The Dreaded Yearly Fashion Post

Every year, I like to step out of character and do a fashion post, usually after the Golden Globes awards. Yeah. Me and fashion. This guy:


Henry's delightful fashion-forward cow hat is just behind him.


This year's colors are tangerine and coral, which are very tricky. It appears no one even tried them at the Golden Globes this year. It was yet another gala of muted neutral tints, with beads and metallics trying to liven up the blandness. Sofia Vergara wore the same dress she always wears, this time in blue (or green, depending on the light). Tilda Swinton was not the worst dressed; she even looked appropriate. For lack of anyone else to talk about, "best-dressed" generally went to Angelina Jolie. There's actually something to say about the men - midnight blue tuxes are in (though Christopher Plummer's looked like it had been in his closet for decades) and everyone's sprouting beards all of a sudden!

Here's my opinion the best:
Jessica Alba in a wine blush. This has just enough color that she isn't washed-out.

Nicole Kidman's dress was an art-deco architectural design. She was washed out by the lack of color, but I love the dress. The bracelet and handbag weren't enough; a bolder necklace of emeralds or sapphires would have made this dress.

Blah, blah, blah. McPhee, Hyland, Klum in nude. Hyland wore it best.

Lea Michele was just on the edge of going too far. This dress works, but it's more Oscar than Golden Globe.
She'll never be nominated for an Oscar, though, so why not wear it here?

Shailene Woodley (don't worry if you don't know who she is) looked better than any of the photos. This, believe it or not, is not a strapless dress! It has an extremely sheer neck. Simple, elegant, if a bit bland.

I like the way this narrows to the knee and then flutes just a bit.

 No, yes, no. Charlize Theron's neckline is too low, the bunched-up towel on her hip is a failed attempt to do something with a boring dress and the train doesn't match the rest of it. Kate Beckinsale, also in cream, has chosen French vanilla over vanilla. Jessica Chastain tried a high neck, but ended up looking almost matronly.

My choice for best-dressed of the night was Rainey Qualley (Andie MacDowell's daughter), who spent the night ushering people onstage. I want to hate it, but the more I look at it, the more I think she got it right (except the clutch).