As we are entering the start of Fall, we begin to encounter the following: Exciting feeling of leafs bustling around you, the wind on your face, pulling out our boots and grandma sweaters. Ultimately it all seems to remind me of the beauty of fall fashion! This week we saw some of the most fashionable woman don large, small, scary, and beautiful dresses while gallivanting to the Emmy’s Award Ceremony. We will be focusing on this post, the beautiful, the on the wall/Off the wall and the terribly ugly. Hopefully you will be able to keep up, as we explore colors I have never seen before, fittings I had hoped never to discover and elegant vintage pieces.

The BEAUTIFUL:

The up and coming new actress from Modern Family:  Sarah Hyland looked darling. I was thankful that she picked an age appropriate dress in her custom-made, coral Christian Siriano coral dress. The slit added an interesting touch, without going too far. The belt was absolutely gorgeous, with the shoes and bracelet coming from the same color to complete the look, without looking  ”Too Together”.

Jayma Mays from Glee looked stunning as usual. She always knows how to rock her hair color, by wearing bolder colors. Yet, this time she went with a softer tone, and in the name of fall…I appreciated that. It was a delicate Zuhair Murad gown and had a transparent bateau neckline with cap sleeves, paired with a tiered tulle skirt. She polished it off with bright pink lipstick and a side-sweep. I wish she would have stepped out a little bit, in regards to her clutch. But, nobody is completely perfect I guess!

Lea Michele’s dresses are on average…quite plungy! [To say it how it is.] Thus, I respected her this time. For going for a bit more conservative look, to welcome fall. The neckline was beautiful, but the rosette-shouldered sleeves were even better. But without the incredible back view, this dress would look a bit too simple, the cowl-back was phenomenal. I fell in love with this Marchesa gown as soon as I saw it, and I forgave her for wearing red…AGAIN.

Even though most fashion commentators were taking a hit on Claire Dane’s Oscar de la Renta’s sequined gown, I was impressed by it. I appreciated the modern look, plus I am a sucker for blue. But not only do I love blue, I love it on her. She did a great job at pulling this off, It fit her splendidly! The hairstyle was a nice touch, though I wouldn’t have picked the earrings she wore. The main reason I loved this risk taker is because of her eye color and hair looked fabulous with the dress. She proved that she knows how to work her colors.

Though, I have to complain a little bit…[sorry Claire!] Because the harsh eye makeup wasn’t her, and it certainly didn’t complete the look at all. She should have done a bit more of a shimmer eye,  instead of doing such harsh eye liner. With her light complexion, it wasn’t a fit. Plus the lipstick was a bit too conventional. I mean, who DOESN’T wear red lipstick on the red carpet? So, I wished she would have fully dived into the modern look with the makeup as well. Yet, alas…she didn’t, and it did affect her in [i'd say] negative ways, unable to fully complete the look.

Sofia Vergara took quite of a risk with in her coral looking Vera Wang gown. I loved the silhouette, and the intricacy of the dress was impeccable. In the video, the dress looked exceptional. Sadly enough, in pictures the color looked as if it washed her out, and it clashed with the red carpet. The problem: It didn’t have a distinct color. I liked the more nudeish looking coral shade that it was, yet in pictures the color didn’t do the dress justice. Of course, she should have kept in mind that flash photography is pretty bright and can distort colors, but overall this dress was pretty stellar.

Though, the dress is beautiful on its own, the earrings completely tied together the look for me. By taking a step out there and trying green topaz  earrings, she took a big risk, but she pulled it off beautifully. The earrings, which were a bit reminiscent of costume jewelry,  definitely completed the look, in my mind.

Anna Faris went with a safe and simple look,  with her strapless patterned Reem Acra gown. The Fall like sequins on her gown were quite exciting to me. Not only did she completely rock this look, but it highlighted her natural beauty, too. It helped her hair look a bit brighter and stand out. I think it was perfect for her fair complexion. Plus, she’s wearing skin toned lipstick and a vintage clutch! [Oh, what a dear.]

The one with the annoying  British accent, I mean: Cat Deely, reminded me of a Christmas Cinderella in her Monique Lhuillie number. Yet, the warm look, with the golden locks falling softly around her face, soft pearl bracelet and rugged vintage clutch helped me forget and forgive her of her annoying accent.

Kate Winslet has done it again, in her beautifully elegant cap-sleeved Elie Saab gown. She did indeed wear red, which isn’t my favorite. But she wore it well. Her swept back hair in a vintage bun, completely summed up the look. I thought it was completely age appropriate and she looked stunning, as usual.

Evan Rachel Wood  donned a  fabulous sequined Elie Saab Fall 2011 gown. The chunky bracelet and clutch were important aspects of the outfit, along with her vintage hair style. The only critique I had for her is the earrings, I would have liked to see bigger vintage earrings or even longer earrings. With her head shape and hair style, she needs something bigger around her ears.

