No, I’m not talking about a gown, a pant suit or an outlandish garment that ruled the red carpet. It was a distinct “take my photo” stance that the celebrities took that was the biggest trend on the crimson strip. Last year it was that “over-the-shoulder-look-at-my-back” look that ruled the red carpet, this year it was the ubiquitous “cross-my-legs-confidence” mannerism that was popular for A-listers.
This look was a very inventive way to stand on the red carpet. It was unique, interesting, captivating, confident and, supposedly, the crossing of the legs is supposed to flatter a woman’s figure.
By standing and crossing the legs, it projects an hour glass look. I don’t know exactly how, but it works. Need a dash of sass? Put your hands on your hips to invoke that “I rule the red carpet” flair.
Here are some ladies that best illustrated this red carpet trend:
Julia Roberts at the premiere of “Charlie Wilson’s War.” AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
Mischa Barton crosses in her Keds. AP Photo/Peter Kramer
“Transformers” hottie Megan Fox crosses her limbs at the MTV Movie Awards earlier this year. AP Photo/Matt Sayles
Mandy Moore’s dress may have been ill-fitting at the MTV Movie Awards, but at least she got the crossed legged look to make up for it. AP Photo/Matt Sayles
Keri Russell crosses on the red carpet for the premiere of “August Rush.” AP Photo/Peter Kramer
“Hairspray” star Brittany Snow brings some of that cross-legged action to the new Guess? store in San Francisco. Photo by…ME!
Shortly after her breakup with Ryan Phillipe, Reese Witherspoon began to set the red carpet ablaze wherever she went - especially when she crossed her legs!
It’s official. Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon are officially divorced. Good thing the whole Britney Spears fiasco is eclipsing their situation. At least Brit’s mishaps are good for something.
Okay, this is one of those things that can be put under “is this really necessary” file. The Spice Girls have leased a Boeing 757 with their faces plastered on it for their upcoming reunion world tour (which comes to San Jose Dec. 4). This is just too much - I don’t care how “zigga-zigg-aaaaah” it is. Plus, this is SO not “green.” Al Gore would be so upset.
Sure, all the Spice Girls have their own unnecessarily big-ass plane, but which one of them has a spread in Elle Magazine - Posh Spice of course! (aka Victoria Beckham). As usual, she is lookin’ MAYJAH-ly FIERCE - check out those atrociously sassy heels! You can click here, here and here for more pics. (thanks JustJared.com!)
Okay, I SWEAR this is the last bit of “Spicy” news. And yes, I was a Spice Girls fan. And yes, I do have their albums. And yes, I can recite all the lyrics to “Say You’ll Be There.” That was an overshare. Anyways, the gals will be performing at this year’s Victoria’s Secret fashion show on Nov. 14 (it will air Dec. 4 on CBS). I can’t WAIT for that!
The bootylicious Beyonce unveiled her new Samsung B’Phone this week in NYC. I heard that if you keep it in your back pocket and it rings, it vibrates SO much that it makes your booty wiggle to the tune of “Crazy in Love.”
Who doesn’t love Ryan Gosling? Well if you love him, you’ll love his upcoming movie about his relationship with one of those freakishly life-like blow-up dolls. No, I’m serious. The movie is called Lars and the Real Girl. Check out the trailer:
First off, R.I.P. to Bill Walsh, Tom Snyder, Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni…and thoughts and prayers to those victim of the bridge collapse in Minneapolis….
Now…for a little bit more lighter fare…
Fall is upon us and so is a bunch of news from the world of fashion and pop culture….
Carolina Soler-Avila, a student at University of Wales, was offered an internship with the legendary fashion designer, Dame Vivienne Westwood. Her first assignment: make a couture gown for Kate Moss using only the skins and bones from a bucket of KFC fried chicken.
Donald’s Trump’s baby girl (his first one) Ivanka Trump poses for Stuff magazine’s fall fashion issue hitting newsstands Aug. 14. Nothing says classy corporate like posing in a skimpy bikini while being hosed down in water.
Say what you want about her acting, singing and all that other mumbo jumbo - Jennifer Lopez rocks the hell out of anything she wears. Here she is at the premiere of her new movie, El Cantante:
I bet you she can even rock the hell out of a dress made out of fried chicken skins and bones.
According to a bunch of kill joy doctors, fashion can be bad for your health - skinny jeans, oversized bags and even a thong can threaten your life. I know what they mean -I once saw a person wearing a pair of Crocs fall deathly ill from a rare disease called tackiness.
Not only is Nicole Richiefour month preggers, but she also accomplished one of the hardest tasks for any Hollywood princess. No, I am not talking about her interview with Diane Sawyer - I am referring to her being on the cover of OK! Magazine. Forget Time, Vogue, Newsweek and all those other rags, OK! is the most honored accomplishment for any and all celebs. Lionel must be proud. But that doesn’t mean she isn’t gonna spend time in the slammer for being a naughty girl.
