What's your all-time favorite red carpet dress?

Rose. Perpetual rape victim.

The costume designer for "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" made herself a gown out of AmEx cards. That was cool.

Not this one.

Renee Zellweger 2001 Oscars

OP to each his own. It's impressive and pretty but it's also tablecloth adjacent.

Kate Winslet 2002

Marion Cotillard had a top-flight Oscar gown.

If you know you deserve to win, go all out!

Lady Gaga 2015

She even brought her kitchen gloves.

Well, Hello!

Cate Blanchett Armani 2016

I like OP’s dress. Thinking that it made worst-dressed lists makes me realize I don’t understand fashion. Help me, Tim Gunn.

Nicole Kidman

Faye Dunaway 1968 Oscars

While not ultra glamorous, I've always like the Sharon Stone outfit.

For glamour, I'd go with Audrey Hepburn in 1954 or as much as I hate to say it, the JLaw dress when she tripped.

This was horrible and yet divine.

And 1975, right before she blimped out on her farm.

Claire Danes's 2010 Emmys gown by Armani Privé

Another hideously fabulous Nolan Miller. She looks like a cartoon princess.

I've never understood why R12's dress gets so much love. It's an ugly color and an unremarkable cut.

Now THIS is a yellow dress with a fabulous color and memorable cut!

R12 is my favourite Oscar dress of all time.

Viva John Galliano.

Nicole Kidman 2011 Oscars Christian Dior

My God. What a mess.

This thread reminds me of the Bob Mackie thread with a link to an interview with him. He talked about the difference between fashion and costume. Looking a the photos here, I think I finally understand the difference between the two. The dresses I like look comfortable and flattering to the actress. There are other outfits that just call attention to themselves, the actress is, essentially, a hanger for the fabric. I'm not fan of that approach to dressing someone. The Kate Winslet photo particularly attractive.

STAH.

Gowns ? Strictly for mere mortals. The white suit Jolie wore to the AA, is my fave Red Carpet choice.

Don't forget me! It's literal anal rape I haven't been mentioned.

I also vote for R12, Kidman in that embroidered number. It is beautiful.

This was a WOW when I first saw it

That's a gorgeous color on her, r27.

Damn truncated threads. I thought it said, "What's your all-time favorite red car?"

Lupita in a dress made from PEARLS!!!

At the time her publicist claimed the pearls were genuine, but let's get real.

Anne Hathaway Met Ball 2013

Anne was so skinny then.

R30, couturiers have for centuries sewn jewels onto special occasion dresses which are removed after it has been worn. Sometimes a copy of the jewel(s) replaces.

Galiano part 2

Another vote for R12. Unusual color, beautiful embroidery, very striking.

I always remember this dress worn by Michelle Williams. It was the color that stands out.

Loretta's topiary chic at the 1948 Oscars

Hilary Swank

Evangeline Lilly, 2006 Golden Globes. Great color, lovely iridescent fabric, and it fits well. So many red carpet dresses fit like crap.

^Whoops, wrong link for Evangeline Lilly's dress. Here it is:

I liked this look on Ann Hathaway.

Halle Berry, 1996 Oscars, Valentino

Halle Berry, 2002 Oscars, Elie Saab

R41 - It’s a bit revealing for my taste, but Anne lols stunning in it.

Looks, not lols.

Ann and Cate Blanchett have nice slim figures for red carpet dresses. Ann again in Marchesa, Oscars 2008.

R43, that was one of the tackiest gowns ever. Looks like a swimsuit with a tacky wrap.

Zendaya, Met Gala 2017

Grace Kelly 1955 Oscars

Zendaya is hard to beat but this is my fav even though I detest the owner

I love the Vintage Valentino dresses.

Are they the original dresses or copies?

And once again, Meryl manages to look like someone's Aunt Ida on her way to a bar mitzvah, determined to not count Weight Watchers' points today.

Oh. Dear.

Marilyn, Oscars 1951

Inspired by.... a moss-covered tree trunk, perhaps?

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And, at last, Meryl is perfectly, appropriately attired....

To serve as High Priestess in a satanic Black Mass.

