Have we ever mentioned how much we love awards season? Well, we do. And the Golden Globes, with its seemingly bottomless bottles of Moet and more irreverent attitude than the Oscars, is one of the season’s most entertaining. Last night’s 70th annual show was hosted by the amazing, amazing, amazing Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, and featured all the drama, hilarity and fashion we’ve come to expect.
We’ll get to the fashion in a moment, but first we need to give props to Fey and Poehler for demonstrating how to be cheeky and funny, while still respecting (most) of the people in the room (too bad for you, James Cameron and James Franco). Ricky Gervais, take note: this is how you do it without pissing off Harvey Weinstein.
Tangerine Tango
FASHION Magazine’s Paige Dzenis tweeted “suck it Emerald Green, Tangerine Tango is still happening.” It certainly did look like Pantone’s 2012 colour of the year was alive and well last night, with Marion Cotillard (in Dior), Jennifer Lawrence (also in Dior) and Claire Danes (rocking an insane post-baby bod in Atelier Versace) all sporting the shade. We’d have to elect Danes the winner of this colour battle, with Cotillard coming in a close second. Lawrence’s breast detailing was a bit too distracting for our liking. That being said, Lawrence did offer one of the most quotable speeches of the night (“I beat Meryl!”).
Class Acts/Open Backs
In a sea of strapless, there’s something so elegant about Julianne Moore (in custom Tom Ford) and Naomi Watts (in Zac Posen) in their long-sleeved, open back dresses. Each dress featured elegant detailing that landed them both on our best dressed list. We loved the graphic black and white colour-blocking of Moore’s dress – such a far cry from the dowdy outfits she wore in her winning portrayal of Sarah Palin.
Arm Candy
While neither Rachel Weisz nor Emily Blunt won their award categories last night, they both scored big in the “dreamy husband” category. Truth be told, we’d probably be OK with losing too if we had Daniel Craig or John Krasinski to console us. These two duos top our “hottest couple” list, with Weisz/Craig just edging out Blunt/Krasinski. Because let’s be real, James Bond > Jim Halpert.
Aubergine Nightmares
We screamed with joy when Lena Dunham won Best Actress In A Comedy Series and then again when Girls took home the prize for Best Comedy Series. As an office full of 20-something women, we have serious amounts of pride for Dunham and her accomplishments. That may be why we were a bit disappointed to see her in that aubergine-hued taffeta (by Zac Posen). To be fair, we also hated the colour on Taylor Swift (in Donna Karen).
No Nomination, No Problem
Hollywood red carpet outfits, particularly at big award shows, aren’t necessarily known to be the most fashion-forward. That’s why we were especially delighted by Kerry Washington and Lucy Liu last night. Maybe not being nominated takes the pressure off and allows one to experiment a bit more? In any case, Washington’s sheer, beaded Miu Miu was a show-stopper (we can’t say we were quite as enamoured by her hair though). Liu took a risk with a floral patterned Carolina Herrera and, while some people are slagging the look, we quite liked it. Besides, we’ll take a bold floral over princess-y sequins any day.
Oh Hells No
Over in the “what the heck was your stylist thinking?” category, we have Halle Berry (in Versace) and Giuliana Rancic (in Celia Kritharicti). While Berry’s bod pretty much allows her to wear anything at all, we still couldn’t get on board with her oddly patterned and slashed dress. Meanwhile, Rancic’s ill-fated attempt at goth left us shaking our heads. Perhaps she should’ve taken a cue from Julianna Margulies on how to do lacy and black best.
*All photos c/o Just Jared, unless otherwise noted.
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