2011 SAG Awards: Best and Worst Dressed

Oh how I love award show season! Sunday night was the SAG awards and the ladies really brought it...most of them. Check out my list of best and worst dressed below.



I always like to start with the bad news first....

Nicole Kidman in Nina Ricci. Ok the dress is gorgeous, I love the lace and the low back. Love the color. However...I take major issue with her necklace. I don't know what her stylist was smoking when she put that god awful necklace on her, but she should know better. You just do not put a necklace on a beautiful dress with a neckline that high. It should be a crime.

Fail Nicole.

Amy Adams in Herve Leroux. Again, I actually love the dress. It's gorgeous, and it fits her beautifully. Unfortunately, white is rather difficult to wear on the red carpet, so you really have to look great to pull it off. This color is just awful on her. She is too pale to be wearing it. If it were jewel tone like an emerald or jade color she would easily be one of my best dressed. But it's not. C'est la vie.

As a side note she should be wearing spanx. Everyone should know that when you're on the red carpet you wear them. She's not the only one guilty of this unfortunately, but she's the one I'm calling out. Spanx just pull everything in, and when you're wearing a dress this tight it's just a necessary evil.

Hailee Steinfeld in Prada. This dress was actually short when it went down the runway, so she had some length added to it. I do like it long more than I do short however, I can't look at this dress without thinking Chiquita Banana. I totally appreciate that she went with a young look and didn't overdo the hair and makeup. The stripes are just too much for me. She looked great at the Golden Globes though, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the Oscars.

And of course the best dressed ladies of the night:

Natalie Portman in Azzaro. THIS is how you pull of white! She looked amazing in this body-hugging dress. Her jewelry is perfection and she looks great showing off her baby bump. She really pulled it all togeher well, and I have nothing bad to say.

Mila Kunis in Alexander McQueen. She looks absolutely amazing. The color is stunning on her and I think it fits her perfectly. I love that she's such a short girl, but you would never know that when you see her on the red carpets because she makes such great dress choices. She was also wearing about $300,000 worth of Cartier jewelry so you know, that always helps. She was definitely my best dressed, followed closely by Natalie Portman. Of course I am partial to McQueen...and to Mila.

Jennifer Lawrence in Louis Vuitton. Let me preface this by saying, the black belt was a win but the bow...the bow I hate. I do dislike bows in general so I'm not an impartial party here. If she had simply turned the bow around to the back and left a clean black belt in the front it would be perfect.

January Jones in Carolina Herrera. I have to say, I don't usually approve of January Jones' dress choices so this was a total surprise. Especially after that Versace mess she wore to the Golden Globes, which was arguably one of the worst dresses there. The dress is chic, and the hair is perfect. Notice the lack of jewelry near with the high neckline...ahem Ms. Kidman.

Most of the ladies really hit it out of the park this year. I would like to mention that not all of my worst dressed ladies made are listed above *ahem* Jenna Fischer you know who you are. SO excited for the Oscars in a couple of week!

Hiatus officially over

Miss me?!  My unofficial out of the blue hiatus is over! Between the big NY trip and two weeks of being sick, I've been MIA in the bloggy world. Between NY and London fashion weeks, the actual NY trip, the Oscars, and officially finding an apartment (finally!), I have SO much to cover...which means tons of posts this week. Stay tuned folks. There are plenty fun things coming your way, and this time I won't disappear for long periods of time. Crossies.

it's award season (belated edition)

I'm a day late, but the Golden Globes kicked off award season with a bang so I definitely had to share some of my favorite hits and misses of the night. I know ruffles were clearly the star of the show (and I'll get to those later) but my favorite was Olivia Wilde. she really can do no wrong in  my book. her Gucci dress was fitted perfectly and the hair pulled it all together. 

Emily Blunt was a very close second in my book, only because of the hair. she wore a Dolce and Gabbana dress with a fitted bodice and asymmetrical ruffles. pale pink was one of the most popular colors of the night and she certainly wore it well. I get that it was raining but...come on, get the girl an umbrella!

Maggie Gyllenhaal wore an oragami Roland Mouret gown, and stuck to pastels. so gorgeous!

 I kind of died over this Stella McCartney gown that Anna Paquin wore. I love that the sequins are all different shapes and sizes, and unlike so many woman this night, she showed just enough cleavage. but, and this is a big BUT, her shoes were just awful. while you can't see them in this picture, I can guarantee they were a mess. black chunky heels + gorgeous sequin gown= disaster. it's basic math.

WORST DRESSED

from what I understand, this is a Kauffman Franco dress that Mariah Carey was wearing to the Golden Globes, to which I have no idea how she got an invite. aside from the ill-fitted (too tight per her usual routine) mid section, the woman has far too much boob for this dress. night umbrella holder though. seriously, what was she doing there?!

ok. I am crying about this dress for two reasons: 1. it just looks awful and 2. I love, I mean LOVE, Zac Posen. also known as the designer of this dress. what were you thinking Zac? this may have been appropriate to a tea party, but never to the Golden Globes. the fact that it was raining was completely unfortunate for Tina Fey, who closely resembles Mary Poppins carrying the umbrella. where was Mariah's husband Nick Cannon?

I don't know who Kristen Bell is wearing. I kind of don't care. her dress was terribly boring, and sort of looked like she threw some heels on with her beach dress/bath towel and headed to the red carpet. fail.

the celebs wear Elie Saab all the time. and with good reason. usually, USUALLY, he makes gorgeous go-to dresses. this however, looks like the dress I wore to prom my junior year. I mean I had crystals in my cool curly updo, but same idea with the gown.

annd lastly, my little peanut, Amy Adams. I usually love pregnant ladies at award shows. what with their flowing goddess dresses and gorgeous glow. this Carolina Herrera dress looks like she grabbed it out of grandma's closet, and the hair doesn't help. matronly to the max. I still love the girl though.

oh how I love award season!