Paris Hilton is selling her home in Hollywood. She is also having a garage sale where you can buy her out-of-season Jimmy Choos, her diginity, her mom, some of her dogs, her soul, copies of some of her movies (no, not that one) and vials of her sweat.
Speaking of BFFs Paris and Nicole, their show, The Simple Life will be ending its run after five seasons. Oh no. What are we going to do now? We are probably going to have to watch something poignant with global issues like MTV’s Real World: Sydney. Damn.
AVON CALLING! The always lovely (and rumored main squeeze of Jake Gyllenhaal) Reese Witherspoon has become the first Avon Global Ambassador. This is very cool and all, but there is no amount of Avon product that will make any woman look as fabulous as Reese.
There is someone who may be using Avon products in the wrong way - check out this new pic of Heath Ledger as the lipstick-crazy Joker threatening the life of Reese’s could-be-sister-in-law Maggie Gyllenhaal in the “Batman Begins” sequel, “The Dark Knight”. You can also check out the trailer here.
After a very scientific process of excruciating decision-making, Whoopi Goldberg has won the coveted forth seat on The View. I can’t wait for her to go head-to-head with that one girl…what’s her name…you know….the pregnant one.
How cool is the poster for Tim Burton’s adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd? The Edward Scissorhands-esque Johnny Depp is lookin’ fierce!
Among the plastic faces and gossip mills in Hollywood, Vanity Fair has actually plucked a few modest faces out of the “look-at-me! look-at-me!” crowd in their latest issue featuring Hollywood’s Next-Gen Men - and the list is quite impressive. The cream of the crop includes Channing Tatum, Charlie Cox, Steven Strait, Shia Labeouf, Kevin Zegers, Michael Pitt, Henry Cavill, Paul Dano, Ben Foster, Eddie Redmayne and…Link Larkin himself, Zac Efron.
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama proves that he is hip and happenin’ by appearing on the latest issue of Vibe. Yes, we know you’re young and hip - and based on your picture, you can use a little sleep too.
And finally, environmental awareness is so the “in” thing right now. Leo loves it, I’m sure Angelina does her part and Al is the “God of all that is Green.” But when people make little videos like this (featuring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and a host of others), it makes it a easier to digest:
OK, here are my random from-the-couch Oscar moments:
Hair tool the night: The flat iron, baby. We’re talking about locks that were flat, long, straight as a board and glossy. It looked as if Gwyneth and Nicole had the same stylist — a Oscar no-no, so we’ll give Reese props for looking original with that adorable fringe across her forehead. (But can she get any skinnier? Honey, you look great. Screw strong>Ryan
and eat something for heaven’s sake.)
Bad hair look of the night: We are NOT liking the short Farrah-wings-gone-bad/crimped, flapper wave thing. Cameron looked like she got a bad drug store perm. We want you blonde again, Cam. Make Justin pay!! Rachel Weiss looked a tad better, but still. Why do women with short hair think they’ve got to do something to their hair on Oscar night? Just let the strength of the short style stand for itself. Turn the curling iron to the off position.
Ellen, we didn’t really get the 70s white shoes with the rainbow parade of suits, but by the end of the night at least they blended in to your outfit. No worries. You’re still beautiful. We just wish you would bag the baggy clothing and show off your great figure a bit more.
We adore Kate, but did she really mouth,
“I have to go pee-pee,” at the start
of the ceremony?
We’re no lip-reading experts, but…ummmmm, we can’t really figure out what else she could have been saying. We did like her sea foam gown, but who did her makeup? Her cheeks looked garish. She doesn’t even need blush. Didn’t work.
So through the red carpet gauntlet, I saw a bunch of glam. I am about to go into a couture seizure. So please forgive me if these blog posts are like a running commentary by a scatter-brained little pre-schooler with ADHD.
Ok, so let’s get into the NOW. I am looking at Nicole Kidman. She is blending in with the red carpet with this crimson qipao-ish number and it’s lovely - except for that plushy bow on her neck.
The commentators say she looks gorgeous - I agree except for that pillowy thing.
Now, before they sign off, the gaggling bunch of TV personalities are talking about Reese Witherspoon’s gown - and I just have to say one thing: FABULOUS. The simple eggplant gown has a modern slant with the tiered flowing bottom. I said it once - and I’ll say it again - eat your heart out Ryan.
So let’s backtrack a little bit, let’s talk American Idol. No, I’m not talking about Ryan Seacrest flashing his Calvin Klein undies, I’m talking about Jennifer Hudson, nominated for Dreamgirls. She stomped down the red carpet in some jeweled Manolos and a pocketed chocolatey Oscar de la Renta gown. I love it all - except for that bolero. It’s throws things off and is very spacey in a Patti LaBelle way.
