Starry Night: See all the hits and misses of the 2006 Golden Globes!
The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat “(the groping claws of an overly enthusiastic fashion guru …). This old adage seemed particularly appropriate at the 63rd Annual Golden Globes, a night full of stars of dazzling ups and downs, devastating lows, and a vast middle ground of whatever. But we’re not talking about statuettes here; we’re talking about style. And if the Balloons are any indication of what we can expect to see at next month’s Oscars, Most celebrities will play it safe, with timeless silhouettes and tried-and-true colors, however, as the following outfits demonstrate, anything can and will happen on the red carpet.
Best in Show
The black-clad ladies took the show, representing three of the strongest ensembles of the night. The eternally elegant Reneé Zellweger looked stunning in an asymmetrical silk chiffon dress with slits to the end by Carolina Herrera. The coup de grace? A vintage Van Cleef & Arpels brooch fastened out of the center (as fashionistas should demand by now) on one of the back straps of the dress. Charlize Theron, another red carpet favorite, looked gorgeous in not-so-basic black. Her flirty Dior dress, a short nude color combination with a black lace overlay, might have attracted another wearer in Mr. Blackwell, but Theron pulled it off gracefully, wearing the tiny shirt with a sparkling Cartier bracelet. Completing the colorless trio was Natalie Portman in vintage Chanel: the strapless, ribbon-belted dress, worn without jewelry, looked made for wit, earning extra points for sporting the pixie, a hairstyle from only the prettiest stars. can lead with poise.
Equally popular, white produced a variety of romantic styles. One of the night’s biggest winners, Felicity Huffman, surpassed the field in a Greek goddess Marchesa dress with a ruched bust and beaded straps. Equally luminous was Kate Beckinsale in an angelic floor-length Dior gown with a ruffled neckline and dramatic tiered hem (although her oversized emerald drop earrings were widely criticized, we thought they added an original touch to an otherwise might have looked dated). In a sea of fitted silhouettes, Sandra Oh was especially stunning in a sophisticated off-white Collette Dinnigan dress with a draped back. Although we weren’t in love with Keira Knightley’s tasseled rope belt, she was a vision nonetheless in a flawless white Valentino with vintage Cartier jewelry (the knickknacks alone were reportedly worth an estimated $ 3 million ). And while Gwyneth Paltrow, who was very pregnant, was condemned everywhere for her fashion choice, we thought she looked gorgeous in her creamy Balenciaga lace.
Just when the night seemed completely devoid of color, several stars brought out all the stops in a rainbow of striking hues, the most vibrant of which was Ziyi Zhang’s ethereal lime green Armani with a train sweeping the floor. Evangeline Lilly looked fresh and radiant in an empire-waisted emerald green Elie Saab, while Rachel Weisz sparkled in a bronze Donna Karen, proving that pregnancy dresses don’t have to be boring. Desperate wives Eva Longoria and Nicolette Sheridan redeemed themselves from past transgressions on the red carpet in a red Bob Mackie dress and an elegant navy blue Armani dress, respectively. Kyra Sedgwick wore a strikingly stylish chocolate brown Bottega Veneta, while Emmy Rossum, who is rarely wrong, looked lovely in a sheer mocha Dior number (we also adored Celine’s red dress she wore a week earlier at the Critics’ Choice Awards ).
Fire the stylist
But like all good things, the wardrobe splendor came to an end, and most of the night’s worst missteps could be attributed to golden globes of another sort. Perhaps most disconcerting was Pamela Anderson’s splendid Bill Blass, which emphasized, rather than downplayed, the bomb’s paranormal proportions. Cheerful in the image but apparently not in the cleavage, Drew “Born Free” Barrymore was a mess in Gucci jade without the much-needed support garment (a hardship he shared with Lisa Rinna, who recklessly sported a crystal-encrusted dress cut to length). the waist) . Seemingly afflicted by the opposite dilemma, Scarlett Johansson looked more bust than beauty in a gravity-defying red Valentino. Spilled respectively in their second-skin Escada and Chanel dresses, Geena Davis and Mariah Carey’s brothel breasts appeared to be on the verge of exploding. (They both could have followed the lead of Queen Latifah, a woman bigger than either of them, who always chooses figure-flattering dresses, that night, a gorgeous Carmen Marc Valvo dressed in teal.)
However, the riddles of division weren’t the only reason some stars seemed more radiant than dazzling. Well in theory, Heidi Klum’s national costume dress ended up looking like a formless rejection of Project Runway, while Terri Hatcher’s gleaming fishtail Versace somehow looked like a stale Vegas scene. Mandy Moore’s strapless black number could have been classy if it hadn’t been complemented by an overly casual super long bead chain. Debra Messing and Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas donned dresses that, while otherwise elegant, looked extremely relaxed for the red carpet. And finally, there was Reese Witherspoon: not only did Chanel’s vintage dress fail to fit the star properly through the bodice; marked the second déjà-snafu of the fashion house night (apparently, Portman’s dress, like Witherspoon’s, was previously showcased on the red carpet by Kirsten Dunst).