Drew Barrymore’s Jil Sander sack dress: 1970s-fabulous or modern tragedy?

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In addition to the People’s Choice Awards, there was also a big event for Cover Girl. Many of the “faces” of the brand showed up, including Drew Barrymore. Drew is wearing a strapless, full-length Jil Sander gown/dress that is puzzling me. You know how Drew has been doing a lot of 1970s-inspired looks lately? I’ve actually liked most of this stuff, and the 1970s stuff actually suits Drew rather well. I think the Jil Sander probably looked kind of floaty and cute on the rack, but Drew makes it look like a big orange sack. If this thing was in black, Angelina Jolie would have bought three of them, that’s how “sack dress” it is. I have no idea what’s happening there at the bottom… is Drew wearing it upside-down?

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Her makeup is funky too.

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Guess who else was there? Sofia Vergara! Love her so much. Love the top, love her boobs, hate the black hose and low heels, though. It looks matronly.

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And lastly – what’s going on with Kendra? She looks like hell.

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Photos courtesy of WENN.

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  1. Hautie says:

    Either dye your hair back to its natural color or get the highlights done.

    But the in between just looks tacky.

    And I just can’t be positive about that Home Economics/home made looking… pillow case dress.

  2. dread pirate cuervo says:

    Kendra looks like she’s coming down with Jenna Jameson-itis.

  3. Bunny says:

    She looks like a tube of self tanner.

  4. LittleDeadGirl says:

    Hate the cut and hate the color on her. The whole thing is awful but I’m not a huge fan of the 70s either.

  5. lucy2 says:

    Never like a sack dress.

  6. Lori says:

    If that dress stopped at the knees it would have been fine. It looks likes a Purina dog food bag. Woof.

  7. samihami says:

    Love Drew, but not this look.

  8. LOVE ANGELINA says:

    Tragic. A sack dress!?!?! Come on. It looks cute kinda and Drew is working it but I hate to look like I have no curves, no boobs, and no ass. I can’t take it. I am woman dammnit, don’t hide me.

  9. The Hamm is My Dream Man says:

    Disaster. It’s the color of a neon carrot crayon and is shaped like a laundry bag.

  10. Kim says:

    @Pirate cuervo: PERFECT assessment of the Kendra/Jenna J comparison!

  11. jane16 says:

    I’m with Lori, would love it if it stopped at the knees. Think Sofia looks great and the playboy thing always looks weird to me.

  12. Mshuffleupagus says:

    These tube dresses are only meant to be worn on rexy chicks like Rachel Bilson so they can say, “Look, I even look thin a sack. In. a. sack. Eat me, normies.”

  13. Scarlet Vixen says:

    OMG-I have a dress almost exactly like Drew’s! Same color and length, but it’s terrycloth and the drawstring is under the bust. And it really is from the 70s. My mum wore it when she was pregnant with me then passed it to me when I got pregnant with my first baby.

  14. KJ says:

    Drew’s makeup artist needs to blend that powder in a little better, because she looks like she’s been in a bit of the old dusty showbiz, AMIRITE?

  15. brin says:

    I vote for 1970’s tragedy.

  16. Kazoo81 says:

    drew, stop trying to make sexy happen.

  17. mslewis says:

    I’m not a fan of Jil Sander but this dress is nice. I love the color. People who wear her clothes like simple, uncluttered designs so I would never have picked Drew as a fan because Drew seems to prefer fussy, overdesigned stuff on the red carpet. She does look good in this dress so maybe she’ll change her image a bit.

  18. sapphire says:

    I agree with Lainey-this sack cost someone thousands and it looks like an elementary school project. FAIL.

  19. JenJen says:

    I love Drew but her hair looks really bad. I am surprised Cover Girl lets her represent them with it like that.

  20. Roxanne75 says:

    I like Drew no matter what…it works, I don’t know how but it does.

  21. Roma says:

    Jil Sander’s style has always been boxy or sacky. Since that dress is beyond sack like, it makes me want to touch it since she uses the most amazing materials.

    I was surprised she went to fast-fashion but her Uniqlo stuff has been great.

  22. Deniz says:

    Always look in the mirror BEFORE you leave your house.

  23. SRM says:

    For a Cover Girl event, its ironic that Drew’s make-up is such a hot mess. What is going on in the nose/between the eye’s area?

  24. ThirdChris says:

    I made a drawstring bag just like this when I was in 8th grade for home ec…but mine was black corduroy on the outside and red fabric in. I vote tragedy.

    I agree – fix the hair!!! For the love of all that’s holy, it’s not like she can’t afford it.

