Golden Globes 2012 - The Red Carpet Review

It's almost two weeks post Golden Globes, but never late than never. Here is my recap of the best and worst dressed on the Red Carpet. I joined my fellow award show loving friend Mike to critique the fashion and see who would take home the golden statues this year. We ordered pizza and drank some delicious pear cocktails. The Golden Globes are always a fun awards show for fashion because the actors usually go for edgier looks than the more formal Oscars. This year didn't disappoint, and there were several "OMG I love it" dresses and many "Oh no, what was she thinking?!" ones.

I'll start with my favorites - in no particular order:

Charlize Theron- Dior Couture

I just love everything about this dress. Not everyone can pull off this light pink/champagne color, but Charlize has the right skin tone to pull it off. She's seriously one of the most beautiful women alive, so a trash bag would look great on her. The sillohuette of the dress is so elegant with the high slit and long train. And the bow to the side complements the slit really well. The deep V is hard to pull off, but it works on her. Headbands were really "in" this year and where I didn't like them on a lot of others, it works with this dress. And the messy side bun is perfect for the look. All and all, my favorite of the night. 

Jessica Alba - Gucci

Um, how did you just have a baby 5 months ago Jessica and look like this?!? She looked radiant in this lavendar Gucci gown. I LOVE the intricate beading and the flowing train. A great updo for this dress as well.

Viola Davis - Emilio Pucci

One shoulder dresses seemed to be a big trend, and Viola looked stunning in this crimson Emilio Pucci gown. It's the perfect fit for her, and she was showing off some leg! I love the small pleats and flowing fabric. Sometimes you forget how young and gorgeous Viola is because of the roles she plays. As Abilene in The Help (one of my favorite movies of the year) she was playing a women much older than herself. She gave such an excellent performance as always, and I was hoping she'd win Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama. She had some tough competition though, and when Meryl Streep is in the running it's hard to win!

Sofia Vergara - Vera Wang

Fish tailed dresses were another big trend on the Red Carpet. I love how the material changes at the waist. Sophia rocked this dress (she could also rock a trash bag) and the blue color is beautiful on her. 

Evan Rachel Wood - Gucci

This is so edgy and different - I love it! I wonder how many birds went into the making of this gown. 

Sarah Michele Gellar - Monique Lhullier

At first glance I didn't like this at all. But then it grew on me. The tie-dye look strangely works with the gown. And it's adorable that she said she picked it because her 2 year daughter liked it the best. It made it on a lot of "worst-dressed lists" but I'm going to go the other way. It's bold and different, and she rocked it. The only thing I would change is the hair. The high ponytail wasn't the best choice, I would have worn it down. And PS - her new show Ringer is actually really good! Glad to have Buffy back on TV! 

Kate Winslet - Jenny Packham

I love Kate. She looks classy and sophisticated always. This dress is no exception. I love black and white dresses, and this has such great details and shape. And congrats to her on her Golden Globe win for Best Actress in a TV Mini-series!

Now for the "what were you thinking" dresses of the night. I won't go into detail on these, I think the pictures speak for themselves.

Zooey Deschanel - Prada and Van Cleef and Arpels

Lea Michele - Marchesa

Jessica Biel



Salma Hayek - Gucci

Natalie Portman - Lanvin

Julie Bowen - Reem Arca

Amanda Peet - Marc Jacobs

I can't wait for the Oscars!

What were your favorite dresses of the night? Which ones made you cringe? Sound off in the comments!

Wednesday Wishlist

I decided to start a weekly post called "Wednesday Wishlist" to document all the things I lust after. I'm not an extremely material person, but I'm a girl therefore I like pretty things :) I recently joined the site pinterest which has led me to many items to add to my wishlist. It lets you easily bookmark pictures of things you like into categories like fashion, home, crafts, products, etc. I'm obsessed. Check out my page by clicking here. It's like having a collage of all the things you love. When I was a kid, I used to cut out pictures of things I liked from magazines and catalogues and glue them to foam boards to make a collage. I loved putting these up in my room. I also would cover my walls in magazine pictures, which I know drove my mother crazy. In my pre-teen/teenage days this consisted of JTT (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), Hanson (oh yes, I was a HUGE fan) and N'Sync/Justin Timberlake pictures from the likes of BOP magazine. Don't judge, if you're a girl you know you did the same ;)

Now I found a way to still make collages, but without the messiness of the glue and scraps of paper. And I can share with all my friends - ahhh technology is a wonderful thing. So, here are my top 5 wishlist items for this week.