Words.... fail.

Angelina in black leather before Brangelina

Cate Blanchett and Nicole Kidman usually look pretty good.

R58, Kim Basinger designed that dress herself with the help of her then squeeze, Prince.

Emma Stone, Elie Saab, Oscars 2015

Jackie Kennedy, Met Gala 1979

R38 I hate Cate Blanchett’s Galliano dress. She was trying to have a Nicole Kidman moment but it looked like a denim peasant dress. Her hair and makeup were shit as well.

Cher 1974 Met Gala

R54 Marilyn and that dress are stunning and timeless.

I loved Zendaya's Joan of Arc-inspired dress at this year's Met Gala. And that bob haircut looked great on her.

ick...that looks more like a costume.

Liz at the Oscars in the 1950....can't see the dress but that face.

I have to confess that I think Blake Lively could wear a hessian sack and still make it look effortlessly beautiful. She rocks every red carpet she steps on.

So much for Lift & Separate, R55.

What's the point of those long, and I assume, detachable, trains of more material?

More is less.

Susan Sarandon in D&G when she won the Oscar. What I liked best is that the etallic bronz matched her hair color exactly.

Forgot to add about r59 pic of AJ which I'd never seen before:

I know she's hated. I believe all the rotten things written about with respect to her break-up with Pitt and her phony image building.

Nevertheless, NOBODY, within the last 25 years has ruled the Red Carpet like Angelina Jolie

Done. Over. Bow down with me, bitches.

Mila Kunis

Emma Watson

Claire Danes

Uma Thurman 1995 Oscars

R77 wins the thread!

That dress was so simple, yet so absolutely stunning.

Renee Zellweger in Carolina Herrera 2008 Oscars

I have so many Met Gala picks I can’t just choose one. The Oscar red carpet? Not so much. I liked Gwenyth Paltrow’s white number with the cape about five years ago. I liked Nicole Kidman’s blue dress (last year) but a lot of people hated it.

Audrey Hepburn 1954 Oscars

Faye Dunaway 1968

Gwyneth

It's harder for a full-figured woman to pull off this look. This dress made it work.

Business at the top; party at the bottom.

Class all the way.

JLaw

Fan Bingbing, Cannes 2015

Amy Adams wore this to the Oscar afterparties one year, I remember it was infinitely lovelier than the dress she wore to the actual ceremony. I've never seen her look so good!

Sally Kirkland looking stunning in 2002.

I don't care for the veil.....

Indeed, r74. When I think of Angelina Jolie, I think timeless, unpretentious chic. She never lets the dress wear her.

R88 inageee that’s her best red carpet look but she looks like a cast member of Baywatch

R76 stop trolling

R94 LOL mostly it just reminds me of Scarlett.

Perfect for the theme.

Linda Evangelista Cannes 2008

Oh, I get it. The lower half of Gaga's outfit in R22 is supposed to be a vagina.

Not this one.

[quote] Marion Cotillard had a top-flight Oscar gown.

Her gowns are always the best.

R96- I did like that one.

Found this one when I was looking for another of Cate Blanchett's dresses.

Marcia Cross at the 2005 Emmys.

Claire Danes at the 1997 Oscars.

Patricia Arquette, also at the 1997 Oscars.

Funny Girl ’68

Pink nightmare

I love the back of Barbra's outfit from1968.

I love this dress, but her hairstyle is so awful.

Scarlett 2004

You can rarely find actresses posing on the red carpet with their dresses pre-1990's. They all had the good sense to wear furs, shawls or jackets because it was so darn cold. This "posing on the red carpet" in your strapless dress when it's 60 degrees outside is a relatively new phenomenon and just narcissistic crap.

Here is Lauren Hutton, wearing a formal gown but wearing a fur to keep her body warm.

Miss Cicely Tyson

Liz Taylor but also wearing a shawl

I do miss the good old days of red carpet fashion, when celebrities wore stuff that flattered them or which reflected their own taste, instead of being paid to wear whatever a designer wants to sell. Red carpets were a lot more fun before they became an industry, back in the day nobody took any interest except us old queens in training.

