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Insta-Poll: Sarah Jessica Parker -- Fashion Victim?
Dress-gate: Sarah Jessica Parker arrives at last week's "Sex and the City" premiere in New York. At the time, she had no idea of the scandal that would erupt over her gown. (Getty Images) After the whole London premiere debacle, well, we didn't know what to expect, did we? Perhaps in the scant days since that overseas premiere, the dreaded acorn headdress might have sprouted into an oak sapling or at least attracted a hungry squirrel. But no. SJP didn't let us down this time. She was a vision in yards and yards of shimmering metallic fabric. A perfect dress -- a gown outré enough to suit Carrie Bradshaw but classically beautiful enough to hug Sarah Jessica Parker's diminutive frame without overwhelming her sparkling personality. All was well with our "Sex and the City" goddess and her ever-watchful fan base -- until eagle-eyed editors realized they'd seen that Nina...
By Liz | June 3, 2008; 10:28 AM ET | Comments (0)
For Gwyneth Paltrow, Change is Afoot
Gwyneth Paltrow, left, in 2006 and, right, with 'Iron Man' co-star Robert Downey Jr. in Rome today. (AP Photos) We've lambasted Gwyneth Paltrow here -- at pretty much every opportunity -- for her insouciance, her doofy baby-naming habit (Apple, Moses) her proclivity for sticking her foot in her mouth (comments about preferring to live in England where people are wittier). But, strive as we must to keep everything in our shallow comfort zone, today's focus on Gwynnie is all about looks, baby. Like a couture butterfly emerging from a hippy-dippy chrysalis, recent snaps of Paltrow are heavy on va-va-voom. She's turned in her long, straight, parted-in-the-middle hair-did for a flouncier, bouncier shoulder-brushing hairdo. Where she once exuded a quiet, granola-fied class -- Ralph Lauren meets hemp -- now there's nothing subtle or soft about her look. And she's been rocking some may-jor heels lately, even at the risk of...
By Liz | April 23, 2008; 10:42 AM ET | Comments (0)
Fashion Check: Liev's Chops -- Well Done or Overcooked?
Nothing says Civil War reenactor or "I'm starring in a period piece" like good old muttonchops. On men, that is. For women, a busty decolletage would be the equivalent. For Liev Schreiber, pictured below with the lovely Naomi Watts, the chops are perhaps an unfortunate side effect of his role as Sabretooth in the currently filming "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." Sabretooth is apparently possessed of a superhuman ability to heal from all wounds and "acute senses of sight, hearing, smell, and taste." Sabretooth's blindspot, it would seem, is fashion sense. Rule of thumb: facial hair should not cover more than 40 percent of one's face. It may become an obstacle, rendering other fashion missteps invisible, such as a suit that goes all moiré when photographed or videotaped. Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber at the Australian premiere of 'Iron Man.' (AP) Polling courtesy twiigs.com....
By Liz | April 14, 2008; 10:42 AM ET | Comments (45)
And Now, a Word or Two About David Schwimmer
Remember when David Schwimmer ruled Must See TV as a major, if slightly sappy and unlikely, heartthrob? Some of us -- certainly not me -- coo'ed and ahhhed over his years-long courtship of Jennifer Aniston's Rachel on "Friends." (Here's a particularly barfy montage of their love affair.) He was a paleontologist, he had a pet monkey, he never gave up, he was so sweet. Blech. The fashion-challenged David Schwimmer. (AP) Don't get me wrong. I like the guy okay. He totally had a handle on playing a schlumpy, depressed romantic. But his post-"Friends" career has been limited to voice work in the animated feature "Madagascar" and mercy directing a couple of episodes of "Joey." Until now. Friday marks his debut as a feature film director. Sadly, no longer assisted by network stylists, Schwimmer is more heartache than heartthrob. So, being that I'm in a magnanimous kind of mood today, a...
By Liz | March 24, 2008; 11:42 AM ET | Comments (46)
Mary-Kate Olsen Raided My Memory
Mary-Kate Olsen and Arden Wohl at the American Museum of Natural History's Annual Winter Dance. (Getty Images) I know Celebritology readers aren't big fans of critical takedowns of celebs caught in a bad photo moment and I could never hope to out-Fug the Fug Girls, but when I saw this picture of Mary-Kate Olsen cross the wires, well, I knew it was incumbent upon me to say something. Because this photo contains concrete evidence of the lengths to which Mary-Kate will go to further her diabolical scheme to drive me insane. Mary-Kate Olsen is a shape shifter, a fashion faux pas of the first order and, now, guilty of ransacking my memory banks to find new and twisted ways in which to accoutre her diminutive frame. The evidence: 1. Mary-Kate is wearing my grandmother's mink stole, the one that spent several years stashed in an attic crawlspace with other...
By Liz | March 13, 2008; 10:42 AM ET | Comments (0)
Skin Deep: A Trio of Questionable Celeb Looks
I know. You're expecting to settle in for your weekly Highbrow dose. Highbrow will return in two weeks. In the meantime, step right up for a peek at a selection of celeb-curiosities. Below, behold fashion victims, freaks of nature and unruly follicles. Mary-Kate, Fashion Plate (AP) Don't look now, but here's Mary-Kate Olsen sporting yet another questionable ensemble. This time the diminutive multi-millionaire paired the bottom half of a Morticia Addams costume with what looks to be a large mens' V-neck T-Shirt. She added the coup de grace with a massive blinged-out (sorry Kanye) cross, earning herself a title as the wackiest wardrobe mashup artist to grace the red carpet since Bai Ling. See more of Mary-Kate's transgressions at gofugyourself.com. Neck Hair, Anyone? (AP) We love Seth Rogan. He makes schlumpy cool. He added an extra bit of slacker-fab to "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," totally kicked butt in this summer's "Knocked...
By Liz | August 2, 2007; 10:43 AM ET | Comments (27)
Fashion Victim: Mary-Kate Olsen
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Mary-Kate Olsen in a goth feather duster. (Getty Images) Hey Cate Blanchett and Kirsten Dunst (see Morning Mix), you're not the only ones who can rock the Costume Institute red carpet with a really gnarly ensemble! Behold Mary-Kate Olsen, who had Big Bird's carcass dyed special for the occasion, then crawled into it for warmth. Not content to confine her animalistic urges to ornithological inspiration, this New York Times-dubbed "fashion star" also recently stepped out in this belted leopard print drapery panel to celebrate Kate Moss's new fashion line (check out the shoes, too). Entertain yourself for minutes on end with Mary-Kate and Ashley's greatest fashion hits....
By Liz | May 9, 2007; 10:41 AM ET | Comments (17)
Busting Hollywood's Double Standard Wide Open
We spend a lot of time here talking about hair styles, fashion flubs, physical attributes and such. But, not surprisingly, when we get on the "What was X thinking?" trip, "X" usually equals a female celebrity. (For instance, this morning's links to some seriously gnarly pictures of Christina Aguilera and Sharon Stone.) Jack Black bares his rack in 'Nacho Libre.' (Paramount Pictures) If you're into this kind of entertainment (i.e. pointing and laughing at the expense of others with too much money and too little taste), you probably -- like me -- have a well-worn Go Fug Yourself bookmark, too. (If you're not familiar with it, Fug bloggers Heather and Jessica viciously, yet hilariously, rip fashion-challenged starlets to shreds daily). Again, though, a quick scan of the "Frequent Offenders" menu reveals categories for 25 women and zero men. Not much of a revelation, I know, in a world where women...
By Liz | March 7, 2007; 10:43 AM ET | Comments (65)
