2011 Academy Awards Red Carpet Fashion

Here are some of my favorite looks/pictures from last night’s Oscars ceremony. Hits, misses and everything in between. Remember I’m no fashion expert, these are just my opinion…. This is gonna be a long post with lots of pictures. Who would you pick for your best dressed, who missed the mark for you?

I liked:

Almost perfect:

Something’s missing:

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Oscars 2011, A Big Fail?

After watching the highly anticipated Academy Awards Show last night, I was left a bit confused and underwhelmed. I can’t remember the last time I watched the Oscars and didn’t wish for Billy Crystal or Steve Martin to be the hosts for the evening. Anne Hathaway and James Franco were appointed the job of being the hosts for the night to bring in some life and lets say youth to the show and sadly they did not deliver.

I don’t want to sound mean or judgemental but I thought besides a few moments during the show ( I enjoyed the Anne vs Hugh Jackman moment!), some of the presenters actually outshined the hosts. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law’s banter about the BatGirl hooker incident, or Sandra Bullock calling Jeff Bridges “dude”, even Kirk Douglas was funny when he was audible during his speech.

Why was Franco even part of the show? After the first hour of the show, I can’t even remember him saying anything of importance or adding to the Oscar show experience. He looked bored out of his mind. During the pre-show interviews, his respond to the question “are you excited to be hosting the show” was a passive “It’s alright”. I expected a young talented actor to have more “POW!” effect in situations like this, but I guess I was wrong. So James I FAIL you on your hosting gig!

Anne on the other hand seemed more excited (read: nervous) about her hosting job and tried her best to be a lively and fun host. Unfortunately I think her nerves and lack of enthusiasm by her hosting partner got the best of her. Half way through the show I realized she is reminding me of a child staging a one-man show for their family while playing dress up. In Hathaway’s case, super expensive custom-made dress up. So a C for her efforts.

Now, I wonder, how these two kids going to learn from their experience and how their attempt at hosting the Oscars will affect their careers. Will the Academy go back to the old ways of doing things and bring in TV hosts and comedians back on the stage to host the shows. What did you guys think about the show, do you think it was a success or a big crash and burn?

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Tie Me A Bow Tie!

James Bond wore them so did Winston Churchill, and now the young super stars in the entertainment business. I’m so happy that bow ties are back in style and I love seeing men or women wearing them in all sorts of interesting ways. If you are interested in knowing more about how to pull of the bow tie look keep reading and hopefully you be inspired to give it a try! Continue reading “Tie Me A Bow Tie!”