Thursday night was the annual AMFAR benefit in Cannes, which is the biggest event of the film festival, and often draws some of the biggest A-list names of any event all year. Lots of crap goes down at the AMFAR benefit, but this year’s was probably more subdued because crazy Sharon Stone was no longer the hostess. One of the biggest problems that I can see for the evening – some major fashion disasters. Let’s take Jennifer Lopez and big, furry, pink “hairy vadge” dress. Ever since I hallucinated on allergy medication while writing that fashion post about Cannes opening night, that’s all I can think about whenever I see these big feathery/fluffy/tiered dresses – it’s a big hairy vadge.
Okay, I love Michelle Rodriguez. I loved her on Lost (and I loved her cameo on Tuesday) and I love her in interviews, and I think she’s gorgeous. She usually doesn’t go this dressed up though. But I’m loving the hot pink, although the shoes are a little matchy-matchy for my taste. Still, I kind of think Michelle was one of the best dressed women of the night.
I hate Kiki Dunst’s dress, but I never “get” her style. She’s eccentric and eclectic and vintagey and “oh, isn’t this precious!” I usually thinks she looks fussy and old on red carpets. And I don’t see how this dress would be flattering on anyone.
Rachel Bilson has Sparkle Boobs! Much like Charlize Theron’s Rose Boobs at the Oscars. Women of the world: Stop wearing clothes designed by gay men! They will put sparkles or roses on your boobs and toss you out to the wolves yelling “Wear it, bitch, you look fabulous!”
I hate Elizabeth Banks’ dress too. What is her style deal? Is she just trying to stand out? Does she think being on the worst dressed list is better than being ignored?
Mischa Barton = Corpsey Mary Bo Peep.
I kind of like the simplicity of Mary J. Blige’s pink dress. Decent cut, it doesn’t so wonders for her kick-ass figure, but it’s not a shapeless sack either. What I don’t get is the hair. She looks like a mushroom.
Kate Beckinsale looks tired. She had one job to do, and that was show up to every red carpet and now she’s exhausted. It was her dream job, and it’s killing her. Oh, the dress looks like a knock-off of J.Lo’s Oscar dress. Probably Armani. I love how Kate is standing on her train too.
So kill me because I love Naomi Campbell’s dress. The crazy bitch looks fabulous.
I don’t care for Diane Kruger’s dress, mainly because it looks uncomfortable and she looks miserable in it. Strange cut too.
I didn’t even recognize Emily Blunt, honestly. I thought it was just some random girl. The color pops, especially since most of the women went for paler colors. I’m not crazy about that hint of lace inset I see on the side.
Michelle Williams looked really cute. Very Mia Farrow circa Rosemary’s Baby, which is a style Michelle often rocks. She’s so slender, so she can wear this kind of shapeless cocktail dress and look chic. I couldn’t and I’m jealous.
Just when you least expect it… BAM! Karl Lagerfeld denotes the end, because he is the end of all of things, just as he is the beginning. Whoops, I mean he was there for the beginning, since he’s old as dirt. Note: Every other man at this even was wearing black-tie. Lagerfeld is all “white tie it is, with a hint of bling, for the dirty Americans.”
Photos from the AMFAR gala red carpet on May 20, 2010. Credit: WENN.
I don’t understand why you have to hate on kate. So what she looks tired, it probably took her forever to get ready. That was just unnecessary.
Part of me kind of almost maybe likes JLo’s but her hair is dreadful, and the feathers are just too much.
I dislike Michelle, she always seems very crass or something. The dress is nice, but she looks very uncomfortable in it.
I like Mary J Blige’s, and Michelle Williams is well suited for her, but not many others could get away with that.
Diane Kruger is so pretty, but always wears the weirdest clothes.
Kristen Dunst looks the worst. Dress is awful and her make up looks like a 12 year old applied it! Totally jealous of Michelle’s legs, they are amazing !!!
I get the “hate on Kate” as Rose put it. She just doesn’t get it. She’d wear an Oscar gown to open a car-wash. As Lainey would say, too much TRY. It’s embarrassing.
I agree with most everything except with Emily Blunt’s and Jlo’s, I like the dresses they look beautiful.
LOVE Michelle Williams. Always one of my favorites.
Why does Misha Barton get invited to anything? She and Lohan should hang out. Both druggy losers with no careers.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the simplicity/bling of Michelle William’s dress and shoe combo. Lovely purple…
J-lo looks like a parched rat pulled out of a horse’s patootie … and for once, her husband doesn’t.
