Oscars Wishlist: Mila Kunis & Jessica Biel

Ok this one is really just for fun - I don't actually think these two should switch outfits, but I couldn't resist.  After reading a bunch of articles about how (supposedly) Biel's (onagain offagain) bf Justin Timberlake has been trying to mack on Mila for ages now, and getting shot down, I figured I'd switch them up just to see what it would look like.

* Btw, I think what this (and all my lil Macpaint experiments) really shows is that these people are famous for a reason -- they really do look good in everything, even each others' clothes

Mila Kunis                        +                        Jessica Biel

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I wasn't a huge fan of Mila's dress at first, but it has grown on me.  Don't get me wrong, it's a very pretty dress, and I always love boobhugging lace, but after her dramatic Golden Globes gown, I wanted to see her pull out another explosive 'hotdamn' look.  That aside, she looks beautiful, and I am liking her more and more.  I now actually like that she changed it up for the Oscars - even though I was loving her richwavyhair dramaticeyes jeweltones look of late, this is a nice refresh, showing that she is not just dark&sexy, she can do light and beautiful too.

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Jessica Biel didn't actually go to the awards ceremony (JT brought his mother), but damn she really brought it to the Vanity Fair party.  Nude, strappy, sparkly, what's not to love?  I wish I were as big a fan of the actress as the dress, but I'm sure she has enough boys warm for her form, she doesn't need another fan.

Oscars Wishlist: Melissa Leo

Full disclosure: I know basically nothing about Melissa Leo.  Didn't watch The Fighter, didn't follow her Oscars campaign, haven't even Wikipedia-ed her.  However, she did accidentally drop the F-bomb at the Oscars, which may have been my fav moment, since I am 100% positive I would have done the same (and I am so close to winning an Oscar of course).  Therefore, I decided that I wanted to see her in something more dropdeadgorge, instead of the weird doily-ish thing she decided on.  (also, not loving the hair, but my feeble MacPaint skills are powerless there)  

Did you even know that Cheryl Hines was at the Oscars?  She didn't show up in most "Oscar dresses" lists, but when I happened upon this pic on nymag, I immediately thought how fitting it would be for Melissa Leo.  (according to the internet, they are only 5 yrs apart)  Given that her role was decidedly less than glam, I feel she should have taken this opportunity, much like Jennifer Lawrence did, to show her cleaned up, uberpolished side, and this would have done nicely.  What do you think?

Melissa Leo's Head               +               Cheryl Hines' Dress

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Oscars Wishlist: Helen Mirren

Dame Helen Mirren, always a red carpet fav, never fails to receive heaps of praise and adoration from stylewatchers eager to demonstrate their lack of ageism.  Personally, I am slightly ambivalent - I don't follow her movies enough to really be a fan of her acting, and while she is certainly a very classy celeb, always well appointed and age-appropriate, I don't really understand why commenters from all networks/websites fall all over themselves whenever she appears.  Granted, she always looks very good, and I like that she is not afraid to show some skin (in a discerning way of course, whereas I seem to be on track to be a horribly inappriately dressed 60 yr old clinging to my youth).  However, she always seems to have a bit of 'extra' stuff on her gowns - ruffles, poofs, flowy bits, etc. - so I decided to try her in something completely straightforward.  A deep V bc she doesn't seem to be afraid to show some cleave, a golden sheen that is both classy and attentiongrabbing, formfitting bc hey, if you've got it…this thing looks great on both Celine and Helen.

Helen Mirren's Head                +                Celine Dion's Dress

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Oscars Wishlist: Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett is a hard one to pin down -- sometimes I think she has a funky, quirky/edgy style, with, but then she'll change it up with a sleek silver Armani Prive or an intricate embroidered Galliano (unPC now!).  The Givenchy she wore this year definitely fell in the former camp, and it seems the pundits are pretty split on it.  No matter what, she has always seemed very sleek and polished to me, clean and modern even with embellishments.  I don't really see her in the explosive uberglam and girly gowns that some stars gravitate towards for awards shows - Charlize Theron's blue Dior, Penelope Cruz's blush Versace, Halle Berry's nude Marchesa, and this Hilary Swank Gucci gown.  But no matter what, she is Cate Blanchett - so regal and classy, even a jewel encrusted bodice and long train covered with feathers look understated on her.

