SAG Awards Fashion
I was thoroughly disappointed by the fashions of this year’s Golden Globes. When my style-icon Heidi Klum looks bad, you know it’s a bad night. In fact, my favorite part of the evening was all the cute boyfriends/husbands who held umbrellas for their ladies:
Which is why this weekend’s Screen Actors Guild Awards was such a breath of fresh air. So much better overall, ladies! Here are a few highlights:
I love Jenna Fischer (i.e. Pam Beesley Halpert from “The Office”), which is why I hate that she so often looks like a red carpet novice. You’ve been doing this for quite a few years now, Jenna, you should be a bit more polished. And polished she was at the SAG Awards! She’s on-trend with the jewel-tone, and the blue is divine with her skin tone. Add the polished updo and fabulous earrings, and she’s a total A+!
Helen Mirren is amazing. The New World collectively didn’t even know who she was until four years ago when she starred in “The Queen,” but she has managed to become more and more beautiful every award season–at 65 years old, and without visual facial work! At the SAGS, it was not so much her dress, as her make-up and updo and her general exuberance. She is a beautiful, youthful woman, and I want to look like her when I grow up.
Kyra Sedgwick annoys me. Although I’ve never actually seen an episode of “The Closer,” her cheeseball Southern accent in the previews makes me what to stab myself in the eye with a shrimp fork. Her face is also way too “corrected” for my taste. Here, however, she looks exquisite. I love the thick fringe with her updo, and the grey accent on the white Vera Wang is perfection. Plus, she has gorgeous posture. You just won some points, Mrs. Bacon. Congrats.
Sandra Bullock is my favorite of the night. I love red carpet looks with sleeves, but it is a risk that often doesn’t work. The drape on her Alexander McQueen gown is impeccable, and the keyhole and sequin detailing in the front is to die for. Her body is also amazing. I think of Sandy as the “every girl” and since every girl isn’t pooch-free, I’m thinking Ms. Bulluck may have skipped a few meals prior to the show. It worked.
Diane Kruger has easily established herself as a fashion icon in recent years for her fashion-forward styling, and I share her devotion to Jason Wu. Does anyone else find this Wu to be slightly reminiscent of Michelle Williams’ Vera Wang dress at the 2006 Oscars? The dresses are really quite dissimilar, but I think it’s the color along with the bright red lip that conjures up the memory.
I always love seeing photos of Julie Benz out and about, because she always looks so haggard on “Dexter,” and it’s nice to see her fixed up. I absolutely love her bold eye, messy-but-styled updo and asymmetrical styling of the gown. What I don’t love? That as I was just searching to find out who designed her dress, I had the most recent season of “Dexter” completely ruined for me (The hubs and I are a season behind. We watch TV on DVD.). My day has seriously just been ruined.
Finally we have Betty White. I am obviously not a fan of the applique action on her dress, but she’s 88, so we’re going to let it go. I love the ice blue color, but including her has nothing to do with her dress. I love this lady’s spunk. When she was on the red carpet before the show, she said: “Anytime anybody asks me in the business, ‘What haven’t you done that you’ve always wanted to do?’ I would say Robert Redford.” That, my friends, is what you call classic.
That’s for bearing with the long post! I’d love to hear your thoughts. Do you agree with me? Disagree? ♥
~Peace, love and red carpet style, Emily