I have such mixed feelings about Reese Witherspoon’s appearance at the Golden Globes last night. She was there as a presenter, and her film This Means War comes out in a few weeks, so Reese is trying to promote the film in a big way. I respect that – Reese hustles like everyone else. More power to her. But… but… but… is this working? I noticed it in Reese’s recent Elle Magazine profile – she’s really trying to change up her image from “Type A, anal retentive good girl” to “beachy, sexy, ditzy bombshell.” There’s a disconnect, at least for me.

But let’s talk about the fashion and styling. Reese’s dress is Zac Posen, and although it looks okay in still photos, in motion, you could tell that Reese had poured herself into something that was much too tight. She was basically hopping down the carpet and taking little baby steps on the stage. The dress is interesting though – love a blonde in fire-engine red, and I don’t hate the detailing on her hips. The dress makes her look like a shiny red Corvette, right? So, on some level, I really like this and I think Reese looks beautiful in a new way. And her body looks AMAZING.

As for the hair – CB claimed that Reese was just doing “big, Southern hair.” NO SHE WASN’T!!! This is not Southern hair. This is big, teased up “beach hair”. It looks scraggily and overworked, like she was trying too hard to look bedheady. You know what this whole thing reminds me of? Reese is trying to become the next Jennifer Aniston. She’s trying to adopt that kind of image – more low-key, more fun, more beaches and smiles and girl-next-door sex appeal. The problem? Reese Witherspoon is an Oscar-winner with two kids. I don’t buy that she spends her spare time in Cabo drinking Mojitos. Reese isn’t that woman. But someone convinced her that the kind of woman she really is wasn’t selling. And that bothers me.

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