In the off chance that you are (being forced) to watch the Super Bowl, I wanna know who you’re rooting for, what you’re eating… and most importantly what you’re wearing.
For the record, I’m in it for the queso.
xx,
WhyDid
Monday Mashup,Poll,Red Carpet Recap,Why Did You Wear That?
To be honest… I was almost so uninspired that I didn’t even bother with a Red Carpet Recap for this year’s SAG Awards. While the dresses are a bit better than when they started this award season with the People’s Choice Awards, I’m still waiting to be wowed. Having just finished up the Paris couture shows, one would think there would have been a little bit more drama on the red carpet… On a positive note, there was nothing this time that truly offended me either… that much. As we all know, there are only so many designers to go around, so I will now present you with the good, the bad and the debatable (where you’ll be the judge of who wore which designer best).
Rose Byrne in Elie Saab, Kyra Sedgewick in Emilio Pucci, Emily Blunt in Oscar de la Renta, Regina King in Alberta Ferretti
Kaley Cuoco in Romona Keveza, Gretchen Mol in L’wren Scott, Kristen Wiig in Balenciaga, Zoe Saldana in Givenchy
Angelina Jolie and Ashlee Simpson in Jenny Packham
Viola Davis and Sofia Vergara in Marchesa
Julie Bowen and Sarah Hyland in Temperley
Jessica Chastain and Julianna Margulies in Calvin Klein
Alright ladies, it’s time to really step it up. I can’t sit through another boring awards ceremony if you’re not willing to wear something wow-worthy. I will pretend it didn’t even happen next time. Just remember what Rooney’s dad said… the Oscar’s are your Superbowl.
Hut, set, hike.
xx,
WhyDid
Natalie Portman in custom Lanvin, Angelina Jolie in Atelier Versace
Okay, let me just start off by saying that both Natalie and Angelina are two of the most beautiful women on the planet (let alone the red carpet), so this is, by no means, a personal attack or me “being a hater.” That said, I really disliked both of their gowns at last night’s Golden Globe Awards. While they both wore different colors, and slightly different necklines, they both had a little lip of red on their gowns. To me, these both look like bad Valentine’s Day cards, or perhaps boxes of cheap drugstore chocolates. Natalie is beyond petite and this dress is just too much for her tiny frame. I also love the mixing of pink and red (as shown here), but in this instance, it just does not work.
Speaking of tiny, Angelina has never looked more thin (not a compliment). I do not care for the matchy matchy or her “lip,” lips, bag, (and I assume shoes). To me, this dress does not look modern at all. It reminds me of something Aunt Gertrude once wore to a country club social. I applaud her for stepping out of her comfort zone, but hope that she does not get too comfortable in this zone either.
While my opinion is probably not popular with some of you (weird)… I hope at least a few of you are in agreement. So, I’m wondering, whose “lip” do you love?
Kiss off.
xx,
WhyDid
You may have never heard of her, but she’s about to blow up in the Hollywood scene- so pay attention. Her name is Rooney Mara and she currently stars in the much anticipated book series turned movie, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. While it seems as though she came from complete obscurity, take a closer look. You may recognize her as the young lady who dumped “Zuckerberg” in The Social Network. She’s come a long way from pretty Harvard undergrad to ass kicking investigator.
Mara was transformed from girl next door to edgy misfit by bleaching her eyebrows, dyeing her hair black, shaving parts of it off, and most dramatically piercing her ears, eyebrow, nose, lip, and nipple (yes, nipple). It’s like a completely different woman.
Whether you’ve already read the books or seen the original Swedish films, it’s hard not to be drawn into the haunting plot and hard to ignore the strange beauty of Rooney Mara. When she signed on to the role, they made a point of letting her know that she’d be keeping this look for the next five years (seeing as there are two sequels)… so hopefully she likes it. H&M thinks you’ll like the look so much that they’ve actually designed a line based off of the American film (which had gone under attack for “glamorizing rape”). But that’s not the point… the point is, what do you think? Would you trade in your squeaky clean image for something a bit more extreme like Mara did?
xx,
WhyDid
Recently Katy Perry chopped her locks and lightened her heinous pink hue. In my opinion, this is the look she should have gone with in the first place. While I’m not into the whole Strawberry Shortcake haircolor trend, I do think that IF you are… this is the way to go about it. It’s fun. It’s subtle. It’s something only a platinum selling pop star could pull off. She looks kinda fab, right?
The bob was first made popular in the 1920′s by actresses Colleen Moore and Louise Brooks. The cut was considered a bold statement of “independence” as girls in the West had historically all had long, quite coiffed tresses. It became more accepted as women’s long hair interfered with their work during the World War. The popularity of the bob was reignited once again in the 1960′s by Vidal Sassoon. The look has stuck around since then in modified versions.
Many a stylish celebrity has shorn her long locks for a bolder, more blunt bob. From Rihanna, to Kate Bosworth, to Victoria Beckham… and even more famously Anna Wintour, these ladies have highlighted their striking facial features with this sleek cut. So, would you trade in your long locks for a brazen bob?
xx,
WhyDid
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