Bad celebrity style
February 15th, 2008There are celebrities whose style I admire, and then there are the rest. I am often appalled at how the following women dress and can scarcely believe that they pay professionals to help them put their ensembles together. They claim to love fashion, but I’ve seldom seen them look fabulous.
- Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen were stylish kids until they grew up and started sporting the spaced out zombie look. I cannot see past their unkempt scarecrow style no matter how gothic, esoteric or funky they claim to be. I’m all for a personal style that’s out of the ordinary, but the twins look dirty and I’d love them to clean up and start over.
- Jessica Simpson wears her skirts too short, her tops too low and her skin too orange. Adding a modest element to her style would increase her style quotient.
- Paris Hilton’s glitzy and often over accessorized look is in bad taste. She somehow never looks classy in her lavish designer wear.
- Britney Spears is possibly the worst dressed celebrity around, but her problems appear to be deeper than style.
Compare these celebrities to the ladies that get it right all the time. Jennifer Aniston, Cate Blanchett and Reese Witherspoon are are ultra-stylish and have impeccable taste. They know how to be subtly alluring without looking tarty, and understand that “less is more”. It is safe to say that money does not buy you style.
February 15th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Christina Aguilera used to have the craziest, worst style on the red carpet. I always thought it was a shame, as I think she has one of the best voices in the world. It seems as though she has hired a stylist to help sort all that out, because the vintage look she’s been sporting is a vast improvement over whatever it was she was doing before.
Here’s a link to a site that shows her style evolution over time.
http://www.people.com/people/p....._1,00.html
February 15th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Madonna is another one I often think should fire whoever dresses or advises her. If she dresses herself–she needs help!
February 15th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
I think that Madonna has really come a long way with fashion and would not include her in this category. Just the other day I saw a photo of her at Fashion Week and she looked amazing….loved the dress and would love to have one just like it!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fas.....cci107.xml
February 15th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
I just don’t think there’s ever going to be any celebs that can duplicate the grace and class that Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly had. If I was rich I’d hire a tailor to make me outfits like they wore in “Rear Window” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”
February 15th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
I agree about Audrey and Grace, but the thing is that anyone could get a stylist to put together outfits of the clothes they wore. The thing I’d like to see someone do is to develop their own consistent, impeccable style comparable to Audrey’s or Grace’s, but for modern times. I can’t think of anyone who has achieved that, though someone like Jennifer Aniston gets close.
February 15th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
This is going to sound negative but I think that even though clothes are better this decade somehow the glitzy rich look has gotten to be too coveted and as a result a lot of celebs look bad no matter how much help they have.
February 20th, 2008 at 7:56 am
Interesting Lynette. Have a look at this post:
http://www.youlookfab.com/2006.....-polish-2/
You make a good point Cathy. Celebrities often have a village of stylists helping them dress and groom daily. And sometimes they get caught when “the village” is off for the day, which is often frightening. It’s easy to look fab all done up in a dress and heels at an event. Having everyday style when you’re pressed for time, sleep deprived and on a tight budget is a lot more difficult and there are few celebrities that get that right.
Ditto on Christina, Meredith. Rock stars get style leeway and she cleaned up nicely.