Remember when Joanne Woodward sewed her own gown? It's actually a pretty cool schmata, and she said she did all the embroidery herself.

I read that they made fun of her...but good for her.

Sophia Loren

Demi Moore in 1989 - she designed her own dress and the critics made fun of her. After that, she wore designer gowns.

Enuf with Liz Taylor! Geez!

Get a hold of yourself,, Liz has only been listed 3 times, some here have been listed twice or more.

But those shorts do look ridiculous, R120. You still have young women who take risks with their outfits and sometimes fall flat on their faces, eg. Gaga or Juliet Lewis with her hair, either because they want to be noticed or because they consider mainstream good taste too boring. There was the time Jennifer Lopez wore the sheer dress and you could clearly see her nipples. I assume it was the Oscars. Then there was the time Gwyneth Paltrow wore the droopy unflattering top with the black skirt.

R123 One of J.Lo's more memorable looks.

Rihanna

I have a stupid question - how do they make boobs stay in place in dresses like that famous J.Lo one at R124 and prevent them from falling out? Are they taped to the dress?

R126 Double sided tape.

Thanks for the pic, R124.

The JLo dress I was thinking of was Chanel at the 2001 Oscars.

R128 Wow.....i've never seen that one.

That is a lovely photo of Lauren Hutton at r114, very much of its time.

Hutton is drop dead chic there.

"My vote goes to DL fav Jessica Chastain's dress from the 2013 Oscars (it's Alexander McQueen). So gorgeous! "

Good lord...

Not sure how I feel about the shimmering gold gown, but I love the cape.

[quote] That's a gorgeous color on her, [R27].

And I was thinking just the opposite. Blue and green don't go well with dark skin.

Don't these trains get dirty? And they must all wear thongs with the slinky designs.

[quote] Blue and green don't go well with dark skin.

I beg to differ. It complements the dark skin, kind of gives her skin a more golden glow.

I hated that green dress, why not just go out there nude? I prefer this green dress of JLo's that complements her curves. Less is more.

Natalie Portman wearing Givenchy in 2008

Sonam Kapoor Cannes 2016

Definitely not this one.

Bella Hadid Cannes 2016

R141 Amateur!

Lol, R142. Outstanding. Looks like a hooker convention.

WOW, r125. Stunned.

I love Rihanna's style ; always, whether it's too much or perfection as in that red gown, red lips and classic hair.

[quote] I beg to differ. It complements the dark skin, kind of gives her skin a more golden glow.

Nah. Go with reds and golds if you want that glow. Green is deadly.

Natalie's dress at R139 is a work of art.

Lady Gaga 2019....it's going to blow your fucking mind!

Can't stand her, but Halle Berry's 2002 Oscar dress by Elie Saab. Impressive.

Please be kind. Some of us always have to dress for the red carpet as well as for the stage and closeup when receiving the award.

Amber Heard in Cannes 2014. The dress is simple but her hair and the overall look is fabulous.

R150 the hair is nice. She just needs to comb it.

Kristen Stewart – On The Road Premiere – Cannes 2012

Amber Heard wearing Zac Posen at the Met Gala 2012

R142

The only dress I actually remember was the blue suit that Jodie Foster wore when she won. She looked so lovely and smart.

Amber Heard had a lot of work done to her face over the years.

R156 Yes and her teeth too

“Nah. Go with reds and golds if you want that glow. Green is deadly.“ r145

The dress is a perfect blue shade and it sets her very dark skin tone off beautifully. It is the brightest shades of color that works best for her The below dress was fine but very ill fitted

R124 Forever 21 sells a knockoff of that dress.

R142??! Does anyone kniw the women or gross guy in r142?

Nicole Kidman in L’Wren Scott, 2013

That looks great on Nicole.

Dakota Johnson in Saint Laurent

Ruth Negga In Valentino

[quote]Does anyone kniw the women or gross guy in [R142]?

The picture is marked Dayane Mello and Giulia Salemi. I found a similar photo that says the guy is Matteo Manzini and they're at the premiere of "The Young Pope" at the Venice Festival 2016.

