DivaDebra's 2018 Golden Globes Report Card

The Black Out of 2018

Well, it was an interesting night, no one can deny that.  The politics absolutely trumped the fashion, which was the point, of course...But Lord, it made for a snoozy Red Carpet -just sayin.

The night no longer belonged to the "mani-cam" an embarrassment that will not be missed, though boy, I wish I knew who on earth, they were, "wearing"!!!

It was the night where woman had there say and in tandem and groups the solidarity and message loudly sounded was # Time's Up; sexual harassment and inequality, your days are numbered.

Brava!!!

DivaDebbi's Best and Worst of Cannes Fashion 2017

Ok, Lovelies, I'm a bit behind, but still wanted to throw my 4 cents in on what I loved and what I loathed at Cannes this year.

Every Spring, stars, models and celebutantes make the glamorous trek to the Cannes International Film Festival.  Sprinkled over 12 days, films, of all genres, are previewed and judged.  And of course, so is the Red Carpet...

I like my Girls pretty and impeccable on the Red Carpet and for any event...  I think you can still push the fashion envelope without looking like a spectacle, don't you??? Beautiful fashion is what my partner Anastasia Cucinella and I always strive for, when buying for our store Mary Jane Denzer.

A few of my favorite picks were also later pans on the likes of Elle Fanning, Jessica Chastain, Diane Kruger, Bella Hadid and Uma Thurman.  Go figure!  Take a peek...

 LOVES:

(A remarkable mosaic)

(My FIRST EV-AH Tilda swoon, in her beloved Haider Ackermann)

Diane Kruger
Sublime!

Bella Hadid

The Met Gala 2015: DivaDebbi's Fashion Report Card

Some people may think the Academy Awards is fashion's most important night of the year--Not me. I'm in the camp that would vote for the the first Monday night in May, when Anna Wintour and her handpicked co-chairs host the annual Met Gala aka, The Party of the Year.

Wintour, who has been chairing this star studded event, in what is now her 20th year, has successfully turned it into both a haute couture carnival and a blockbuster fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, (now deservedly named in her honor.)

Rumor has it, that if you are lucky enough to make the cut of the some 700 or so beautiful and famous, you dare not not show. Those who decline are never asked back. This is one party I might swap a kidney to attend...

As always, guests are requested to dress in  the theme that reflects that year's exhibit.  This year, it is China: Through the Looking Glass which examines the influences of Chinese fashion on culture over the years.

I attend several parties in the course of the a year that ask guests to dress in theme.  I always do my best to at least do a nod of homage in my attire. To me it's just good manners and shows respect to my hosts. It takes a bit more effort, inevitably it adds to the fun and festivities. Of course, I'll  also being weighing in on who got it right and who took the "costume"  thing too much to heart...

It's going to be a long one, so for the sake of brevity, I will winnow it down to the Best and the Worst.  Is there regular old fugly??? Absolutely, (Jennifer Connelly, Keri Russell, Kristen Wiig).  Is there missed the mark, despite having a dozen stylists??? Yup, (Allison Williams, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Alba.) Am I confused about the dresses that look like they should have been worn to a whole other event, like Elizabeth Banks turquoise cut-out Jersey Michael Kors???

Sure...but there are so many, that's a whole other blog. For now, I give you the Best and the Worst, with biggest props going towards those who managed to balance tasteful, with the Chinese inspired theme.

DivaDebbi's 2014 Golden Globe's Report Card

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosting the 2014 Golden Globes
Neither of them ever looked better than  whoever styled them

Oh what a night! What emerged as trends were gowns in shades of poppy, rouged lips, metallics and minimal earrings and statement necklaces.   There were quite a few swoon worthy knockouts; pitch perfect, dress, hair and makeup and accessories.  Well done ladies...and gentleman.

 Let's take a look:

A+- The Untouchables-

Bradley Cooper in Tom Ford
Need I say more???

Congratulations to Cate the Great. Her performance in Blue Jasmine was as stunning
as this Armani Prive gown, front, back and center. Extraordinary!!!

Naomi Watts
on trend in a glistening metallic Tom Ford gown.
Understated yet breath taking

Congratulations to Robin Wright- Not only was her work in House of Cards memorable
but so was her elegant Reem Acra gown. Perfection.

Olivia Wilde
 gloriously pregnant in Gucci

The incomparable Helen Mirren
 flawless in Jenny Packham

Taylor Swift pretty in a pink Carolina Herrera....
Take that Miley.

Kate Beckinsale
Radiant in Versace Atelier

Amy Poehler in Stella McCartney
Congrats on your GG and also for being most improved on the
Red Carpet.  Always a B-, Amy truly stepped up her game.
Keep it up Girl.  You are on fire....

The Great Elizabeth Moss
looked incredible in this sublime J. Mendel gown.
I never heard of the series she won her award for, but
if she was half as good as all her years on Mad Men, she was deserving.
I love this.

Lupito Nyongo 
in Ralph Lauren. True it was reminiscent of Gwyneth in 
Tom Ford, but oh, that color, that smile! Heavenly.

Jessica Chastain in Givenchy
This is how black is done. 