Michelle R. -too awkward a pose with flat and plastered hair.
Dunst -needs to concentrate on her face to neck make-up application and the nonsensical flow/halt/twist/block/bind/chop dress only accentuates that further.
Bilson -needed those flea-market-dream-catcher emergency appliques or we would not know she had boobs at all.
Banks -looks like a pastel volcanic eruption.
Barton -the worst face that ever happened to a dress -is her expression what you folks refer to as “a mouth-breather”?
Blige’s tattoos ruin whatever look she was going for, they’re the equivalent of loose threads and stains. If the dress were darker, they’d blend better.
Kate’s peaked face and limply fluffed hair are too weak and unpolished for that severely cut dress, they are so not on the same page (or, shouldn’t be, anyway).
Naomi looks great -and they should subpoena that dress too as it’s probably holding the rest of the diamonds.
Kruger looks like she arrived fresh from a car accident or a violent date with Edward Scissorhands.
Blunt almost pulled it off -if only she washed her hair.
Michelle is sporting a dress made out of the shirt my brother made in Home Ec for my grandma in the 80’s so she could look hot at the slots (actually, so we could find her).
-and Karl? Well, his garbled leather mug just made everyone else above look better. Always good to save him for last.
Ugh. All the dresses are just terrible. I like Michelle Rodriguez’s dress a little but then those shoes… eeek. Usually love Diane Kruger but wtf is this? Naomi looks great, but her dress is very ‘fountain-y’. Nothing nice to say.
I love Michele R , I know she can be a hot mess at time ( most of the time), I love the dress and color on her but the shoes need to go.
When she cleans up and wears a nice dress , she looks really beautiful.
beckinsale’s dress looks like it is from the same cool bubblewrap armani collection that jlo and seyfried wore – that does not make it a “knockoff”.
j.lo’s hair and makeup are looking rough here.
I actually kinda like the Jlo dress. And does no one else notice the creepy resemblance between Mr.Jlo and Karl Lagerfeld??
J-Lo’s nose is fattening up again, she’s prego!
popcorny-post WIN!
also, I believe Barton’s face is what you call a METH-breather.
what is going ON with J-No’s face and hair in the top pick? its all streaky makeup and her hair is looking parched and she actually looks like one of the macbeth witches.
I like Jennifer’s dress. It’s kind of over-the-top but I don’t see anything “vadge” about it. Elizabeth Banks dress is a scroll down fug. It’s pretty until you get to the weird pleated stuff at the bottom. I think Emily Blunt looks great except for her hair.
ahhhh… uncle karllll!
as always, the fiercest bitch in the place. 🙂
I actually don’t mind J Ho’s dress–it’s better than her usual stuff (at least it fits her correctly). Her hair looks awful tho, and she’s pulling her red carpet ‘O’ face again. Ugh…
OMG Emily Blunt’s body is kickin’. I didn’t even bother looking at her hair cuz I’m so jealous of her body–that dress is perfect for her.
Oh, and I actually like Michelle Rodriguez’s shoes better than the dress. But I totally agree on pretty much everything else. What a bunch of damn train wrecks!
I love Elizabeth Banks’s Dress!!!!
I like Michelle’s R dress, she looks fab in it. Elizabeth Banks’ dress might have been okay with me if it wasn’t for the nude material underneath. I actually really like Micha’s dress. The hair and makeup not so much. Michelle Williams dress makes her look boxy imo but I like the fabric and colours. Hate Beckingsale’s dress.
Sparkle boobs look stupid.
Be-jeweled black t-shirt is just nasty cheap.
M.J. Blige looks fantastic!
#1-Rodriguez–WORSHIP THAT DRESS!!!!
#2-Campbell
#3-Lopez
#4-Blunt
The rest suck it.
Emily Blunt wins, simple, classy, stylish.
Looks like Grandpa Karl’s wig has slipped…
@Roisin
Yeah, i never knew he was wearing a lace wig. He’s soooo pale.
@Jackson: I always thought I was the only one noticing a resemblance between Marc Anthony and Karl Lagerfeld. Glad to know it isn’t just me.
@Roisin: Maybe the line is powder from his hair. It’s WAY too pale at the top right (his right, left side of pic) edge there for skin- I’m a redhead and my scalp isn’t THAT pale.