Brie Larson in Gucci (I know the hair is bad)

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Greta Gerwig In Rodarte

Nina Dobrev In Eli’s Saab

Eva Green - "The Salvation" premiere at 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival 2014

Shailene Woodley In Elie Saab

Megan Fox in Dolce and Gabbana

Dakota Johnson In Chanel

Alicia Vikander In Louis Vuitton

Blake Lively In Versace

Dakota Johnson In Gucci

Rose Byrne in Calvin Klein

Oh honey. That's just a little too desperate.

R178 What a whore!

Her parents must be very proud.

Kendall Jenner In Calvin Klein

Mae West did it first in the 1920s. Original see-through red carpet dress.

Soarise Ronan In Calvin Klein

Bette Midler

Cate Blanchett - Cannes 2018

This dress from Australian television's night of nights, our very own Golden Globes if you like, has been seared into my memory since 2005...

Oh, how I miss this.

Love how the Black Panther cast went all-in at their premiere(s)

[quote]Natalie's dress at R139 is a work of art.

I wanted to put a little variety into this thread, something a bit more avant garde.

[quote]R178 What a whore!

R167 mentioned they're yacht girls, ie. showing off their wares for rich men.

They're for sale, geez

what about this couple? I like his purple suit.

I remember when Beyonce wore this dress, designed by Michael Costello from Project Runway.

R 192, I'd like him better without the suit.

Selena Gomez in red leather dress, Louis Vuitton.

Alicia Vikander, Louis Vuitton

I might be alone with this one, but I love Björk's swan dress which was by Alexander McQueen.

OP's choice looks like something Melania would wear to a funeral.

Scarlett stuns in an Oscar de la Revolta

R185, Cate Blanchette's color by numbers dress is gorgeous; hadn't seen that before.

R199 Is that Bela Lugosi behind her?

R186 What the hell was Stephanie thinking?!

KStew doesn't look too bad here.

Miley

Miley 2

Not Bela Lugosi. It's Hollywood's biggest pussy hound.

That's the way K-Stew used to look like. Since she's come out and is herself, she looks like a fucking mess.

Claudia Schiffer, Met Gala 2009

Did someone say "yacht girl". A billion years ago when I was fresh and pretty, I looked lovely not the red carpet.

The gown isn't great, but I've got a great rack and look like a fun girl!

Speaking of Lilo, she made her first red carpet appearance after a long time 2 weeks ago at the MTV European music awards in Bilbao, Spain (she even presented an award and made a fool of herself by mispronouncing Bilbao as "Bilboa").

For a cracked out whore that she is, she actually looked pretty good.

Amal Clooney in John Galliano, Met Gala

Lilo's dress looks like something she picked up at Forever 21.

R211 thanks for the update! Poor Lilo lost her legs years ago. What a disaster. she has 50 something alcoholic party girl legs.

And lilo has a baby bump in the pic. But we know its coke or booze bloat.

Remember the good old days, when Kristen Stewart would occasionally clean up for the red carpet?

Octavia Spencer doesn't have a model's figure, but she always looks good on the red carpet and occasionally looks great.

Either she's got a terrific stylist, or she's got STYLE.

Tessa Thompson wore this somewhere or another last year. I think it's the most awesome dress ever!

FFS hope you’re trolling r218.

Ladies and gents, this is the best fashion thread in QUITE some time, like days of yore.

R12, I saw that very Galiano dress today at a comprehensive Dior exhibition at the Denver Art Museum. They somewhat strangely had the dress turned to the side, I guess so you could see the front and back but it really didn't do justice to either. Was still stunning, though. And the show was great.

Sienna Miller wearing Thakoon at the Met Gala 2015

^^^^

Oh Bjork, you whimsical free spirit, you.

Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Angelina Jolie at Golden Globes, 2048.

Renee Zellweger wearing Carolina Herrera in 2003

Carole Lombard from the 1930s. This dress style from 80 years ago could be worn today.

That is stunning R226.

Whenever I watch an old Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movie, I'm mesmerized with her dresses. I find old Hollywood Glamour fascinating.

