Maggie Gyllenhaal walked the red carpet last night in her own version of BAFTAS: The Frumpening. Where do I start with this dress? Maggie is wearing Lanvin, which custom-made this gown just for the occasion. They really needn’t have bothered. Maggie would have been better with something simple off the rack. She’s a very pretty woman who can really glow. You’ve seen The Secretary, right? Maggie is an excellent actress, but she sure cannot style herself, and Lanvin seems perfectly happy with indulging her bizarro whims.
Let’s start with the color of this gown, blue-violet, which is lovely and rich. The fabric is lace with grosgrain embroidery and topped with sheer sleeves. All of that would have been plenty enough. Then Lanvin completely bedazzled it with assorted jewels, fake pearls, and embellishments. Maggie’s pixie haircut also somehow contributes to the overload, which seems like a paradox. I can’t say a single nice thing about this look, which makes me sad. Her coat (in the gallery) is even worse than the dress.
Fearne Cotton is usually a right mess on the red carpet. She did not disappoint in this full-on, ultra-embellished Scaasi dress. There is a place in the fashion world for bold metallics, and that place is not on Fearne Cotton. So much gold, and so much hair. Fearne has been on a big hair kick lately. This whole look! Too much.
Joely Richardson wore William Vintage Bob Mackie. I don’t know what’s going on here. The orange dress is fine by itself, but then the gigantic embellished sun ruins everything. Was she going for something similar to this McQueen dress that Elizabeth Banks wore to a Catching Fire premiere? Who knows. This dress is from 1878.
Lea Seydoux wore this awful Miu Miu dress that made her look like a Vegas showgirl on the red carpet. Bedazzled boobs and exposed gams. I would have liked to have seen her in a more classic silhouette without all of the pomp and circumstance.
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