Disappointing. Hideous. Heartbreaking. Blech.  Words to describe the 2013 Golden Globes Red Carpet.   After the 2012 Emmy’s Red Carpet was mostly barren of beauty, I thought, “Don’t worry, it will get better. The Globes and Oscars are coming.”  But last night proved that just because you wish for it won’t make it so.  And […]

Golden Globes Red Carpet 2013

A longer-than-usual Worst Dressed list, resulted in a shorter-than-usual Best Dressed List.  But even in a quarry full of rough, there were a few diamonds.  Not enough to keep Tiffany’s in business, but a few. image c/o Just Jared Jr. You know it was slim pickings when my first choice for the Best Dressed list […]

With the airing of the Primetime Emmy Awards last night, awards season has officially begun.  But other than starting the countdown to the Golden Globes, there wasn’t much to celebrate.  The red carpet was a seemingly endless parade of bland dresses and hideous gowns.  But much like a fiery car crash, I couldn’t look away, […]

As you know, I have a thing for evening gowns.  Every awards season, my inner pageant girl gets extremely giddy at all the promise the red carpet has to offer.  So today, we set aside our regular programming for a sometimes-sweet, sometimes-snarky recap of last night’s Emmy Red Carpet. There wasn’t a lot to get […]

It was a long, hard journey.  But finally, we’ve made it to the good stuff.   Angelina Jolie in Atelier Versace I almost left Angelina off of the list because I was annoyed by her brazen posing.  Every time she stopped to hold still, she pushed Brad Pitt aside to give the photogs some leg […]

Sometimes, I watch the Oscar Red Carpet and think to myself, “Does she not own a mirror? Did she think that looked good?  No.One.Stopped.Her?!?!?” The biggest comedy of the year was Bridesmaids.  This step forward for female comedians and actresses was nearly ruined last night when two of the movies stars decided to show up […]

As is tradition here at CHS, we will start with the dresses that I neither loved nor hated.  The dresses left me wanting but not loathing.  Basically, the gowns that made me yawn. Rooney Mara in Givenchy On the positive side, I was grateful to see Rooney Mara in a color other than black.  On […]

Academy Awards 2012