As much as I loved the Devil Wears Prada, two of the stars of the film disappointed me in terms of style choices. Anne Hathaway went overboard with the diamonds and a Valentino dress that looked like a huge black butterfly was embedded on her chest. Then, the nominated Meryl Streep wore jewelry that looked like it was purchased at a gift shop from the Grand Canyon.
…but Emily Blunt saved the day in this shimmery blue number.
Miss Blunt with Michael Buble
Let me get back to Ryan Seacrest - as much as he annoys me, I admire his style. I, like him, am a fan of the skinny tie - and he sported one much like the Oscar nominated, “rising from the ashes” actor, Jackie Earle Haley (nominated for Little Children). Kudos to both for being the only adventurous males donning the narrow accessory.
As for some of the other adventurously successful celebs - Kelly Preston was playfully elegant in a animal print Dolce & Gabbana gown - not necessarily my favorite, but she rocked it. Jada Pinkett Smith seemed encased in a constricted dulled yellow bodice and a glorious mermaid bottom - but it’s anything but dull.
Bringing some brightness to the evening was Kate Winslet. I loved, loved LOVED this simple, yet modern take on a strappy Grecian-like gown. It was like a morsel of minty goodness:
So, let me take a little break from the celebs. I switched channels from E! to the preshow on ABC - and can I just comment in how adorably refined reporter, Lisa Ling looked? She was also sporting the whole “short-in-front, long-in-back” look. The dress was fabulous, her hair was fabulous - the whole look was simply fabulous. She was like a contemporary Asian Audrey Hepburn.
So let’s see what rapid fire celebs appeared: Gwyneth Paltrow in Zac Posen, Celine Dion in a simple green dress, but gaudy-in-a-good-way jewelry…Beyonce moved it to the left in her Armani…and can you believe it’s the first time she’s in the shadow of someone else? Oops! Did I say that out loud?
Yeah, I’m late with my red carpet review of this year’s Golden Globes, but I was recovering from my excitement over Ugly Betty winning for best comedy and best actress (America Ferrera). AND I was just as excited for Jennifer Hudson winning for Dreamgirls.
Nonetheless…
Salma Hayek busted out (pun intended) in this draping goody paired with a relaxed hairdo.
Grey’s Anatomy star Katharine Heigl looked absolutely stunning in this gown with a dramatic train. Even so, I wonder how she managed to control that monstrous excess of fabric.
I have this red carpet obsession with J. Lo in where I can’t make fun of what she wears. She can wear a pair of Osh Kosh overalls and still look sexy. This Greek-ish one shouldered wonder makes her look like an Amazon Latina Queen.
Oh my, Beyonce - I know yellow gold is in, but that doesn’t mean we have to dress up like a golden mirror ball. Okay - maybe the dress isn’t THAT bad, but the photo is certainly suggestive…ahem.
Wearing a dress like this still won’t make the tabloids forget that you broke up with Justin nor does it exempt you from the movie, Charlie’s Angels 2: Full Throttle. It looks like a swan vomited on her body - but I do like Cameron Diaz as a brunette.
How adorable is Reese Witherspoon? She looks like a canary sprite in this simple strapless dress. The red heels have the potential to make this a ketchup and mustard get-up, but she works the look glamorously. Eat your heart out Ryan.
And the winner for best couple of the Golden Globes is…Will and Jada! What a beautiful pair - he in a basic black suit and her in this perfectly cut coral gown with layered detailing that even makes me want a body like hers.
And the winner for scariest couple of the Golden Globes is…Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. Dear lord - it either looks like they were playing dress up in their grandmother’s attic or they just got off of work from Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion ride. And please, please, please - get some more sun ladies. Either that or lay off the white powder - both kinds. And do you notice how this wasn’t on the actual red carpet? This was at one of the after parties - because everyone knows that no one goes to the award ceremony - they only go to the parties!
The dress that that Rinko Kikuchi would be fine if it weren’t for all those jellyfish clung to the hem.
I absolutely LOVED, LOVED what Emily Blunt wore on the carpet. It’s simple, but not boring and proportioned nicely: formfitting on top and flowy on the bottom - fabulous! And it doesn’t hur that she was one of my favorite character in The Devil Wears Prada.
It seemed like Josh Holloway, Kiefer Sutherland, Jamie Foxx, Milo Ventimiglia and all the other men stuck with black and white. It’s not necessarily boring, but it is always a safe bet. B & W is very stylish but when you wear color among a monochromatic backdrop, then you tend to stand out. That’s why I applaud Michael Urie from Ugly Betty for splashing some color on to the men’s side of the red carpet. It’s not a lot, but it was a nice little tangent from all the other guys.