[quote]I remember when Beyonce wore this dress, designed by Michael Costello from Project Runway.

This schamtta belonged on the Porn Awards Red Carpet. Taraaaashy.

Jane Fonda in Versace

You could have stopped after R12

That dress is the epitome of chic, Nicole knows how to wear couture. Some of these dresses are gorgeous, but not on the person wearing them.

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[quote]That dress is the epitome of chic, Nicole knows how to wear couture. Some of these dresses are gorgeous, but not on the person wearing them.

Looks like something in a Chinatown souvenir shop.

JLaw

Betty Gabriel

Amber Valletta Met Gala 1999

Nina Dobrev

Olivia de Havilland at the grand opening of the Luxor temple.

R239 is really a beautifully tailored dress!

Just the titty area could have been less pointy.

Superhero Sparkle

Underwood's one-shouldered Elie Madi minidress with cape sparkled in the light, showing off her toned figure and legs. She paired the look with with Arzano jewels and metallic Stuart Weitzman heels.

Charlize

R244 that's lovely. I don't love her make-up. Her face looks too unlike her brand.

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Stewart went ultraglam in Roberto Cavalli for the London premiere of Breaking Dawn Part 1 in November 2011.

DL fav Jess Chastain also gave us one of the fugliest red carpet dresses ever - what the fuck was she thinking with this one?! The color and the cut were both terrible. The look on the face of that woman behind her says it all.

Stewart tested the fashion-forward waters in a sequined J. Mendel gown, complete with a supersexy side slit, for the Hollywood premiere of Breaking Dawn Part 1 in November 2011.

I have to 2nd Lupita’s Oscar dress. It wasn’t perfect, but the color was spectacular and will be an Oscar dress to remember

Jessica Chastain

R249 I did it better

What happened to Kristen Stewart? She fired her stylist and got a butch lesbian to style her?

253 posts on a gay site and NO Madame le Presidente du Cameroun?!!!

R253 Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld happened

Owning a satin, floor-length, printed Proenza Schouler gown with lace-up sandals and moody eye makeup, Stewart evoked a vampire glamour unlike anyone before her at the 2011 Met Gala.

It needs some fitting but she made a lot more effort than le top Carla.

R254 she's bi and she's not butch

When the Obamas hosted the Chinese. This red dress was amazing.

FLOTUS's Shanghai Gesture / Chinese Whore House Madame number was impressive!

Rosemary Clooney's black gown in Whtie Christmas is a very favorite of mine. Not red carpet but worth looking at anyway.

Jennifer Lopez wearing Alexander McQueen Met Gala 2011

Helen Mirren - simple but so elegant

Kylie Jenner in Balmain Met Gala 2016

I like the one in R251

Kanye: poop jeans and bedazzled denim. The whore: Jiffy Pop Couture.

Please don’t forget Kim’s first Met appearance, wearing GIVENCHY

It's nice to see some beautiful ladies of color and/or non-size 2 types represented here. And the fabulous 40+ ladies.

Queen Latifah is a fave of mine and usually brings it to the red carpet and other public events. She almost always understands what looks good on her.

Another QL moment.

It's true, Helen Mirren looks stunning with incredible consistently.

I really hope all the ladies-of-a-certain-age use her as their fashion role model.

Simplicity is the soul of elegance.

I hate this no talent woke bitch but she killed it with this one

Jane rocks Versace in 2013.

Again... the power of a strong yellow. Very difficult to pull off, but do not underestimate its power. Color AND silhouette. And detail.

Yes, Queen Latifah always looks marvelous on the red carpet, she has the perfect plus-model's figure and knows how to use it.

The world would be a better place, if all the big gals used her as their fashion role model!

I'm sorry, R274, and every other person who's posted a picture of a white woman in bright yellow...

Bright yellow does NOT flatter white women.

If they wear bright yellow the color overwhelms them and they look faded, the dress wears them rather than vice versa, and no amount of makeup can help.

Witherspoon looks fine in yellow

Kristen Stewart in Dior

R277 Looks like it could malfunction.

