With all the months of preparation and the best stylists, hair and make-up artists at their disposal, it still surprises me how some celebrities get it so wrong on awards night. Here’s a selection of the best dresses – not many, and the worst – lots!
From left to right:
- Sienna Guillory in olive-green. Not overly wild about the style, but the colour is stunning on red heads and flattering on Sienna.
- Kara Tointon in Julien Macdonald. Glamorous but delicate, with a 30s vibe and I love the way the gown pools on the floor.
- Some unknown (probably a reality tv ‘star’) in a monstrous dress with ‘nasty and cheap’ written all over it. No gold star for you mystery mess.
- Kim KW in one of Liberace’s old dressing gowns, complete with comedy breasts. Love her hair and make-up though.
- Rihanna in a dress she wore for a bet (surely?)
- Giuliana Rancic in denial. She looks terribly thin to us, but she’s obviously happy in her skin
and bones.It’s not right (or fair) to skinny-shame, because no doubt, people close to her have tried to talk to her. The very fact that she looks so pleased with herself and has chosen such a close-fitting gown demonstrates that SHE is fine with her body shape.
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SOPHISTICATED BLACK IS BACK!
Sometimes you don’t have to put it all on display.
From left to right:
- Monica Belluci, 50
- Rosamund Pike, 36
- Nicole Kidman, 47
- Rene Russo, 60
- Kristin Scott Thomas, 54
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THESE GOWNS SHOULDN’T WORK, BUT THEY DO.
From left to right:
- Julianne Moore in Tom Ford. I know she’s rocking the ‘extreme cleavage’ trend, but because she hasn’t got a huge, artificially inflated chest, it doesn’t look tacky. The choker part of the dress is a really clever touch, not only does hold the top part together to stop it gaping, it also draws your eye upwards.
- Laura Haddock in Ashli Couture. This shouldn’t work, the gown is the colour of unwashed net curtains and the neckline’s slashed to the waist. But Laura’s subtle make-up and simple hairstyle oozes cool sophistication.
- Léa Seydoux in Prada. Yellow is gorgeous on blondes. The pleating is sublime on this ‘old Hollywood’ style gown. Her hair, with a modern nod to the 40s is spot on too.
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LOOK, I’M NOT BEING BITCHY, BUT…
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THE LOOK MADONNA WAS AIMING FOR, HOW SHE REALLY LOOKED, WHAT WE SAW.
But, to be fair, her jaw line is superb – firm and taut. Her skin is flawless and her neck isn’t all crepey and sinewy as it has been in the past.
Plus she got her 56-year-old arse out and splashed across the media, so I’m assuming the night was a win in her eyes.
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LET’S NOT FORGET THE MEN!
Behold, Kasabian! Don’t laugh, this is One Direction 20 years down the line.
Great post! Guilliana looks so ill at the moment.
I know, she looked bad last year too. She can’t see what we see, otherwise she wouldn’t have chosen a dress that emphasises her tiny frame.
Time Bill checked her into rehab