Source: mystylefest.wordpress.com via Jessica on Pinterest

I want this dress from French Connection so badly! It's sold out, and nowhere to be found on ebay! I will keep hunting though... I think it's such a great combination of vintage and modern. It's so classy and elegant.

Source: anthropologie.com via Jessica on Pinterest

I was able to find several of this beautiful corset top on ebay from one of my favorite stores anthropologie. It's a pretty good price, so I think I'm going to have to snag it before they are gone forever. This would be the perfect top for a night out in San Diego!

Source: savvyhousekeeping.com via Jessica on Pinterest

I think this lamp would look so perfect in my bedroom. It's also from my beloved anthropolgie. It's on sale from $388 to $200. Still very pricey! I think I could probably make this myself. The lamp shade is made from pages of a dictionary. I'll let you know if I attempt this project, or just opt for buying it :)

Source: us.christianlouboutin.com via Jessica on Pinterest

What girl doesn't need a pair of hot pink patent leather pumps? I've wanted a pair of louboutins forever, and these are so adorable! Too bad they are WAY out of my price range. *tear* One day....

Source: sundayevening.net via Jessica on Pinterest

I want the teal pencil skirt! I can't find where it's from, but I have a feeling it's J.Crew!

So that concludes the first installment of my Wednesday Wishlist. Check back in next week :)

Jessica

Oscars 2011 - The good, the bad and the ugly

Last Sunday I attended my first Oscars Watch Party hosted by a friend and her husband. They went all out and even rolled out a red carpet and took "papparazzi" shots as everyone arrived. Dang, I should have dressed up more! Snacks included popcorn, candy and hotdogs - to fit the movie theme. We all filled out Oscar ballots as we arrived as to who we thought would take home each award and put in $5 to enter. There was a prize to be won, as well as money, so I had done my research! I'd watched the Golden Globes and read some blogs online to know who were the favorites to win.

This was the first year I'd watched the Oscars on West Coast time, so it was a little weird that they started at 5pm instead of the usual 8pm on the East Coast. But the plus was that they were over at a reasonable time! I've always loved watching award shows, mainly for the fashion! And this year didn't dissappoint. Here are a few of my favorites.

Halle Berry looking flawless as ever in a champagne Marchesa dress. She never makes a Red Carpet mistake. I love the tulle train and detail at the top. It's so elegant and she gets an A+ from me!

Reese has been my girl crush forever, and I always love her style on the Red Carpets. I think she pulled off the vintage look beautifully with the teased ponytail and simple Armani Prive black dress. I actually wore a very similar dress to a formal before.

And who could take their eyes off Mila Kunis in this gorgeous Elie Saab Haute Couture lacy gown?!?! That must of involved a lot of body tape to keep everything in place. The Black Swan star looked stunning!

As far as the show goes, it was kind of a bore. Anne Hathaway had some funny moments and was charming as ever. But what the heck was up with James Franco? He looked so uninterested and almost annoyed about being there. He also seemed like he may have had a little Pineapple Express before getting on stage. The Opening bit spoof of the Best Picture nominees was cute, and it was somewhat amusing to see James Franco in a dress, but otherwise the show lacked comedy.

King's Speech was the big winner with Best Picture, Best Actor to Colin Firth and many others. I need to see this film! I liked Social Network but I'm glad it didn't win. It was an amazing film, but not of the Academy Awards Best Picture caliber. I saw 5 out of the 10 Best Picture nominees. I didn't think I'd like True Grit but I loved it! I was surprised that it didn't win anything.

All in all, I guessed 12 out of 20 winners right. The hosts got the most right at 14, but they didn't want to keep the prize :) Three of us tied for second place, and then drew names to who got the grand prize. I won!

Now it's time to see all the other Oscar nominees!