Eva Green In Tom Ford

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Witherspoon's skin is not white white anymore she has orange-ish skin now

Stewart's dress I can't decide if it's yellow or green

It's yellow with a greenish tinge. Absolutely nobody looks good in that color, but the fashion industry was pushing it a few years ago.

If you have a slim figure, you can wear any color. Yellow is not a good color for overweight women.

Someone like Nicole Kidman look washed out in white colors. Her body looks anemic against the white.

Eva Mendes in Christian Dior at GG

Jessica Chastain sizzles in black

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Yellow is tricky but it depends on the shade and your hair and skin tones.

I think that's purple, R289.

Not a fan of Lupita in that pale blue chiffon gown. She cannot wear pastels. She looks best in jewel tones.

Agreed, r292.

Love ,love this.... but minus the tats

As much as I love the blank pix above, this illustrates my point better.

What sets Jolie apart from the rest is that she's "The Natural". Her gowns and pants suits seem to have emerged from her skin to adorn her for the moment and seem of little moment to her, because, is a bird showing off when it flies? I know, I know - I'll give myself a "Mary"!

Except for Fonda and Rihanna, Jolie doesn't have that amateur aura of everybody else pictured in this thread, that is the "dressed up", temporary, Prom Night look.

Joan Rivers was right when she, without joking, commented about Jolie's Red Carpet appearances on "Fashion Police" - "This what a star looks like". (Iirc, that comment may have been about the gown at r295)

And, from decades in the business, Rivers had seen them all.

Say what you will about AJ, but man, she's in a class by herself when it comes to STAH.

Thandie Newton

Camilla Mendes

Camilla again

R291, I think r289's photo is *periwinkle*, a color that looks good on almost everyone but is so identified with the 80s that it's never coming back.

R289 Fuck, I LOVE that one. She looks like a Greek muse come to Earth in that photo. No wonder she's such a DL fav! Her R251 dress is nice too, but her hair in that pic is a mess.

But I'm not crazy about her look in R288. That dress makes her look a bit too matronly for my taste.

Shelley Hennig in Marchesa.

Michelle williams mustard gown she wore to the oscars.I think it was 2005/06 it was just beautiful.

Melissa Benoist

Audrey Tatou wearing Prada Cannes 2013

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R242, who’s the drag queen?

Diana Ross at the 2005 Billboard awards:

Cara Delevingne Met Gala 2017

Diana Ross Met Gala 1981

It's hard to find a celeb who can pull off a jumpsuit.....

Jaclyn Smith, Tom Selleck, and Farrah Fawcett at the premiere of AIRPORT '77. Looking gorgeous and ready for the after-party/cocaine orgy at Brenda Vaccaro's bungalow.

R296 What sets Jolie apart from the rest is that she's "The Natural".

Nothing about her is natural

I do yellow better than lemon jello. It wounds that you haven't sent the love I deserve on this thread.

Angelina Jolie on a full black leather dress. That must be heavy!

Emma Stone in a shorter leather dress.

Angelina before Brad, this leather dress is rocking because she had more fat.

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r10

that's my favorite, too! though many of her dresses have been fantastic...

oh and that lupita white pearl dress... lupita is also stylish and has worn many fabulous gowns...

Aunt Ida

R317 looks like she's wearing trash bags

R319 look at her long ass shoulders lol

[quote]R10 that's my favorite, too! though many of her dresses have been fantastic...

Yes, it's very pretty and it really suits her. I've been checking out the best dressed lists for Cannes, the Met Gala and the Oscars and that's one of my favourites.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

R128 Wow.....i've never seen that one.

I definitely remember JLo's dress with the see through top. I couldn't believe she wore it to the Oscars. I thought "How trashy." I used to watch "Fashion Television" with Jeanne Beker so I've seen plenty of runway shows where the models wore sheer blouses or dresses. A runway show is one thing - it's supposed to be cutting edge and the designer is trying to get attention from the press, but I didn't think a woman would actually go dressed like that to a public event. Sorry JLo, I don't want a clear view of your nude breasts.

Gugu

Witherspoon in Nina Ricci

Looks like a large caterpillar.

Meryl doesn't look bad here.

... or here.

