Comments on A Dress A Day: Oh, yeah, weren't the Oscars last night?

Ooh, I do love Miley Cyrus's dress...it is very mo...

2008-04-22T14:35:00.000-05:00

Ooh, I do love Miley Cyrus's dress...it is very modest and age-appropriate!

I didn't watch the Oscars either.Helen Mirren is a...

2008-03-03T23:51:00.000-06:00

I didn't watch the Oscars either.

Helen Mirren is about 10 times hotter than most of the young Hollywood starlets combined. That red is amazing.

Helen Mirren is my 'how to clean up good' hero. Sh...

2008-03-02T16:23:00.000-06:00

Helen Mirren is my 'how to clean up good' hero.
She is the age-appropriate hotness. She has the look of just being classy/elegant/gorgeous and not working at it at all.
Frump and/or dowdy trespass here not one nanometer.
I so want to be like her when I grow up!

I didn't watch the oscars but did the red carpet. ...

2008-02-29T15:47:00.000-06:00

I didn't watch the oscars but did the red carpet. I liked Katherine Heigl and Miley Cyrus in red. I was too distracted with Jennifer Garner's face to appreciate the fashion - it looked really plastic, like she has had work done, which i hope was just poor make up application as she is a natural beauty and doesn't need fancy tricks.
Loved Helen Mirren as always. Red seemed to be choice du jour, which is great as i love red.

Hi Erin! I have to say that as much as I don't li...

2008-02-29T13:14:00.000-06:00

Hi Erin! I have to say that as much as I don't like Renee Zellweger--she has this weird walk and does all this unnatural posing which doesn't look good on such a short woman, and who is kind of unfeminine in her muscle definition--I couldn't get her dress out of my mind. There was some kind of swirly silver magic going on casting a spell on me.

Helen Mirren does dress well, although I think hon...

2008-02-27T23:22:00.000-06:00

Helen Mirren does dress well, although I think honestly her gene pool had a little help, ...but I don't blame her at all. As long as you still look like you - no problem.

I also think Julie Christie's gloves were actually a self-conscious age thing. You cannot hide old arms and especially hands. Diane Keaton (who I love) does the same thing. There is no way to really fix old hands.

Totally agree on the too skinny thing. I live in LA amongst these people. They are scary thin. Keep in mind that the camera adds weight. All the wardrobe extras in the second hand stores go up to maybe size 4 - for the fat actresses. Too thin ages very badly.

How funny that Helen and Julie - both in their 60s were the best looking gals out there!

what a great day to realize that you add metadata ...

2008-02-27T21:52:00.000-06:00

what a great day to realize that you add metadata captions to all your photos!

Yes, Helen Mirren and Julie Christie look great. T...

2008-02-26T21:21:00.000-06:00

Yes, Helen Mirren and Julie Christie look great. The younger set could learn a lot from them.

Anne Hathaway is no beauty (horsey faced) and the cut of her dress is awful, but at least she got the color right.

I think this is the best Calista Flockhart has ever looked. Good job. Harrison Ford could use a hair stylist, though.

What appalled me was the Danial Day-Lewis' wifes g...

2008-02-26T21:04:00.000-06:00

What appalled me was the Danial Day-Lewis' wifes gown, WHAT is with that huge fake brooch and the red 'pointsettas' on her shoulders?!?

Okay--love most of the dresses and the fact that t...

2008-02-26T18:13:00.000-06:00

Okay--love most of the dresses and the fact that these influential women are dressing in a beautiful and appropriate style for GLAMOR!! But God help us--some of those women are plain ol' bony ugly scrawny! Why are we still worshiping at the altar of thinner is better?

It's amazing to see how great helen Mirren always ...

2008-02-26T16:16:00.000-06:00

It's amazing to see how great helen Mirren always looks! A perfect example of a not-so-perfect beauty. Someone with character and style instead. And the sleeves, like last year, cover up what she said are "old arms". Just fabulous any way you look at it.

but I think Anne Hathaway is stunning! Agree with...

2008-02-26T13:10:00.000-06:00

but I think Anne Hathaway is stunning! Agree with Midge about the dark hair, white skin, red dress effect - Anne makes it look elegant, not cliche. And I really like the drapey stuff over the simple lines of her gown.
When I have a hard time falling asleep, I design Oscar dresses in my head for my beautiful friends that I am itching to dress :)

It just occured to me that I think there was so mu...

2008-02-26T11:46:00.000-06:00

It just occured to me that I think there was so much red on the red carpet because this February is "Wear a Red Dress for Cancer Awareness Month" or something.

