Oscar 2011 Red Carpet hits and misses

Me neither -- until I snipped off a "v" that had somehow gotten applique'd onto the URL.

As far as I know, there is no .jpgv extension.

Thanks, Sharon for re-posting the picture.! Emily

I came close to posting that one and getting snarky about it. As another "amply endowed" woman, I would never have chosen something that big and frothy. The dress itself isn't all that awful it just required a size 2 to bring it off...

I will be thrilled when the current fad for floor-sweeping gowns comes to an end. Not only long trains, but so many of them were a couple of inches too long. Silly people were constantly hiking their skirts up just to walk on flat floors. One would think expensive gowns would include alterations...

Your guess is as good as mine. NOTHING about that appeals to me. Not even the upside-down lace trimmed 'pockets'.

No, no! A first-year bridge engineering student took over after the bodice was drawn.

Perhaps this is the one they needed?

She looks like she should be sat on a roll of toilet paper

Lizzy

I couldn't decide if it was a valkyrie's breastplate trying to look dainty or a picture frame without the picture.

Lizzy

My sweet, darling daughter said "Oh my!! She looks like an oompa loompa!!!"

I don't know why any woman would choose something that makes her look both wider and shorter, but she sure did.

Sharon

OH!!! It's TRUE!!!!! Now we just need to curl her hair and have her hold her arms at a 90 degree angle to her body at all times. Then she would be perfect.

Sharon

I'm liking the red shoes (but then I always like red shoes).

Maureen

Something about the bodice reminds me of those "painted" windows in old houses. You know, the window itself is square or rectangular, but the glass has been painted black so that you're looking through a circle. I imagine that might be called a "cameo window"?

Maureen

I've been just wondering stuff. Do the actresses actually 'buy' the gowns or do the designers give them just for the good (?) publicity. Do they try them on and look in a mirror ( if any) or are they confident (arrogant) enough to assume that they will be gorgeous in just anything? Something else I wonder - I see current 'celebrities' appearing in awful and inappropriate clothes for their bodies, age and the occasion. Are they surrounded by staff who gush "You look wonderful" because that's the only way they can keep their jobs? Just wondering. And yes, Maureen. I liked the red shoes too. I think we need some. Polly

"Maureen"

So true. In a really nice house, the glass would be etched in the pattern. That's even more likely than my notion of a balloon chair upholstery become gown.

As competitive as these things get, a breastplate might not be a bad idea. Sword concealed in skirt, no doubt.