Caitlin Fitzgerald in Emilia Wickstead...(who???)
I am crazy about this actresses work on Masters of Sex. She has
a gorgeous Grace Kelly vibe on the show and it resonates here with
this charming choice.  I'm looking forward to seeing more of Caitlin...
and Emilia 

Margot Robbie in Gucci
We saw plenty of her in Wolf, I would have been happier with less leg

The B- and C+ team-

Sometimes too much is too much; Sophia Vergara, Uma Thurman, Mila Kunis, Lizzie Caplan, Julianna Margulies, Allison Williams, Laura Dern, Sandra Bullock...


And too little is too little; Reese Witherspoon, Julia Louis Dreyfuss, Kerry Washington, Michelle Dockery, Amy Adams.

The EF team-

Zooey Deschanel Chanel
just click you heels three times and say...

Julia Roberts in Dolce and Gabanna
I'll have a Gin & Tonic please...

Drew Barrymore, pregnant,
in Carolina Herrera Marzipan

Tina Fey in Carolina Herrera with Prom Hair
Reads like a bad Lilly Pulitzer flamingo print

Hayden Panitierre in (off the rack) Tom Ford
for Jantzen swimwear, fresh from the pool

Emma Thompson
all she's missing is Miss Poppin's umbrella

Jacqueline Bisset
Such a beauty at one time! This just made me sad. Awful hair
and  splotchy makeup in a tulle Hefty bag circa 1982 and
a PayLess clutch.  Tragic.

Jennifer Lawrence
in a Dior Tube Sock

Lena Dunham
in an Acidic Yellow Zac Posen
OUCH. That smarts...

The Carpet Bagger
Paula Patton in Stephane Rolland
Did you EVAH???

There you have it...who did you love??? Who did I miss???  Who was your worst dressed of the night???

Such delicious fun. What I wouldn't give to be a Hollywood stylist.  The pressure to look good is enormous, yet savvy Red Carpet veterans like Julia and Jennifer can still muck it up...

And don't we just love that???

xox,

DD

DivaDebbi's 2013 Academy Awards Report Card

I started watching Red Carpet coverage for the Oscar's at about 5:45. By the time it wrapped up, well after midnight, I had taken in Girls on HBO and Shameless on Showtime. Good God, it was dull.

I'm not a twenty something male, so I know precious little about Seth McFarlane and if that is the demographic they are trying to cultivate, well, good luck with that...The Academy Awards are not called, "the Superbowl for Women" for nothing. I found him tedious.

Five words of advice for next year---Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

On a personal note, all of my favorites won, including the magnificent Christoph Waltz, the talented and lovely Jennifer Lawrence and in a roundabout way, Ben Affleck.  Seriously, how can a film win for Best Picture and not nominate its Director???

Anyway, on to the Fashion.  Overall, the women looked quite beautiful and there were far fewer gaffes on the Red Carpet than usual damn it.  Trend favorites included strapless, pale washes of color, metallics and the shades of love, red, corals and pinks.

Still there were some almosts and some clear misses....

The A Team:

As Richards Brand Ambassador for Giorgio Armani,  I was thrilled to see both Jessica Chastain and Naomi Watts looking incredibly beautiful in Armani Prive.  When it comes to Red Carpet elegance, Mr. Armani can always be counted on to make his star and those he creates for, shine.

Jessica Chastain. Her best of the season. Adored the red lip.

Naomi Watts. Flawless. Loved the dress, hair and makeup.

Stacy Keibler in Naeem Khan. The bod, the dress, and that hair. K. O.

Jennifer Lawrence, the new face of Miss Dior Handbags in
Dior couture, by Raf Simons. Breathtaking.

Always stunning, Amanda Seyfried in Alexander McQueen

Kerry Washington, who has yet to miss on the Red Carpet
 this awards season, in Miu Miu. Impeccable.

The always beautiful Charlize Theron in Dior. Flawless, even
while growing in a buzz cut, worn in a recent role.

I loved Anne Hathaway's Prada gown more from the perfectly
 fitted  back,then the slightly ill fitting  front, but all in all, she killed it.
I haven't completely forgiven her for dissing Mr. Valentino though...
the press release was already issued, when she made her switch

A very happy Mrs. Affleck in custom Gucci, looking very polished.

Le Miz co-star Samantha Berks, exquisite in a simpleValentino
cut to there.  Divine.

Robyn Roberts looking happy and healthy in a sapphire velvet
Mark Bouwer beauty

The B Team:
Here's where it will get nit-picky, since some of these may have been your faves.

Sally Field in Valentino. Her hair and makeup couldn't have been prettierI wish she missed this train...
 

Nicole Kidman looking Va Va in L'Wren Scott.  I was
thrilled, until they panned down below the knees.

Jennifer Aniston in Valentino. Meh. Flat hair didn't elevate it either,
Especially since she now owns a chunk of "Living Proof".

Jennifer Hudson in Cavalli. Pretty dress. Too much hair.

Reese Witherspoon in Louis Vuitton. Great hair. This pretty dress
felt deja vu of other RC looks we have seen on Reese.

The lovely Zoe Saldana.  I was so much happier before I saw the
bottom of this Alixis Mobile gown.

Amy Adams in Oscar de la Renta.  Beautiful dress, but the color is just too
wishy washy. Her hair also looked too undone for this much dress.
 A little Elnett would have gone a long way...