Gosh, I wish Lady GaGa had gone to the Golden Globes, then at least there would have been something to look at.

For Bjork's sake, just bring back the swan!

The red-carpet at this year’s ceremony was beige, botoxed and booooring. Now, I love a fabulous couture frock more than most. Tulle, corsets and vintage diamonds are enough to make me swoon but after a decade of vanilla, almost earnest choices in award-show dressing, I’m nostalgic for some of the fashion mavericks of old.

Who can forget Bjork wearing a taxidermied swan as a dress? Or Celine Dion in a white tuxedo worn backwards. With a hat. Demi Moore in a bedspread complete with built-in bike shorts.

These were the risk takers, big stars with a brazen attitudes. And no stylists. It was these women that made the red carpet a sport. Imagine cricket with no classic catches? Or Rugby without rucks.  An award show without fashion road-kill is depressing.

These days the mega stylists and movie studios ensure that the most you can expect is the odd wardrobe malfunction.

Visible Spanx, a rip in a train or maybe some crazy cleavage. On Monday night that award went to Mariah Carey whose boobs needed their own chair.

But the single shining light in last night’s sea of safe was Cher. Or someone who looks a little bit like Cher used to look.

Cher, second from left. This is not a Madam Tussaud's photo.

The actress still carries the crown for best-ever award show dressing. Lots of skin, lots of feathers, lots of visible g-strings, Cher has brought many a fancy dress moment to the carpet. Last night she didn’t disappoint, opting for a black, velvet medieval inspired gown. Complete with corset and strange braiding. Think Maid Marian back from the dead.

It’s fitting that Avatar won best picture last night. Infact, I wonder whether James Cameron put a subliminal message underneath the dialogue track (heavy metal style) because Hollywood stars are starting to look like one big caricature. Beige, Botoxed and did I mention - boring.

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    • Margaret Gray says:

      04:57am | 20/01/10

      I personally found X-tina’s Star Trek Cyber-Girl ensemble quite fetching.

      Is there nothing this girl can’t do?

      On the other hand, Cher looked like a badly-laced football.

    • John Michael says:

      06:41am | 20/01/10

      What about that stupid beanie Dexter wore?

      Kidman needs to give the neutral tones a miss.

    • Little Miss Sci Fi says:

      09:44am | 20/01/10

      Dude, he has cancer. Have a heart.

    • Matt says:

      07:34am | 20/01/10

      Unbeliveable.

      A Golden Globes story with no pic of Christina Hendricks!

      Pick up your game fellas.

    • Are You Joking? says:

      07:53am | 20/01/10

      He has cancer.

    • bella starkey says:

      07:56am | 20/01/10

      @ John Michael, the dude’s got cancer.

    • fug says:

      07:58am | 20/01/10

      Try googling Amanda Palmer and Golden Globes. Plenty of attitude there.

    • RobJ says:

      09:06am | 20/01/10

      Oh I’ve stumbled on New idea’s blog.

      Great pic of Bjork, I hadn’t seen it before.

    • Marina Go says:

      09:23am | 20/01/10

      You make an interesting point, but I’ll take elegant glamour over shock frocks any day. Take a look at Zoe Foster’s blog at primped.com.au on hairy legs if you want some a scary Golden Globes image. Some have called that brave! Call me aspirational, but I’d give anything to look like Rose Byrne at The Globes.

    • Totally Agree says:

      10:33am | 20/01/10

      There’s ALWAYS going to be ‘elegant glamour’ on the red carpet. D’uh.
      That doesn’t mean everyone has to be safe and overly styled. Because that’s just boring.

      Paula you summed it up: “An award show without fashion road-kill is depressing.”
      How can you have a best and worst dressed when everyone looks the same?

    • 5ft0 says:

      10:40am | 20/01/10

      While I don’t mind a glitzy gown to the Golden Globes awards - I do agree many celebs on the red carpet aren’t taking as many risks as they did in previous years.

      Bring back the crazy times

    • Mary says:

      10:45am | 20/01/10

      Ummm I guess you missed Amanda Palmer?

    • Julie says:

      01:28pm | 20/01/10

      In light of recent world events, perhaps it would be somewhat disrespectful to draw attention to one’s self this year. I think it was all very tasteful and respectful.

 

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