  25. sasa says:

    I love the color and I’m a fan of simplistic design. If only that band or whatever it is at the bottom didn’t exist. Shorter would also work.

  26. Anastasia says:

    I’m meh about the dress but I’m SICK of the half dark, half blonde look she’s got going with her hair. Lord, girl, pick a color.

  27. Embee says:

    It needs to be about four inches shorter, and the cinch also moved up about 4 inches, then it’s ok. Love the color.

  28. whatyousay?! says:

    cuz nothing sounds sexier than “sack” in any arena

  29. Scribe says:

    I truly think Drew looks exquisite! The color of the dress suits her beautifully, and the shape flatters her figure. She looks stunning.

  30. McMe says:

    She looks like a piece of pregnant hard candy.

  31. photo jojo says:

    Oh my! I was totally on board with it until I got to the drawstring. Sweetie, the color is fantastic, but go with a sheath instead of a sac.

  32. Ferguson. says:

    what the.. ? god, she looks like a … ok, i dont even know what she looks like; but def not a person.

  33. Cheyenne says:

    I’m with photo jojo. The color is gorgeous but the design is just meh.

  34. Stubbylove says:

    I don’t care for Drew’s dress but I love her hair, makeup and jewelry. Sofia is the sex but totally agree – the black hose and shoes gotta go on that one.

  35. guesty says:

    drew…modern tragedy.

    sofia…a def wtf with the hose. but that dress is fab.

    just saw kendra on the cover of in touch…divorce lawyer behind hank’s back…blah blah blah.

  36. normades says:

    the sac dress is more 90’s really

  37. gee says:

    Apparently I’m alone, but I love it.

  38. Vi says:

    Sofia Vergara nom nom nom

  39. Zelda says:

    I thought, from the thumbnail, that the hair was bad.
    The dress made it better.

  40. Nanea says:

    Ever since JS was bought by Bertelli/Prada, and Jil herself left, the brand hasn’t been the same.

    This dress Drew is wearing is beyond potato sack.

  41. orion70 says:

    I actually like it more than what Sofia is wearing. Something about it works.

  42. Pia says:

    Hate the sack dress, loooooove the color.

    Sofia Vergara’s boobs look like they’re in pain.

  43. Kath says:

    I like the color on her and she has such a pretty face. But yeah, the dye job could be better and the cinch thing on the skirt is wrong.

    Please tell me that isn’t the Twitter bird tattooed on her arm.

  44. Miloche says:

    I’m not a huge fan of the dress anyway, but honestly I think the near-same-coloured backdrop makes it look even more awful!

  45. vee says:

    Kendra genuinely looks like she has lost her baby weight here, an gossip mag pictures of her look over photoshopped/dont show weightloss

  46. I Choose Me says:

    Love the colour. It pops! But then I’ve always been a fan of warm vibrant colours. Hate the sack-y shape of it though. Oh and Drew honey, BLEND! (your makeup)

  47. Bella Mosley says:

    I was tolerant of Drew’s dress until I saw the draw string. Then I just couldn’t stomach it anymore. But Drew, as always, looks lovely. Very talented young woman. Very attractive.

  48. escape says:

    I don’t like that sack dress on Drew. The clashing colors of the dress and the backdrop are unfortunate.

    There is a picture of Elizabeth Olsen (MK and Ashley’s sis) wearing a sack dress in Huffington Post. I love the one she is wearing.

  49. wunderkindt says:

    Snooki should wear that orangina sack instead of Drew. That’s where the mistake was made!

  50. sauvage says:

    I really like Drew Barrymore’s dress. It’s different.

  51. Alexa says:

    DREW’S HAIR LOOKS GREAT!! Very NATURAL! I’m so glad she’s no longer doing the bleached blonde, micro-thin eyebrows look or the all-one-color shoe polish to the head look! (What is WRONG with everybody today?)

  52. original kate says:

    i love that saffron color (sadly i cannot wear it) but the sackiness of the dress is doing nothing for me. or for drew, either. sofia vargara is absolutely gorgeous, but i agree the hose & shoes need to go. kendra looks really rough – isn’t she only like 25? ridden hard & put away wet, as they say.

  53. Redd says:

    You know, I like Drew, but the dark, six-inch long roots? WTF gives? When are these Hollyweird B’s going to knock that trailer trash look off? And the dress looks like a prison potatoe sack. Ick.

  54. gabs says:

    Love Sofia and drew! Ew kendra go away

  55. njbaker1 says:

    That 3rd picture of Drew is giving me a Tori Spelling vibe.

  56. Bob says:

    I really like Drew Barrymore’s sack dress!