SAG Awards Fashion

I think the SAG awards is the middle child between the Oscars and Golden Globes. It's an awards show that everyone goes to but it doesn't get much attention (even though it's a much better predictor of the Oscars than the Golden Globes, and it's a bigger honor since it's fellow actors and not the press who votes). Nevertheless, it's another reason for the stars to get dressed up in fancy dresses I wish I could wear. This year no dresses really wowed me or stood out, but I think everyone looked pretty decent, nothing too bad, nothing fantastic though.

While the theme of the Golden Globes was winter white, I think the trend of the SAG awards was bright colors, golds/cremes/beiges, and grays. How come no one wears black anymore?

Apparently bright colors (especially red, yellow and cobalt blue) are very in for spring, I didn't realize they were out. Anyways, lots of stars wore bright colors (and funny enough, almost no one wore white) and I think they looked great. In red we have Katherine Heigl who looks gorgeous, Demi Moore in Alberta Ferretti (love the dress), Kate Walsh in Kevan Hall (I'm on the fence about the dress, looks good with her hair though)

There's also Becki Newton (from Ugly Betty) in Reem Acra, Julia Louis Dreyfuss in Carolina Herrerra (beautiful dress) and Jada Pinkett Smith in Bob Mackie Couture (VERY bright!).


There were also some lovely ladies in gray. A very pregnant Jamie Pressley in Badgely Mischka (I wish I could look like that normally let alone pregnant), Mariska Hargitay in Carolina Herrera, and Eva Longoria in Vera Wang (I don't love this dress, it's pretty but I think it looks too big and too long on her).

Reese Witherspoon in Nina Ricci (she's going for the shorter dresses at these awards shows which is refreshing and very different) and Jordana Spiro (star of the TBS show My Boys, which is really fun show.)


Beige/Creme/Goldish colored dresses were also popular. Armani Prive must be loving this color since they dressed Cate Blanchett and Diane Kruger in it. I like Cate Blanchett's dress (although doesn't it look a little short?) and Diane Kruger's just looks kind of off, maybe because it's weirdly asymmetrical, still she pulls it off. Sandra Oh chose an Armani frock in this color as well. I'm not a huge fan of it though, or any of these Armani dresses.

Kyra Sedgewick looks great in Herve Leger. Nicolette Sheridan (her dress looks like it's been done before) and Helen Hunt also went with beige.


I really don't know how I feel about Ellen Pompeo's Lanvin dress. On one hand, I really want to like it because it's very different and unique from anything else on the red carpet. The neck thing is kinda cool and would have looked great on a dress that wasn't so ill fitted. The dress as a whole looks strange and doesn't seem to fit well. The body part of it looks like she draped a big bag over herself. Her hair also looks very severe. What do you think?


My pick for best dressed is Sara Ramirez from Grey's Anatomy. I couldn't find who designed the dress but I think she looks fantastic. She's a more full figured woman especially compared to all the typical Hollywood actresses and this dress plays up her curves and uses them to her advantage. The color is great on her skin tone and her hair looks great with the strapless.


My worst dressed is going to have to go to Mary Louise Parker and Patricia Arquette. They're not too too horrible though, I think my least favorite is a more appropriate term. Mary Louise Parker is so talented and so gorgeous but this dress just looks weird. I think if it was tailored better, especially the bust, then it would have looked much better. It kind of reminds me of Lara Flynn Boyle's ballerina debacle a while ago. The shoes invoke that image. I just don't think it fits right. Ditto for Patricia Arquette, she needs a new stylist STAT, I've never seen her look good at an awards show and she is so capable of it. That dress does not flatter her at all and doesn't fit right. It also kind of looks like aluminium foil.


Finally, congrats to my favorite comedy The Office for winning Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. It's is a well deserved award, that show is hilarious and the actors' facial expressions are half of what makes it so funny(plus i have a big crush on John Krasinski). The cast is supposed to be really nice and a lot of them have myspaces where they write blogs to give some backstage insight and communication with the fans. Jenna Fischer's is here.


