Less Lively

Posing like that has got to be bad for your alignment, don’t you think?  But it is good for Blake.  Taking a break from her usually “cut to where???” gowns, Blake’s going high society and a little too mature.  There should be a middle ground between thigh high slits and something a middle aged socialite would reject as too staid.  Still, it’s good to give the sexy a rest once in awhile, if only to keep it from getting stale.

Berry Simple

Lesson #532 in how celebrities are different.  This look basically consists of a jersey dress and suede heels, yet Halle looks ridiculously amazing.  The dress looks like it was molded on her and the heels jazz it up without making a fuss.  Simple, easy, probably pretty expensive yet nothing all that unique.  Don’t believe US Weekly when they tell you that you can achieve the same thing for $75 at Target.  Ain’t gonna happen.

Gold Lament

Wow, this dress has so many things going on that it’s overwhelming.  I’d say that everything above the waist works and everything below the waist, in addition to setting off metal detectors, is setting off my fashion faux pas radar.  There’s just no need to work every metallic into one dress and then add fringe, just because you can.  Eva starts out sexy but then ends up looking like a really fancy Christmas tree.  Ho, ho, ho.

Double Vision

This dress looked so familiar that I opened up the COTS vault (well, to October, but still) and it looks like there’s been some designer double dipping in the ranks.  Demi’s dress looks like a different, more intricate version of Thandie’s but it’s not cute to have so much similarity on the red carpet in such a short time span.  Stylists, do your homework!

While I’m not digging on Thandie’s severe hair, I am in love with her suede and plastic heels.  A little see-through shoe somehow adds just the right touch mix up a seemingly innocent look.

In Bloom

It’s good to see Leighton taking a break from looking ridiculous and actually dressing well.  While I could do without the black accessories, I love the huge flower at the necklace and the soft blue print.  I think celebrities confuse being the darlings of designers with defining their own look.  It’s okay to be a muse but not at the expense of your own taste.

Short Shift

I always complain that Kate never takes risks and ends up looking the same on every red carpet.  So she finally changes it up and ends up still kind of looking the same.  How weird is that?  Instead of her long Grecian gowns, we get a mini-dress with blue suede shoes yet the whole look still feels safe and dull.  At this point, I’d prefer that she go edgy or daring or even Amish just to switch it up.  I get that not everyone’s meant to be a fashion innovator but if you’re going to get snapped on the red carpet, you’ve got to give it more flair that this.

Diaz Don’t

I’m at a complete loss.  Cam is one of my style icons and this look leaves me so bereft that I’m (nearly) speechless.  So many questions with no answers like why does the dress look so tight on her?  And the pantyhose, really?  With the net booties?  Looking for one good thing, I can only compliment the necklace but that’s like saying “Oh, he’s your boyfriend?  At least you don’t have to worry about him cheating on you.”

The Grey Berrys

 

Ok, lesson #241 in how celebrities are different.  When you’re at the airport, it’s all you can do to keep your $#!% together.  Celebrities?  Color coordinate the whole family, dress up for the occasion, like it’s a minor red carpet even and then breeze through the airport like it’s a runway.

A Long Story

It’s not the shiny purple that’s the problem.  Or the diamond pin.  It’s not the red lips either.   It’s the weirdly nun-like length to a perfectly lovely dress that ruins the effect, especially when paired with the clunky platforms.

Bob It

It may be fall with trees shedding leaves and flowers drooping but it looks like Vics has had some serious growth.  Gone is her tragic pixie look and in its place, we have a loose, edgy new bob.  Perfect for the mom who has a 30k Birkin tucked under her floor seats.