Cate Blanchett's Head          +          Hilary Swank's Dress

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Oscars Wishlist: Natalie Portman

Ahh Natalie….I used to be such a staunch supporter, waving off others' claims of her 'full of yourself' attitude by pointing out that if anyone had the right to it, she did.  So gorge, so smart, so educated, so awesome in Closer that it is in my top 5 fav movies EVER.  But something about this past year, maybe it was overexposure, maybe it was the heaping accolades for a performance I felt did not deserve it (I am judgmental), but I am now feeling lukewarm towards her at best, not least because of her ever classic, ever unrisky style.  Yes, she always looks gorgeous, classy, age appropriate, blahblahblah.  But come on, even in her early 20's, she was always the beautiful ingenue rather than the fun young woman.  I've always wanted to see her in something sexbomb (especially now that she has the baby cleavage), and what was more sexbomb at the Oscars than Jennifer Lawrence's strappy red dress?

Natalie Portman's Head               +               Jennifer Lawrence's Dress

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Oscars Wishlist: Helena Bonham Carter

I looooove Helena Bonham Carter - she is just so kooky and out there in both her roles and real life that I want to giggle like a schoolgirl whenever I see her in a film/on the red carpet.  For example:

* When I saw/read that she wore two different colored shoes to the Golden Globes, I was so delighted I wanted to clap, even though I would have found it retarded on anyone else

* I adore her so much as Bellatrix Lestrange that she is *almost* my favorite actor/character in that movie - as it is, she is second only to Alan Rickman's Snape, bc c'mon, Alan Rickman

* Plus, when I think of her, I think of the trifecta of perfection that is HBC + Tim Burton + Johnny Depp

That said, I must say, I love switching it up (in others, for I myself am too gutless to deviate from my norm).  Thus I decided to try a decidedly UNkooky look on her, just to see if it would look equally strange.  Nothing too va va voom, but def something 'classic', so I ended up on Mandy Moore's gown, which was perfect - too mature (I feel) on Mandy, but def both appropriate and subtle enough for HBC's 'transformation'…and doesn't she look stunning?!

Helena Bonham Carter's Head          +          Mandy Moore's Dress

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Oscars Wishlist: Michelle Williams

I know everyone and their mother does a post on Oscars dresses/hair/makeup/shoes/style/jewelry (did you know Gwyneth and Anne were each paid half a million bucks to wear their jewelry??), so I will forego the usual list of good/bad/ugly.  Besides, I wasn't really in love w/anyone's overall look - the high necklines, weird sleeves, vapid colors and many instances of frizzy sexhair were all very unappealing to me.  (your fav look, on Amy Adams, encompassed all these things! =( ) So instead, I decided to do a 'what I wish they had worn' - starting with switching up each others' looks.*  

First up: 

Michelle Williams

When my friends and I were watching at our pigout Oscars viewing party, we were talking about how amazing it is that nobody refers to Dawson's Creek anymore when talking about Michelle Williams.  Josh 'Pacey' Jackson and James 'Dawson' Van der Beek both did FunnyorDie sketches about their Creek characters, and Katie Holmes might be better known as the wife of Xenu now but ppl still mention Dawson's Creek when she comes up.  But Michelle Williams is like an actual, legit movie star now; an actual legit movie star who annoys me with her insistence on looking all indieicequeen, and seems to not move her face except in movies.  Case in point, her Oscars gown was pale, icy, highnecked and weirdsleeved, so I decided to try her in some rich color for once (that mustard gown she wore the other year does not count, pretty, but still not striking enough).

*Please excuse the shoddiness - I don't have photoshop (nor would I know how to use it), and I had to make do w/this weird Paint for Mac program that I am still not 100% comfortable with

Michelle Williams' Head          +         Anne Hathaway's Dress

    

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