For a complete list of the winners and nominees click here.

Fancy Charm Necklaces

Ever since Sarah Jessica Parker wore a diamond horseshoe necklace on Sex and the City (a show I still miss), I've loved that style of diamondy charm necklaces. They're classy, beautiful, and even though they're small, they really pop and can make an outfit. Lots of designers make them, especially similar ones (horseshoes, letters, numbers, religious symbols, circles). They're also a celebrity favorite. You can also get most designs in gold and silver if you can't afford the diamond ones. Here are some of the ones I really like.

Jennifer Meyer is the queen of the charm necklace. Her website has a lot of them but I couldn't figure out how to post them because it's a slideshow, oh well. On the left is Jennifer Aniston wearing the feather necklace in The Break Up (her wardrobe was FANTASTIC in that movie). The Wish Bone Necklace on the right is the only oneI could find to buy online. It's at Barneys for $2,325.00.

Her necklaces have the charms with different colored gems like ruby, sapphire, and turquoise. She also has acorns, hearts, the star of david and this cool astrological one.


Alex Woo also has some really nice ones. I like her Little Faith line of religious symbols, the dove and lotus blossom are my favorites.

Her Eve necklace line is really pretty. Circle pendants are very popular but hers are thicker which makes them more unique. I really like the rose gold.

Alex Woo also makes the necklaces in Sterling Silver for 100some which is nice since the minimum price for lots of Jennifer Meyer's are 500some.

Lizzie Scheck also makes these types of necklaces. I like the Fan Necklace $835 (I think it would look better in silver though) and Snow Flake Necklace $2,200.00 is also very pretty.


And then there's always classic Tiffany, my favorite brand. They really know how to make a gorgeous necklace. I love this Tiffany Voile Necklace, too bad it's around $6,000.00.

I have this Tiffany Feathers Necklace which I love.

Tiffany also makes necklaces with the diamond charms that are letters of the alphabet and religious symbols.

Bebe and The OC

I remember when The OC first came out and i wanted to own everything Marissa and Summer wore. I'm sad that just when the show is making a great comeback (thanks to Taylor Townsend/Autumn Reeser) it's being cancelled, last episode is February 22. Sad! Anyways, I was watching last week I recognized a shirt Taylor was wearing as something I saw in Bebe and really liked. I don't shop at that much, I think the quality isn't so great for the price you pay, but they do have some cute stuff. I was a little surprised to see Taylor in Bebe since Marissa was always dripping in Chanel but I think it is appropriate for their characters.


This is the Vested Vine Shirt that I saw in the store and I loved. I didn't buy it though because I really didn't like how the vest and the shirts are sewn together, it's really weird and makes it look cheap like something you'd get at Forever 21 (I like Forever 21 but at $80 for the Bebe shirt I think it should look like it cost that much). In fact, Forever 21 copied this and just uses different patterns. Everything in this print sold out so i wasn't the only one who liked it. i kind of regret not buying it actually.


They still have this Chain Button Shirt for $69.00 on the website. I also like the blue one that Taylor is wearing better.


Summer is still the fashion queen on the show though (so is Rachel Bilson in real life).

Great new Website: Seenon.com

A few weeks ago I heard about a launch party for this website, www.seenon.com. Turns out this website is a fantastic idea. It basically compiles the information about the clothes you see on TV shows, movies, magazines, music, and your favorite celebrities. They have everything from soap operas to reality shows. It's organized by character too which makes it easier. They even have links to where you can buy the things for yourself. Whenever I watch anything I'm always looking at what the people are wearing and where I can get it so this is the perfect website for me. Of course they can't have every single little thing or every TV show yet, but I must say i was pretty impressed by what they've been able to do in the couple months since they launched. They also have some music things and a bunch of other stuff.

