SAG Fashion Awards

January 26th, 2010 - 

Another awards show means one thing: fashion scrutiny. Let’s get down to the nitty gritty, the bare and backless and every torso in between.

Christina Applegate could have been mistaken for the goddess Hera as she dawned a glorious Cinderella-esque flowing sheath. The sleek bun and elegant earrings topped off her royal poise. We give her a nine!

Lea Michele from the TV show Glee must have ruffled the feathers of her designer before stepping out of the limo. While the color hints at turquoise, the hue’s a little too forest green–which reminds us of Christmas sweaters. Not a great fit for her bust either. We give Lea a three.

Michelle Monaghan strolled up in an interesting silver and black ensemble that resembled a disco ball and a contoured satellite map. The white sequins washed out her fair, but beautiful, skin. If the dress was sleeveless and cut across her chest diagonally under the right arm, it might have worked…but dig the shoes! We give Michelle a five and a half.

Sadly, none of the girls from Nine looked as lovely as usual. From left, we see a cut-up goose costume, a white sheet wrapped around Kate’s body, a Woodstock leftover, and very boring black. Sorry, girls. We just expect much more from you. We give the cast a four (just because Marion’s wink is super cute).

Carey Mulligan, yes, yes, yes to this red dress! We love the discreetly placed cinches and the way the fabric literally wraps around her body. The brooched belt is quirkily classy. Her funky cropped hair and cute smirk pair perfectly with simple heart-shaped earrings. We give Carey a ten!

Can’t wait for the next awards show to get our critique on again.

Until then,

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Too Skimpy?

January 18th, 2010 - 

Marche Taylor, then 17-year-old high schooler, didn’t plan on spending the end of prom night in handcuffs.

Nope, not for showing up drunk to the dance, but for what she was wearing–or rather, what she wasn’t wearing. Taylor chose to show up at the local Marriot hotel, where the dance was being held, clothed in well, pretty much a strap of  gold criss-crossed fabric over her chest and a seriously short skirt.

The school allowed only one inch of an attendants’ midsection to be shown, and slits in dresses could be no more than three inches above the knee, according to the Madison High School prom 2008 guidelines obtained by ABCNEWS.com.

After school officials asked her to go home and change, Taylor apparently threw a fit. Police cuffed the girl and held her in a cop car until she calmed down.

How’s that for a memorable prom to tell your grandchildren about?

We admire and advocate prom dress creativity, but how much is too little? When does a little skin become a lot of exposure? After analyzing our big book of prom dress fashion, we came a to few conclusions…

  • Don’t bare your belly if your dress is short
  • If you can’t bend over without showing the world your thong, it’s not a dress
  • See-through fabric must be scarce and non-revealing of private areas.
  • If you have to pull and tug to keep yourself covered, don’t wear it.
  • Slits should be no higher than mid-thigh.
  • Two-piece dresses should be long; the top should not resemble a bra.

A few examples of what NOT to wear:

Almost okay, but too much tummy.

Is this on backwards?

We see toosh. Do you see toosh, cuz we see toosh.

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The First Decade’s Fashion Faux Pas

December 26th, 2009 - 

A decade’s nearly past since we all thought the world was going to explode (or worse, our Facebook pages would crash) at the turn of the millenium. But, we don’t really think our stocking up  on eye liner was such a waste.

2012 is upon us, and, if the Mayans are correct, we’re all in for it. That means two years, count it –two, dos, deuce, deux– to make up for all the fashion faux pas committed during the first decade of our 2nd chance (at fashion perfection).

We can’t all be prodigal Prada sons and daughters. But let’s go over a little list of sewn sins that shouldn’t live to see January 1, 2010.

Guacho pants.category37

Instructions: Cut off pants mid calf to make body look even shorter. Wear unbearably tight spandex at butt to make jiggle. There. Gaucho pants.

Crocs. Good for gardening, middle-aged housewives and five-year-old boys. If you’re not one of these, get some cute slip-ons.

UGGs. fashion-uggs21267x400Done. Over. Unless you look out your window and see three feet of snow. Oh, wait, they’re not water proof. So, unless you’re modeling them in three feet of fake snow. Oh wait, there’s just no point. And if you even THINK of wearing UGGs with sweatpants–automatic condemnation to eternal purgatory.

Black Nail Polish. “Uhh, like, I’m so depressed. Like, sooo, I’m gonna wear, like, black, like, uhh, my soul.” Don’t get us wrong, we’re empathetic to bad days, but not ones that last until you chip off every last nail tip.

Skinny jeans on the wrong bods. skinnyjeansFrankly, we’re kinda tired of breaking a sweat to get our pants on in the morning. Plus, if you have hips larger than your cat’s, you’re screwed. Time for a Low-Rise comeback.

MicroDoggy Clothes.maddy_dog_clothes No, not human fashion, but your pup’s practically an extension of your body. If your teacup chihuahua could speak people language, it would probably scream, “I’m not shaking because I’m cold, I’m trembling because this velour vest is terrifyingly itchy! Come on, would you wear this?! Do you hate me!?”

Trucker Hats. Unless you’re actually a trucker. If you’re rolling out of your dorm bunk and have absolute deadbedhead, DO NOT reach for your BF’s trucker hat. Sport the nasty pony tail. Everyone understands. No, not even Ashton Kutcher can pull off this one.  At least wear a black beret and pretend you have a brain.

We’re sure we bought and wore more very naughty things this decade, but these faux pas bi$&*%slapped our fashion commandments spot on.

Shop on, with karma in mind.