I agree, R335. I posted the unflattering Meryl photos upthread. She looks lovely in the silver sequins, and the B&W pantsuit is flattering.

I think she is a serious actress who is only interested in costume informing character in her work. I don't think she gives a fig for fashion or design or even vanity outside of that.

That's fine. Other great actresses (Bette Davis, for example) have been that way.

But that means she needs a good stylist to help pull her together for public appearances. Because, while she's still a lovely woman of a certain age, her personal taste is frightfully, atrociously bad.

Another one of Meryl's scary red carpet looks. Look at those fucking shoes!

Streep doesn't have the figure that colleagues of the same age have (Fonda and Mirren), she's not svelte any more and she's heavier. This dress downplays her heaviness, although I'd change color to dark burgundy or navy.

I think Streep has a quirky, offbeat, "artsy" sense of style. She's probably gotten enough criticism over the years that now she conforms to what's considered conventionally beautiful. She really is a mess in your pic at R338.

... although the outfit in R337 isn't quirky or artsy. It's very unsophisticated.

R337's dress is from 1984, before people started taking the red carpet so seriously, so we should give it a pass.

One of my fave Meryl looks was from the 2012 GG. It wasn't anything special but at least it was different and a bit more edgy from the crap she usually wears.

^^that looks like a dress she bought at Target.

Jennifer Lawrence in Alexander McQueen.

Amber Heard in Alexander McQueen

There's a distinctive commonality, flowers and bold embroidery as in OP's dress.

R344 that's awful

Kate Middleton in Alexander McQueen

I loved this dress she wore when she won the GG.

Goop

Kate Winslet

[quote]R337's dress is from 1984, before people started taking the red carpet so seriously, so we should give it a pass.

I didn't even notice that her face is younger in that photo. I just noticed that her outfit looks like something a middle-aged frau would wear.

The outfit at R338 looks like it was put together from bargain basement discount stores.

Christy Turlington Met Gala 1992

And what's up with Meryl's hair at R338? Was that for some movie role or did she actually think it looks good? That color looks awful on her.

I think that photo was taken around the time the filming of The Manchurian Candidate took place - Meryl rocks a similar hairdo in that film and the dates seem to match.

Urma Thurman with Zac Posen.

Melania Knauss Met Gala 2004

Angelina Jolie wearing Marc Brouwer at the 2004 Oscars

Cate Blanchett in Valentino 2005 Oscars

* That would be Marc Bouwer.

Those last 3 pics are ugh.

[quote]Those last 3 pics are ugh.

Are R142 and R323 more your style?

[quote]Those last 3 pics are ugh.

Melanie, your dress is the one that is in poor taste.

Some of these cunts have been around for decades! Sheesh!

This crazy but gorgeous Givenchy gown Cate Blanchett wore to the Oscars about 10 or so years ago.

I like this dress on the runway - Chanel spring 2009

Looks too rectangular on Anna

Eva Green

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Great choice, R369.

This color looks good on her.

Madonna for her Oscar for Evita.

Love Eva Green in that bold schmata, R368!

Not many women could carry off that design, but she has the striking looks and the attitude.

Madge winning an Oscar for acting -- that'll be the day.

One of Lena Dunham's better efforts. Met Gala 2016

Wow, I never thought I'd say this one day, but Lens looks pretty good in that pic.

R86's text did not do justice to that lovely creation on Halle Berry. She looks absolutely stunning in it.

Thx for the post, though, r86.

[quote]Wow, I never thought I'd say this one day, but Lens looks pretty good in that pic.

She does look cute in that dress. The designer is Giambattista Valli. It's a big improvement over R25.

I'm not one of Lens's haters, but I do suspect her of being someone who deliberately dresses badly for the red carpet, because she'd rather be criticized than ignored.

Because even a big gal can look fab in red-carpet fashion if she tries, look at Octavia Spencer or Queen Latifah! But of course looking that good when you don't have a model's figure takes good taste and self-awareness.

ScarJo in J Mendel

Amanda Bynes

Heidi Klum

Emma Stone wearing Lanvin at 2015 Golden Globes