Understated Golden Globes

                                                          

Best

1. Eva Mendez, not that I love her as an actress but I thought she looked impeccably styled last night.  Her Dior gown  paired with the overstated turquoise Van Cleef and Arpels necklace seemed to complement each other perfectly.   It is something I probably never would have put together but that looked ravishing.

2.  Maggie Gyllenhaal, for having the guts to wear a print.  It is definitely hard to pull that off on the red carpet, but she did so spectacularly.  She paired the eccentric cold shouldered Lanvin dress with beautiful Fred Leighton earrings.   She always takes chances, and this one definitely paid off.

3.  Cameron Diaz, is my third place pick.  Shockingly enough, because as an actress she kind of bugs me and I think that she is a tad overrated.  With that being said, I though she looked positively radiant, like a real life barbie doll (in a good way).  Her cotton candy pink Chanel dress seemed oddly elegantly understated.  It was paired with beautiful turquoise jewelry that made her eyes pop.  

Now for the dish:

Worst

1. Renee Zellweger, as per usual she chose a Carolina Herrera gown, but this time, it did not work.  It seemed to choke her frail frame in a Addams Family kind of way.  And is it just me, or her eyes getting smaller every day?  It boggles my mind to think she can actually see out of those little slits.

2. Drew Barrymore, ok, so the dress wasn't that horrible although I did not love it.  What was really horrible to me was her country star, glamour shot, Jon Benet Ramsey-esque hair and makeup.  As cute and bubbly as she is, last night's whole ensemble did not work.

3. Olivia Wilde, her Reem Acra dress looked like a little girl who was playing dress up.  As opposed to Cameron's dress, this was a barbie doll dress gone wrong.

Runners up:

Eva Longoria

Amy Adams

Kate Beckinsale

Boring:

Blake Lively's navy blue Nina Ricca

 

One last thing:

Although Jennifer Lo's Marchesa dress was gorgeous, I thought that it felt a tad inappropriate last night.  With the recession in full swing and the state of the world in a bit of shambles, I felt like the theme to all of the dresses was UNDERSTATED elegance, not flashy and opulent.  Of course, that would not be in her true style considering she always seems to make a splash on the red carpet.