hide in that shapeless thing? Plus, the flapper-inspired look almost never works, and Ellen Page is not going to be the one in a hundred who manages to pull it off. But at least she wasn't wearing Converse and a hoodie, I guess.


You know, I feel like the top of Jessica Alba's dress could have been a touch more refined... but she's gorgeous, she's glowing, she's pregnant, she's rocking the braids without looking like a milkmaid, and that's a great color. Jessica Alba always looks like she knows what she's doing at award shows, and for that I have to give her props.

Tilda Swinton almost never looks like she knows what she's doing at award shows, but that's why we like her. What else can I say about her black velvet sack and her face/brain?







Cate Blanchett is, as always, the great divider in our apartment. Danielle thinks everything she does is divine, I think everything she does is a mess. This... isn't awful. But the necklace attached to the dress and the weird metallic things on the hum means she doesn't get to be in the Best Dressed column.

There was a lot of bad hair this year. Jennifer Garner modeled the "I have to go pick up my kid from day care and I was running late so didn't have time to grab a bobby pin!" look, and Cameron Diaz does her customary "Oh, you know, I'm just going to hit the gym and then run some errands" hair thing. But Calista Flockhart was the worst of them all. Her hair said, "Oh, I guess it's Sunday and since I'm too lazy to shower I might as well scrub the bathtub. Where's my scrunchie?" Sure, Harrison looks like he just rolled out of bed, too, but he's a legend and you're arm candy. Brush your hair.























Speaking of arm candy... Clooney, when are you gonna stop slumming with the Fear Factor robot and date someone who deserves you? I'm gonna give her a little credit and say that the dress might look gorgeous in person, but on TV it looks like overpriced wrapping paper. I want to give a shout-out to the Twop live blog, where someone joked, "Clooney's like, can we get this ceremony over already? My date has homework and it's a schoolnight."


I know this won't be an opinion shared by many, but I think my favorite dress of the night was James McAvoy's wife's. I'm usually not into dresses with lots of tiers and ruffles, and it has a bow-like thing on the bust, but it all just works! And let's consider that she's there as a wife, not a nominee or presenter or famous person in her own right. So it's appropriate that her dress isn't hogging the spotlight, but it's not dowdy or boring at all. It's fresh, and her hair looks great (she should give Renee Zellweger the name of her stylist!), and I don't think anyone else was wearing that color. I like it so much I'm going to look up her name: Anne-Marie Duff. If only she had made her husband shave, she'd be the queen of the Oscars.