Celebrity Dresses: November 2009 Archives

Last night at the AMAs, Rihanna performed "Hard" and "Wait is over," while simultaneously wearing an only semi-existent jumpsuit. It was sort of amazing! I think that seeing the outfit is perhaps more important than seeing the performance, but you should definitely check out the truly amazing video for (equally awesome) song that she did with Jay-Z, called Run This Town. In the meantime, I leave you with this:

The Twilight Saga: New Moon opened in theaters everywhere this weekend, and apparently earned the third-biggest opening weekend numbers of all time, bringing in $140.7 million. I contributed $14 to that $140.7 million, and... well, I will say that the movie was certainly worth its weight in underage ab shots. It was also high on melodrama, but I guess that is the whole point of The Twilight Saga? Personally, I thought the werewolves could have been a little more realistic, and the film about 45 minutes shorter. Also, not that I am Stanislavski or anything but, maybe Robert Pattinson should learn to speak with his mouth slightly more open? Dakota Fanning, however, was excellent. And that is all I will say on this. 

The other night was the premiere for The Twilight Saga: New Moon. What is that, you ask? Lol JK hilarious. Anyway, there was a star-studded premiere featuring (duh) Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, plus like, 50 Cent? And basically everyone else in the universe. I will be withholding judgment on the actual film until Sunday at 11:10pm, when, um, I will apparently be seeing it, according to my ticket.

Until then, let us please analyze the outfits/postures/body language/hand placement of all of our favorite Twilight friends. Yay!

First up: Kristen Stewart


Hey, look who got dressed up all fancy! I think that sometimes people forget that despite her surly demeanor, Kristen Stewart is just... really pretty. (Which is why we allow her to be so surly in the first place.)  Yay for her. She looks nice.

Taylor Lautner
He almost creepily does not look like a 17-year-old. Especially when you see him as a THIRTEEN-year-old. Seriously, watch this video. It is amazing. Oh, but don't they look so cute here?

Robert Pattinson

I know that everyone, everywhere, is going to disagree with me on this, but I actually thought Robert Pattinson looked slightly strange. Like maybe an actual vampire? But what do I know, I have only read book one of this series.

Ashley Greene
This dress feels slightly too old for her, but Ashley Greene looks lovely anyway.

Dakota Fanning

This girl is perpetually age-appropriate. I approve of that quality. Also this outfit.

Jennifer Love Hewitt
Wait... what?  Why is she here?
 

Last weekend, Taylor Swift hosted SNL, and in addition to every variety of sparkly dress imaginable (I can't find many stills but you can watch the episode here), there was also a lot of... you know, actual funniness, and the young Swift proved that she is a) endearing b) a really good singer whose ability to write catchy songs about very little is admirable, and c) a pretty decent actress! Swift started with an appropriately self-deprecating monologue, in which she sang a little song about boys (Taylor Lautner, douchebag exes, Kanye West) and her affinity for sparkles, and then proceeded to do harpy teen, herself, Kate Gosselin, deviant member of the law enforcement, and... Shakira -- her impression was spot on -- as the night went on. What more could one ask for in a 1 1/2 hour late-night television experience?  

"There's no answer that's not going to tip you one way or the other. Think about every hypothetical situation: 'OK, we are. We aren't. I'm a lesbian.' I'm just trying to keep something. I'm not going to give the fiending an answer. I know that people are really funny about 'Well, you chose to be an actor, why don't you just f---ing give your whole life away?! Can I have your firstborn child?'"

-"New Moon" star Kristen Stewart, talking to Entertainment Weekly

Once, when I was having a really terrible day at work, an old coworker lent me a copy of the film Woman of the Year, and advised me to watch it immediately. The would assuage my sorry mood, he assured me, and make me feel better about my future. This was a wise (also very fashionable) friend, and of course he was right. The film stars Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy as rival reporters/a married couple, whose relationship struggles due to Hepburn's enormous success. (As per the title of the movie, she's named "Woman of the Year" at one point.) In addition to dealing with such issues as inter-romance career competition -- which is obviously always a good movie premise, hello -- the film contemplates the tension inherent in being a successful, ambitious, career-oriented woman. Obviously, these are some fairly progressive concepts for the year 1942, which is when the movie was made. But what's even more awesome about this film is that Katharine Hepburn is not portrayed as some dowdy shrew: she is Katharine Hepburn, the glamorous style icon (and, in the film, a brassy, ambitious, charming career woman), and so she is dressed as such. Instead of lacey, uber-feminine frocks, she's outfitted in her trademark trousers and perfectly-tailored top. The result is simultaneously sexy, classic, and classic -- feminine but not girly, and professional without being the loathsome unflattering business casual.  AKA, signature Katharine Hepburn. Should serve as a lesson to us all.