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I have been watching the Oscar’s for as long as I can remember.  I used to believe my true calling in life was to be an actress, and while watching the Oscars I was studying my craft.  That is what a nine year old me used to say to my mother when pleading my case to stay up late enough to watch the entire broadcast.  The older I got, the more I loved the fashion.  There is just something magical and so glamourous about the Oscars.  With that being said, there is also a lot of judgment to go around, and with that comes my Best and Worst Dressed List!

Worst Dressed List:
Lets start with the bad and work our way to the biggest honor.  It is like the Oscars themselves.  They put all the tech awards that no one really cares about first so you stay tuned for the good stuff.   

Anne Hathaway decided to pull her prom dress from 2000 out of the back of her closet.  She should have left it there!  Powder pink had its big Oscar moment with Gwyneth did it to perfection.  No one can recreate that.  Anne may have won the Oscar, but she missed the fashion mark. 

WORST DRESSED goes to Salma Hayek!  There are just so many things wrong with her look.  From the little girl hair topped with a tiara, to the crushed velvet, nothing worked!  I felt like I was watching a red carpet tape from the 1980s!  I seriously hope who ever put her in this dress no longer has a job

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Almost, but not quite:
These are the ladies that looked good, but not outstanding.  

Jessica Chastain’s dress was very pretty, but I just didn’t like it on her.  The color was, well, not really a color.  It washed her out.  I would have loved to have seen her in a bold color that played up her fair skin instead of blending into it. 

 

Jennifer Aniston looked beautiful!  I loved the dress and was so excited that someone decided to wear color!  The only reason she did not make my Best Dressed category is because she had just every day hair.  Look, we get it, you have amazing hair J Aniston.  It’s the Oscars, though! Put it up!

Reese Witherspoon wins Best Hair of the night!  I also loved this blue on her!  I would have lost the bow though.  I also think it fit a little funny in the chest.  Overall I think she looked beautiful, just not quite best dressed beautiful.  Sorry Reese!  I still love you!

Best Dressed Category:
These are the women that just rocked it from head to toe!  

Jane Fonda not only looks damn good for her age, but she just looked damn good!  I thought her dress was age appropriate, and just fun and fresh.  I want to look that good now, let alone at her age!

Stacy Keibler may only be relevant because she is dating George Clooney, but she has stepped up the glamour since her days as a female wrestler.  She rocked the red carpet in this 1920s inspired look.  Even the hair is spot on!

 

And Best Dressed goes to …. Jennifer Lawrence! She wore the perfect big Oscar dress for her big Oscar moment!  She looked classic, classy, young, and fresh all at the same time!  It doesn’t hurt that I also want to be her best friend!

 

And if you weren’t already mesmerized by the beautiful silhouette and the intriguing back necklace you have to love the fact that this happened!

Oh and for your viewing pleasure Jennifer Lawrence being Awesome!

2012 Emmy's Best and Worst Dressed

My tagline for this blog promises talk of fashion and I have not really delivered on that promise.  I plan on changing that, and I am going to start with my Best and Worst dressed from the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards!  So my picks are as follows:

Let’s start with what I didn’t like.  It’s always best to get the negative out of the way.  

Claire Danes

This Lanvin Dress just looks sloppy to me.  I understand the need for comfort on the Red Carpet when preggers, but this is not the way to go about it.  Something in an Empire waist would have been much more flattering and elegant.  I mean Empire waist lines were invented to hide pregnancy!    I will say that Claire’s Hair looks impeccable though.  And no matter what people like me say about what she was wearing, she still walked away with the Best Actress in a Drama Series Emmy!

Ashley Judd

Everything about this is just wrong!  The hair is too big, and it takes a lot for a southern girl to say that, and not age appropriate.  The dress looks like a bad bridesmaids dress and a bad prom dress had a baby.  Nothing about this Carolina Herrera gown was age appropriate and everything about it was just wrong!

WORST DRESSED- January Jones

I didn’t even recognize January Jones with the slicked back hair and street walker eye liner.  Then there is the dress, where to start.  I am not a fan of the “high-low” or “mullet” hemline.  The skirt itself appears to be made of many old church lady hates put together.  I usually love what Zac Posen does, but this just doesn’t do it for me.  Her lack of jewelry is also baffling to me!  You have access to diamonds galore for events like this and you wear none?!?  Sorry January Jones but you are receiving my Worst Dressed of the Night shame.  

Let’s move on the the in-betweens.  These are people that I liked but were not wowed by, or they were missing just a little something that would have taken them to the next level.  

Kerry Washington

I love the the cut and color of this dress for her body.  This Vivienne Westwood looked both beautiful on the red carpet and on the Emmy stage.  Since I was a young girl I have always loved a good sequin and this fills my sparkly needs.  One of the main reasons she did not make my best dressed category is her hair just wasn’t doing it for me.  The lack of style just put a damper on the whole look for me.  

Zooey Deschanel

This adorkable actress looked more sophisticated than I am use to seeing her on the red carpet.  Yet, it was still very Zooey.  This whimsical powder blue dress paired with the pink lips made her blue eyes pop.  The only thing that was standing in her way, for me at least, was the neckline of the dress.  I would have liked the dress better with a higher sweetheart neckline.  

Julianne Moore

I love this electric color next to her red hair!  I also love the cut and how age appropriate it felt.  I know a lot of people have mixed feelings about this Christian Dior by Raf Simons dress but for the most part it worked for me.  The only thing that was missing for me was a statement necklace.  I think she needed some jewels around her neck to really bring the look together.  It needed to be something big and very intricate.  

Now for my pics for the Best Dressed category.  These were the all around looks that worked best for me.  

Ginnifer Goodwin

 

Although I am usually not a fan of of the “High to Low” or “mullet” hemline I think it works on this dress.  I love the orange color and the detailed pattern of this Monique Lhuillier creation.  It looks beautiful on her skin tone and is a great cut for her body.  Her hair and makeup look fresh and young.  This outfit works from head to toe.  

Tina Fey

 

This comedian is known for her red carpet disasters, but not this time.  She looked stunning in this form fitting, yet figure flattering gown by Vivienne Westwood.  The jewel tones look wonderful on her fair complexion.  It is both sexy and age appropriate.  Her hair works with both her bone structure and the style of the dress.  Goodbye red carpet disaster, hello red carpet diva!  

BEST DRESSED- Julie Bowen

My Best Dressed of the night goes to the Modern Family star, and Best actress in a Comedy series winner!  This electric chartreuse, Monique Lhuillier, form fitting gown shows off Bowen’s rocking bod.  There was a lot of this color on the red carpet (I have an example in everyone of my categories), but for me this was the only example of the color worn just right.  Her makeup was fresh, her jewelry simple, and her hair elegantly down.  I think this look was very her and that is why it worked so well.