‘Tis the season, award season that is. Yes that’s right. award season has bestowed itself upon us yet again and Sunday night the stars shown brightly as they glamorously glimmered down the red carpet of the 71st annual Golden Globe awards. Some were under stated, some were over dressed and some looked as if they got dressed in the dark. The trends of the night were distinctly reminiscent of Fall 2012 NYFW with color blocking, neutrals and the infamous black dress at the forefront. Like most of you, for me the best part of the awards isn’t the acknowledgement of great actors and actresses with an award and acceptance speech but rather a chance to completely pick apart their outfits. So lets get to the good stuff shall we?
Color blocking was all the rage Sunday night with a number of leading ladies daring to be bold in multi-colored frocks that both awed and appalled. Actress Emma Thompson wore a beautiful gold and black color blocked Lanvin gown and while it was a bit stuffy for my taste, she wore it well. ‘Gravity’ star Sandra Bullock told a more bold tale in a pink, black and blue Prabal Grung gown that received mixed reviews via twitter. Hands down though the best example of color blocking went to Aubrey Plaza in a beautiful purple and pink Oscar De La Renta gown who wore floral Louboutin’s that set the gown off perfectly.
A plethora of actresses went the neutral route wearing varying shades of beige and tan. American Horror Story actresses Tarrissa Farminga, Gabourey Sidibe and Sarah Paulson seemed as though they called each other before hand and decided to match gowns, although all three wore different designers. Farminga chose a flirty fringed Elie Saab number that actually caused a few to compare her to singer Taylor Swift. Paulson wore a long Marchesa gown and Sidibe had on a figure flattering Michael Costello gown. The actresses that owned the neutral look though were Robin Wright who wore a beautiful Reem Acra piece and Naomi Watts who kept it simple and classy in an effortless Tom Ford number.
The infamous LBD (little black dress) was out in full force Sunday night in an assortment of hits and misses. Bridesmaids’ actress Melissa McCarthy was a prime example of a black dress gone wrong in an over sized long sleeved gown with a bizarre silver lining going down the front. On the other end of the spectrum, American Horror Story actress, Emma Roberts wore a simple under stated floor length Lanvin mermaid gown. Although it was boring, she was stunning in it. Others that followed the trend were ‘Big Bang’ starlet Mayim Bialik who wore David Meister, Jessica Chastain in Givenchy as well as Uma Thurman who donned an odd all black, two texture Versace number.
Trends aside, I’m sure you all have your own picks for who wore what the best and worst, and so do I. These ladies had the best looks of the night, making glamour look simple. ‘12 Years a Slave’ actress Lupita Nyong’o wore a stunning orange Ralph Lauren number that popped on her beautiful complexion. ‘Modern Family’ starlet Sofia Vergara stunned in a jaw dropping jet black Zac Posen number that effortlessly showed her curves in a classic manner. The always timeless and legendary Helen Mirren exhibited grace in a beautifully figure fitting sea foam green Jenny Packham gown. ‘Big Bang Theory’ actress Kaley Cuoco looked like something out of a dream in a gorgeous floral Rani Zakhem couture gown that looked like a piece of art from the impressionist movement. The best of the best goes to ‘Paranoia’ actress and girlfriend of Johnny Depp, Amber Heard in an absolutely stunning navy blue Versace gown that made her look more like she was shooting an ad campaign than on the red carpet.
With the best, must come the worst and unfortunately these very talented women just missed the mark, and by mark it looks like their stylist’s dressed them in the darkest room and led them blindfolded to the award ceremony. Jennifer Lawrence wore a strapless all white Christian Dior couture gown with odd rope wrapped around the bust and hip area leading twitter to instantly compare her to a scene from the little mermaid, which wasn’t far off. Also making the list is award winner and very talented actress Cate Blanchett in donning a stiff black lace Armani Prive gown that was far more fitting for a glamorous funeral. Drew Barrymore makes the list for wearing probably the most unflattering gown an expectant mother could wear next to Kim Kardashian in Givenchy at the Met Gala last year. Barrymore was in a floor length floral Monique Lhulier gown that did absolutely nothing for her but remind me of an awful shower curtain. Actress Elisabeth Moss wore a multi textured burgundy and black train wreck of a gown designed by J.Mendel, there is nothing flattering about something being too tight and covered in mesh. Absolutely nothing. The hands down absolute worst look of the evening went to the absolutely stunning Zoe Saldana. The actress, who is typically on the mark at red carpet events went the polar opposite direction in a horrid silk black gown that was covered in flowers and was accompanied by elbow straps and a mesh bottom designed by Prabal Grung. 
There you have it folks, my run down of the 2014 Golden Globe red carpet. Next up are the SAG awards on the 18th of January. I’ll be here, same spot giving you the dish of what was hot and what wasn’t, but until then what were your thoughts on the Sunday’s red carpet?
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