And that’s it for the beautiful, wonderful dresses!

Now for the ON THE WALL/OFF THE WALL looks. [You Pick!]

Amber Riley did do something right, and that was looking for a dress with ruching around the stomach, to detract attention. She ended up looking smaller in doing so, and looked great! Though, the ruching not only covered the stomach…but all of her front, and there was even ruching right over her crotch area. No lie, that’s a very weird place for it to be. I would liked to have seen a bit more flowy-ness. I think overall there was simply TOO MUCH ruching, and she should have kept it a little more simple. Plus, the hairstyle didn’t flatter her face. :/ Alright, the dress wasn’t THAT bad…just wasn’t the best.

At least Amber Riley’s wasn’t as bad as Melissa McCarthy’s! Geeze, this lady acted as if she never has dressed her body before. *sigh* classic example of…what NOT TO DO. I mean seriously, that large…thing? What is that even supposed to be!??  It kinda reminds me of a pillow case.

Oh Katie Holmes, you are beyond beautiful. But something about this blue gown doesn’t do your beauty justice. I believe my main issue was the neckline. Hrm, what kind of neckline is that, and is it even flattering? Sadly enough, I don’t believe the neckline or simplicity of the dress was…enough. It was just “ok”, nothing more. Come on Katie, you can do better.

Though, I did think Katie’s dress was better than Diana Agron’s! Poor Diana, you could tell she had…dress wrinkling problems. The shimmery blue just wasn’t a good color for this event. The open toed shoes and matronly bun, were a bit boring. Though, I loved the concept of the dress, it reminded me of a Greek goddess’ toga. If only it wasn’t so…blue, and wrinkly. [Maybe try a different fabric next time, ok Diana?]

The last “On or off the fence” look is Gwyneth Paltrow’s Indian-looking garb. Well, I am a bit biased. But I did love the intricacy of this gown, plus you have got to have guts to wear that. Of course someone like her [Such a skinny mini] can pull that off quite well. It’s up to you though, to decide whether you like it or not. I personally did like it. It did, indeed take me around 5 times of seeing it — to finally decide I liked it. She’s a blonde wanna-be Indian, kinda like myself!

^^ That Vs. This:

Whats the difference?

Now we are treading in the [HORRIBLE AND AWFUL GOWN'S] territory. Personally, my favorite to comment on.

Our first victim will be: ding, ding, the wonderful Heidi Klum from project runway! [Side-note: not only do I love that show, her accent is so beautiful.] But I was terribly let down by her dress. It reminded me of an upside down mushroom. Come on, why did you decide to wear this to the Emmy’s? Maybe a different, more extravagant occasion, but not the Emmy’s. It stood out as a costume, and no one wants their dress to do that. The jewelry and makeup were beautiful, though, I thought the hair aged her a bit. No mushrooms next time, got it Heidi?

Well I am sooooo glad SOMEONE decided to wear emerald! [Sarcasm] If you didn’t know already, Olivia Munn: This color not only looks awful in pictures, it’s not a good color for fall [for the most part].  Olivia’s Carolina Herrera dress just looked cheap and the material was too wrinkly. Plus, it didn’t fit her well. Oh, by the way Olivia, everyone stopped spray tanning in August.

I guess Lena Headey just decided to skip fall altogether and clothed herself in a black cloak, that kind of looked like drapes! Not even the pink shoes can save you this time Lena, they actually made me gag even more than before. [Wait...is that even humanly possible?] This dress was beyond ill-fit, and way too boring. For petes sake, if you want to cover every inch of your body, do so with a color that doesn’t make me cry!

Kerry Washington, I am normally so excited to see your new fashion picks, but you greatly disappointed me this time. I guess the saloon girl/swan trend doesn’t work on you eh? Yea, I didn’t think so either. Your dress isn’t supposed to make your viewers mistake you for a lady demon. That’s just not what you should aim for, ok?

Kristen Wiig, you looked like a droopy Basset Hound dog. Need I say more?

Was it just me or did Paz De La Huerta look like a homeless person? That extreme [can I say it again] EXTREME BEDHEAD was not attractive. The dress washed her out, the lipstick came out looking blue and the rest of her makeup looked swiped on and the huge slit added a touch of slutty-ness. Oh, btw: what is up with the random, reallllly long, awkward strand of hair in front? Yeah, you are not guna live this down.

Now we have come to the end of my commentary on the Emmy’s. There were definitely some beautiful dresses and there were some terrible dresses [as always]. But I believe it was a good start to our fall fashion on Hello Chic.

Stay tuned.

xoxo

Jane.