Oh Tim Gunn

Most fashionistas love Project Runway but love Tim Gunn even more. I secretly wish I had my own Tim Gunn to tell me to "Carry on" and let me know when my outfits look like crap. On a side note, I saw him walking in LA once and he looks and walks exactly like he does on TV, so adorable, but I digress. As I was watching the Today Show he did a segment on Golden Globes fashion and I thought yay, I'd love to see his opinion. But who did he choose as his favorite dressed stars that night? None other than Beyonce in Elie Saab and Jennifer Love Hewitt in Georges Chakra. WHHAATT? I literally rewound my TiVo to make sure I didn't hear that wrong. He talked about how metallics are very in and they wore the trend blah blah blah, seriously though, I thought they were some of the two worst dressed of the night and people.com, eonline.com and others agree. They were examples of what can go wrong when you follow and trend and overdo it. I really don't think they "made it work." Yes i know, i made the cheesy joke.

Is it just me? Aren't these ugly dresses?


You can watch the aforementioned Tim Gunn Today Show clip here.

He has a new TV Show coming out on Bravo calleed Tim Gunn's Guide to Style which is a makeover show, should be fun.

Golden Globe Fashion

One of my favorite things about awards season is seeing what all the stars are wearing. The awards shows are interesting and all but kinda boring. I thought people looked good at the Golden Globes but nothing really stood out at me at gorgeous. Also, was it just me or was everyone wearing white? Teri Hatcher, Ellen Pompeo, Hayden Paniterrie, Kate Winslet, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Garner, Annette Benning, Salma Hayek and some other ones.

In fact, white strapless dresses with detailing on the torso were super popular, check out these dresses which I think look remarkable similar. Mary Lynn Rajskub, Kate Winslet (in Azarro), and Drew Barrymore (in John Galliano for Christian Dior) below.


I absolutely loved Salma Hayek's Chanel Dress (which looked much better on stage than in the pictures), Jennifer Garner's Vintage Gaultier dress (the woman just had a baby too, she looks great) and I liked, not loved Ellen Pompeo's Versace dress (I think it would have looked better without that weirdo thing in back).


I also thought Toni Collette looked fabulous. She's always cast as the ugly girl (In Her Shoes, Muriel's Wedding) and while she's not your typical looking Hollywood beauty I think she's very classy and looks great here. The bright blue matches really well with her new hair color.


My favorite actress Cate Blanchett in Alexander McQueen was one of the few people who took a risk and I think it paid off. I'm mildly obsessed with lace so already I was inclined to like this dress. She always takes fashion risks and always manages to look very elegant.


Although I thought Angelina Jolie's St. John Dress was a little plain she couldn't look bad if she tried. Brad of course looks great, these two are so good looking, it's just not fair.


When I first Jennifer Lopez's Marchesa dress I thought it was fine, kind of similar to the dress on the left she wore in Italy, but then I saw the picture of the back of the dress which I think makes it really cool.


However, my pick for best dressed is none other than Helen Mirren in Donna Karen. At 62 years old she is gorgeous and this dress is a little risky and low-cut, but I don't look at it and go, that dress is 10 years too young for her. Her hair is gorgeous (the turquoise color of the dress matches well with her gray and probably undyed hair), necklace perfectly matched with the dress. She just looks incredibly classy. When she turned around on stage the back of the dress was great too, low and kind of square shaped. Plus she's super talented and won 2 of the 3 awards she was nominated for. I can only hope I look that great in my 60's.


Now for the worst dressed. I don't like Beyonce much and I think she looks like a Vegas showgirl in this tacky gold dress by Elie Saab. Cameran Diaz looks like cotton candy and as others have said, the dress seems like it came out of Bjork's closet. Wearing that is not going to make Justin jealous. I really like Gillian Anderson and she's making a good comeback after the X-Files but her dress looks terrible. It seems like something I would have worn when I was 10 years old or when I'm 80, and did she even do her hair?