BLACK OUT at the Golden Globes

SO, here we are in 2013 and it feels like YEARS since we had any decent red carpet frocks to fawn over. I really enjoyed savoring tonight's red carpet offerings, and I have to say, I liked what I saw. There were very few train crashes. I mean look, the reality is, there's always going to be far too many women wearing far too much make-up in very predictable dresses but hey, this is Hollywood we're talking about here.

So here's what I liked and why:

Katharine McPhee in Theyskins Theory

So I love her character in SMASH but I just love this dress more. This pic does it no justice (and I thought that a lot tonight when looking at the stills after watching the telecast) because seriously, she looked AH-MAZING when being interviewed.

Nicole Kidman in Alexander McQueen

Ok so I was proud as punch when I saw our Nic get out of the car with cute little Keith in tow. She looked HOT. She rocked some really cute 60s mod hair and she looked like she was having fun. She's got the height and bod to pull off cut outs and netting and heaven knows what else she had going on there. Really cool. GO NIC!

Helena Bonham Carter in Dolce & Gabbana & Tim Burton

I say it every year and I'll say it again. LOVE her disheveled un-done british hair, love her sunglasses and most of all LOVE the way they raise their collective middle finger to Hollywood in all it's plasicness every year. I mean could they look any less interested in the red carpet shots? Hurrah for the Bonham-Burtons!

Louise Roe in Femme d'armes

Ok yes so you have a point, if i worked as a fashion writer for US Elle, I too would look amazing at the Golden Globes but let's face it, they've all got amazing contacts and access to stylists and designers, and they don't all pull off greatness. But Ms Roe nails it in Vera.

Rachel Weisz in Louis Vuitton

I fricken love the Weisz-meister. And look at her tonight. I mean lets face it, this is a hard look to carry and it probably does look just a smidge better on the catwalk on some amazonian toothpick, but for a mere mortal (and an amazing one at that), doesn't she just kill it? Great hair, bang-on make-up. Class act RW.

Helen Mirren in Badgely Mishka

Ok so yes, I will declare, I have an unashamed lady-crush on Helen but how could I not? I mean look at this shiz? Aint she the bomb? Awesome hair choice, great dress and an attitude of cool, calm sophistication. She's got it all over the young 'uns.

Kate Hudson in Alexander McQueen

Kate just looks cool in this. And she looks comfortable and she looks like great fun. I could definitely have great fun on a night out with Kate. This is a study in effortless yet amazing hair. Don't try and gild the lily ladies.

Rosie Huntington-Whitely in Saint Laurent

Admittedly I am mainly posting this because I adore her, well her face more accurately but I also love the non-Americaness of this look and the belt. She's British, she's hot and she's broken the mould with this look. LOVE LOVE LOVE it.

Olivia Munz in Giorgio Armani

I love that she didn't go OTT with her GG look. Turquoise stone boob tube, black skirt. Beautiful fabrics. Unaffected and beautiful. I love her plain slicked hair in a bun and I love that she majored in journalism and really worked in lots of newsrooms before becoming an actor and playing a journalist in The Newsroom.

The Non-Noir Knockouts

Clare Danes in Versace

So Clare just had a baby 4 weeks ago, and no, I'm not going to bang on about how amazing it is that she lost "all the baby weight" in such a short period of time but how amazing it is that:

a) she managed to get of the couch and out of her trackies,

b) she doesn't appear to be lactating breast-milk all over her gown,

c) she has some semblance of a baby belly so womanly and sexily sitting there, as it should (it's not as visible in this shot as it was on the telecast

She's also mastered sexy, old school glam hair and a great smoky eye. Good job Clare Danes.

Naomi Watts in Zac Posen

I just really like this. Beautiful film star hair, gorgeous blood coloured dress, backless glamour. And a really lovely husband along for the ride. They were a standout couple.

Anne Hathaway in Chanel couture

Great new haircut, amazing dress at the most perfect length. Simplicity laced with cool. 

Oh and I really loved Julieanne Moore. Isn't she just stunning? Tom Ford with Bulgari jewels. So good.

Good night.

xx