Fashion Wrap-Up // Oscars 2017

You guys. That Oscars was AMAZING! That flub at the ending? Sorry to say that I kind of loved it.  Maybe it's the Reality TV lover in me. I blame The Bachelor franchise.

More importantly, the Oscars fashion was all over the place and I have never had so much to say about the men! Let's begin!

THE GOOD

Viola Davis looks so smoking hot in this red dress.  I love everything about this!  And I really liked Olivia Culpo's elegant look with the belt detail for a little edginess.

I love this look on Chrissy Tiegen, although, I always wish she would step out of this same lip color.  I want a fresh, spring, pink or some other kind of change-up. This gorgeous look on Octavia Spencer erases the memory of that atrocious pant suit she wore to the last Award show.  Her hair and make-up and minimal jewelry are all spot on!

Emma Stone looked like Hollywood glamour perfection!  Obviously, you know I would have liked the dress even better were it not a nude, but I can't deny how glorious she looks.  Taraji P. Hensen was my very close runner-up for best dressed of the entire evening.  I mean, look at this! And the fact that the dress is midnight blue makes it even better.

THE ALMOST

You guys, I love this dress on Halle Berry, but that hair is just the wrong shape. The hair just needed to be toned down a bit and I would have LOVED the entire look! Jessica Biel had a miss with this necklace/dress combination.  How amazing would that necklace be paired with a simple black gown? But it's just gold on gold on gold and it ruins the beauty of each part of the look.

THE UGLY

Let's talk about Naomie Harris.  Okay, this dress is certainly out of the box, but I think I could have handled it (to a point) if it weren't for those mismatched shoes!!!  Make it stop! Alicia Vikander looks like a very odd retro Spanish senorita from a bull-fighting cartoon.  And her hair is all wrong!

Felicity Jones came dressed as a boring ballerina from that wind up jewelry box every little girl had in 1980.  Sofia Boutella looks like she dripped some bar-b-que sauce onto the front of her white, feathered, gown so she threw a silver slip dress on top of it to fool us all.  Joke's on her.

Both of these looks can be summed up in two words: TOO MUCH. Blanca Blanco could have pulled this off if the dress was sleeveless and the slit was 4 inches lower, AND she ditched those overworked shoes. And Janelle Monae needed to lose the necklace, hairpiece, and side-skirts!  That would have still been a very busy look, but not distracting the way this ensemble is.

THE MEN

Pharrell Williams always looks completely idiotic, so this is no exception, but Ryan Gosling?! I feel betrayed. The 80's wedding singer ruffle shirt? That's just hurtful.

David Oyelowe looks like a MILLION BUCKS in this tux!  Somehow, Dev Patel looks like a cheesy waiter and your rich Uncle's country club.

I usually HATE colored tuxes, but I am competently smitten with Riz Ahmed in this perfectly tailored blue tuxedo. Mahershala Ali looks amazing in this all black look.

WHO WORE IT BEST?

People praised Ruth Negga, but totally lambasted Ginnifer Godwin for these very similar looks.  I dislike both looks for the same reason.  Just too much.  If anything I might hate Ginnifer's look slightly less because the lighter portions break up the red and she didn't over do the make-up the way Ruth did.

These looks worn by Michelle Williams and Emma Roberts are startlingly similar. I like them both, but I would choose Emma as the winner. That red lip is to die for!

ATTACK OF THE UNFORTUNATE NUDES

I know you love it when I break out the Photoshop to show you how much I dislike nude dresses. Nicole Kidman is gorgeous and embraces her pale skin and I love it, but she has got to stop with the nudes!!! The orange you guys! It could have been so good!

WORST DRESSED

Dakota Johnson looks just awful in this head to tow gold gown that looks like it was made for an 80-year-old.  Ugh! The huge bow is horrendous. And her Legolas hair?!!

BEST DRESSED

This was such an easy choice. Hailee Steinfeld K-I-L-L-E-D! She wasn't even nominated for anything this year and she still came to win!!! It is just absolutely perfect.

Alright, friends! Weigh in!
Who was your favorite and least favorite of the night?!
Can we ever trust Ryan Gosling again?

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FASHION WRAP UP // Grammys 2017

You gotta love the Grammys. So much crazy on the red carpet. Let's get right to it!!

YOU LOOK CRAY-CRAY

Poor TARAJI P. HENSON showed up in a ill-fitting, wrinkled, purple, disaster that had a Buzz Lightyear emblem on the chest...? ANDRA DAY looks insane! That hair flowers, the horrid, horrid, length of that dress. Those nails! Make it stop.

KATY PERRY looked really unkempt and sloppy. I pretty much hate everything from top to bottom. HALSEY showed up in wrinkled silk pajamas and her ta-ta's on display. I don't know who she is (I'm getting old, people), but maybe I don't want to know.

TORI KELLY just came from her side gig as an extra in the prom scene of Pretty In Pink. Oh man, this is bad 80's. #teamduckie

An open letter to GIRL CRUSH and JACQUELINE VAN BIERK,

Dear girls, Your looks aren't edgy or avant guard. You both just look stupid and like you're trying to be Lady Gaga (from 10 years ago) and failing. Yours, Emilie

WEIRD HAIR

SOLANGE KNOWLES wore a hairstyle that was straight-up Fraggle Rock. Paired with a very overworked gold dress, this look was a miss.

CÉLINE DION looked good, but the hair and make-up was much too severe!  She is gorgeous, but she is also at an age where softness is her new best friend.  JENNIFER LOPEZ always kills it on the red carpet, but the one issue I have with this look is the hair. Because there is so much happening with the neckline of this dress her hair should have been up. AS it was we can see none of her neck at all and it's a shame.

LOOKING FABULOUS!

CHRISSY TEIGEN looked amazing! The edgy dress. The beachy hair. The sultry makeup! KATHARINE MCPHEE played it a little safe for the Grammys, but I still love it. It's classic with just enough of a twist to be rock-star.

DEMI LOVATO is smoking! I love her hair and the dress and that cleavage! She is gorgeous. HEIDI KLUM is back! After a year or two of red carpet insanity, Heidi killed it with this look!

ERIN LIM looked sleek and sophisticated, but that slit and the shimmer of the fabric made it just edgy enough for this occassion. I hate the handbag though. CAROLINE D'AMORE really killed it in this ivory dress that bared her midriff.

BATTLE OF THE RED DRESSES

Similar looks, but FAITH HILL looks younger than she is and sophisticated, while CARRIE UNDERWOOD looks older than she is and over-done. Ugh! Those bell sleeves! If Carrie's dress had been sleeveless I would have LOVED this look!

WRONG DRESS FOR THE GRAMMYS

MALINA MOYE wore a flowering dress for a Summer wedding...where's she's the Maid of Honor. NOT the Grammys. ELLE KING now appearing in the Dayton Ohio Players production of A Mid-Summer Night's Dream!

BATTLE OF THE UGLY PANT SUITS

JILL SCOTT and BRANDY CLARK wore hideous pantsuits to the Grammys.  Please don't let this become a trend.

THE HELP! I'M IRRELEVANT! AWARD GOES TO...

CEELO GREEN was so sad and needy in this weird outfit that was clearly a play to become newsworthy in any way possible.

SO CLOSE

It pains me to say this. ADELE was so close, but there was such an abundance of fabric that this really needed a more open neckline. Through the magic of really horrendous Photoshop skills I am going to show you what I mean (see above).

ALL RIGHT, READERS!
WHAT DO YOU THINK?!
WHO WAS YOUR FAVORITE OF THE NIGHT?

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