My 10 Worst-Dressed from last night’s Golden Globes:

Whoever said “bad things happen to good people” was NOT kidding. Horrible dresses can happen to the most beautiful people. I will start with the acceptable ones first down to the ‘what was she thinking?!’ 

1. Michelle Williams in a blue velvet-patched leopard-print Jason Wu dress. I know this is a contender for most best-dressed lists but I am just not a big fan of this dress on her. Michelle Williams looks like the most beautiful woman in the world and and she has the talent to play the part that is why she won Best Actress in a musical for her performance in My Week with Marilyn. Marilyn would not approve of this dress had she been alive to this day. It is a beautiful dress for someone a little older but not for her. I want the old Michelle back, the glamorous rising star who showed up at the 2006 Oscars with then-husband Heath Ledger wearing a marigold Vera Wang creation looking like Old Hollywood. (photo here: http://www.marieclaire.com/cm/marieclaire/images/Ue/michelle-williams-vera-wang-large-new.jpg

2. Speaking of marigold, the beautiful Paula Patton arrived in a bright yellow dress that screams, “LOOK AT ME!” by Monique Lhullier, one of my favorite designers. I love the structure of the gown and the color works wonders on her caramel complexion but I would have liked this better and it would have even made it on my Top 10 Best Dressed if it was cinched more on her waist to show off her lovely figure. But what the heck, she looked happy in her dress! 

3. The oh-so beautiful and very talented Natalie Portman showed up at the Golden Globes wearing a fuchsia Lanvin long gown with a maroon fold just above the bust. First of all, I do not like the maroon and fuchsia pairing. The fabric folds around her waist in an unflattering manner as if she has a bun in the oven and it looks a bit like a shiny wrapper. We have seen Natalie Portman in better gowns than this even when she really had a bun in the oven.

4. Freida Pinto, another lovely lovely lady, graced the red carpet in a cerulean princess-style Prada gown. It was age appropriate and it cinched her waist but I thought it was a little boring. 

5. Mila Kunis in Christian Dior. Now this is a girl who proved she can wear color and she opted to go for a black and blah gown this time around? Do not get me wrong, she is a stunning girl and the Dior gown is equally stunning but I prefer not to put them together. One of my favorite red carpet looks from here was when she arrived at last year’s Golden Globes wearing a regal emerald Vera Wang gown. I also love her gold laurel cuffs. (See photo here: http://www.innewstoday.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Mila_Kunis_golden_globe_best_dressed.jpg) I was floored when she wore that romantic lavender chiffon and lace gown from the Elie Saab Haute Couture Spring 2011 Collection to the 2011 Academy Awards. (See photo here: http://data.whicdn.com/images/11886935/Mila-Kunis-in-Elie-Saab_large.jpg) 

6. I had mixed feelings the moment I saw Piper Perabo walked the red carpet in that sheer bone-colored Theyskens Theory gown. Initially I liked it, then they had to take a close up shot. The fabric was really sheer and perhaps because of the color, it looked a lot like a plastic bubble. Then she had to give all kinds of freaky faces and crazy poses on the red carpet while the photographers are busy shooting away. At that point, I just could not take it anymore. (Here is a photo to prove it: http://ph.cdn.photos.upi.com/view/03d7632662e8abf53a59e2b0185ca733/Piper-Perabo-arrives-at-the-69th-annual-Golden-Globe-Awards-in-Beverly-Hills-California.jpg)

7. Sarah Michelle Gellar showed up in a blue and white Monique Lhullier which, according to her, was hand-picked by her daughter. That explains it.

8. I love Zooey Deschanel but I just hate her in this dress! She is so quirky, young, and fun to even think of wearing something so serious and drab. This gown is for someone older. And do not get me started on the tuxedo nails. 

9. Madonna in Reem Acra. Well, at least she left the bunny ears at home. http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/madonna-louis-vuitton-met-gala-2009.jpg

10. Ladies and gents, we have a tie! Jessica Biel in Elie Saab and Amanda Peet in Marc Jacobs. Both incredibly stunning women in the creations of the world’s most sought-after designers and both looking rather matronly at the 2012 Golden Globes. Lay off the frou-frou for the next 10 years, ladies. 

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