Helen Mirren - wow. If I saw that dress on a hang...

2008-02-26T11:01:00.000-06:00

Helen Mirren - wow. If I saw that dress on a hanger I'd think, "meh." But on her it's perfect!--for her coloring, her figure, her age and stature. I like how, though of course she's thin, she doesn't look starved or dried out, as so many American actresses do (nor does Julie Christie). Which reminds me of that quote attributed to Catherine Deneuve (who I also think looks much more beautiful at "un certain age" than she ever did as a pretty young thing), the one about how after a certain age you have to choose between your face and your ass. Anyway, it's great to see examples of aging gracefully and maintaining a sense of personal style, as both Mirren and Christie do - thanks for the inspiration, ladies!

I'm so glad that red was the "it" color. The ruby...

2008-02-26T08:59:00.000-06:00

I'm so glad that red was the "it" color. The ruby color of Helen Mirren's dress was fabulous. That dress was amazing.

And did anyone else catch Regis calling Javier Bardem "Xavier Bardem?" We cracked up.

And I'll agree -- Marion Cotillard was beautiful.

I didn't watch the Oscars, but, yes, I Googled the...

2008-02-26T07:49:00.000-06:00

I didn't watch the Oscars, but, yes, I Googled the dresses. I loved Helen Mirren's and Katherine Heigl's dresses. I hated Keri Russell's, though. I honestly don't think she's that pretty in the first place but that (lack of) color made her look tubercular and the strapless bodice is very unflattering.

I saw something recently in some fashion magazine ...

2008-02-26T07:18:00.000-06:00

I saw something recently in some fashion magazine or other about the ridiculous extra diet-and-fitness efforts that actresses make in the month or so leading up to awards season. It's sad, of course, but it also explains why these gorgoeus women often look severe and underfed when you could swear they looked (for hollywood) normal in their last film.

I am pining for the return of sleeves and straps. Strapless dresses have to either A. Cut into the top of the brest producing a weird effect that I think draws attention to the armpit, or B. Be so structured that it could stand up on its own without the actresses help and look exactly the same.

I'll just be alone in my 'I love Cameron Diaz's "I just ran off the beach and threw on a gown" look' corner. I do think she's cute. And I think her hair looked much prettier than say, Hillary Swank's or Anne Hathaway's.

well said Erin ,well said

2008-02-26T03:59:00.000-06:00

well said Erin ,well said

I just love your blog and I am anti-lurkers, so he...

2008-02-26T03:48:00.000-06:00

I just love your blog and I am anti-lurkers, so here's my comment on your Oscars post. Julie Christie's glove thingies - what was she thinking? I give her a tick for DIY but a X for awarenesss of figure and age appropriate styling. Otherwise I think your comments are pretty spot on, except poor Ann Hathaway who looked quite ethereal in my opinion, with that exquisite skin, dark hair and the blood of the dress.

keri russell forgot to put on her dress - she's we...

2008-02-25T23:39:00.000-06:00

keri russell forgot to put on her dress - she's wearing the boned lining! Maybe they ran out of time...

Perfectly said!

2008-02-25T20:47:00.000-06:00

Perfectly said!

I hated Jennifer Gardner's lipstick color (zombie ...

2008-02-25T20:43:00.000-06:00

I hated Jennifer Gardner's lipstick color (zombie lips) and her hair. It looked almost as bad as Cameron Diaz's hair. And that was truly dreadful.

Loved the reds, loved Calista's dress, loved Marion's dress, and even more important than her dress--although I give her made props for designing it herself--was Julie Christie's hair. It was fabulous.

When I grow up I want to look like Helen Mirren. A...

2008-02-25T20:01:00.000-06:00

When I grow up I want to look like Helen Mirren. And yes, Jon Stewart's jokes were kinda lame, but he +totally+ redeemed himself when he took the "screw the schedule" route and brought the adorable Marketa Irglova (best song co-writer) out so she could make her acceptance speech.

Okay, Callista Flockhart is just skinney, and that...

2008-02-25T18:39:00.000-06:00

Okay, Callista Flockhart is just skinney, and that gown is exactly right for her - gives her substance and form. And how can you have a more stunning accesory on your arm than Harrison Ford? Well, the man needs a haircut, but the gray is great.

Thank you for showing us the beautiful gowns. Ther...

2008-02-25T17:58:00.000-06:00

Thank you for showing us the beautiful gowns. There are maybe 80-gazillion websites showing us what was ugly (in their opinions), so thank you for this breath of fresh air. :)