golden globes recap

Poehler. Fey. A bunch of waxed, injected, bronzed celebrities. What could be better?

First off, I should disclose that my opinion on Amy Poehler and Tina Fey is colored by the fact that I would go gayelle for them. Tina has literally never looked so hot at an awards show, and damn you Amy Poehler for wearing the femme tux of my dreams. Well played.

I have professed my weakness for clothing that should be wallpaper here and here, so it should surprise no one that I got major butterflies for this amazing Carolina Herrera on Lucy Liu. The fact that it could double as floor-to-ceiling curtains in the drawing room at Downton Abbey only endears it to me more.

You might think Jenny's lace and nude dress is reading a bit too ice capades does evening wear, but my god, if I ever saw this woman dressed down without a look on her face like she's in heat, I think I'd die of shock. It's her brand.

Despite the fact that she's spent the last 7 years starring in the worst rom coms ever, Kate Hudson has had some great red carpet moments. And I'm going to go ahead and say that this McQueen dress is one of them. I can forgive her that keyhole neckline just this once though.

 Sienna Miller has reached Chloe-Sevigny-like mythical status in my book. She almost always nails it even when everyone thinks she doesn't. However, I don't know about this Erdem look. The 3D texture is fun, but in a high-necked, floor-length tube dress she looks like the decorative covering for some sort of bathroom accessory. Too harsh?

On a more positive note, her barely-there makeup and simple trio of diamond studs in one ear looked fresh and modern, and proved she's still clairvoyant when it comes to anticipating exactly what I would want to wear:

Apparently, the color of the night was periwinkle. Nicole Richie nailed a 60's South-Beach-divorcee-goes-on-a-cruise vibe with this Naeem Khan gown. The drunky-eyes only added to it.

But honestly, the best-dressed of the night has to go to one person and one person only. Ladies and gentleman, for an outstanding display of 19th century facial hair, the Golden Globe goes to...

Bill Murray!

fashion week trivia

Guess who designed these looks? Hint: you'll never guess.

Yup, these are part of 16 looks presented by Manny Mashouf for Bebe. You know, the Bebe you totally begged your mom to buy your 8th grade graduation dress from even though she deemed it too short, but you begged and begged and she finally acquiesced and as payback, that popular jerk who ditched you at the mall one time ended up wearing the same dress in a different color. That Bebe.

Teenage nostalgia aside, my favorite thing about chain store brands is that no matter how many ill-advised forays into cheap, shiny fabrics and Kardashian Kollections they dabble in, there's always the possibility that, put in capable hands, the brand can suddenly become relevant and desirable again. For proof of concept, one need look no further than what Jenna Lyons has done for J. Crew. I remember a time in the not-so-distant past when J. Crew was synonymous with whale embroidered kelly green chinos and a bunch of other boring, made for Connecticut WASPY shit. I'm glad these brands can change and evolve with the times. And I'm still hoping for a Gap comeback one of these days. Stranger things have happened.

chop chopped

FACT: Chloe Sevigny could step out in a pair of over-the-knee boots made entirely from dead babies and I would still swoon.

I'm loving her new hair. Not ready to let mine go yet but this is getting tucked away in my hairspiration folder STAT.

things i don't know:

...whether Amber Rose is edgy, slutty, the smartest hooker in the room, or a delicate Lily flower who is just confusing us all with her complex sartorial tastes.

Things I do know: Kanye is wearing the SHIT out of those Louboutin studded loafers. Work it girrrrl...

Also, I got my DKNY Collection shoes in the mail this week, and let's just say they provoked a rather unprofessional squeal and a jubilant 'happy dance' when they arrived at my office. Off came the Frye boots and on went the 5 1/2 inch monsters and they basically haven't left my feet since. I think I'm going to marry them.

well played chloe sevigny

It's not that I love this dress, because honestly, styled in a more mundane fashion, (or worn by the snooze-worthy Jennifer Aniston or Renee Zellweger) it wouldn't be that special. But on CHLOE, with the yellow slip underneath, the gold brooch at the hip, the red lips, and the delightfully bare face and tousled hair, it's seriously turning me on.

Who were your Emmy favorites?