Kristen Bell was the first ever host at last night’s SAG Awards, and she had to deliver a lot of mediocre lines that just weren’t funny or impactful. I like Kristen, she’s a go-getter and she’s hosted the Independent Spirit Awards masterfully, but she wasn’t given good material. She had a lot of costume changes last night, some were beautiful, but we’re just going to talk about her red carpet dress, this deep pink J. Mendel with a floral overlay which was fitted down to her bottom. There was definitely something off about the fit and cut of this gown, like it should be higher on the bust and hips and more traditionally cut. The clustering of the embroidery was also bizarre, like she’d been attacked by a sewing machine from the waist up. If you’d like to see Kristen’s opening monologue, Just Jared has a clip here.
Laura Linney was also in J. Mendel, in a full coverage pepto pink gown with a cape. Like Bell’s dress this was just bizarre. I feel like I’ve seen this sequin pattern before, it’s clearly a leaf but it looks more like something you would see wriggling under a microscope. It’s like somewhat was trying to put a modern art take on a very staid dress and I dislike it. Linney was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, for her work in Ozark. That went to Claire Foy for The Crown.
Madeline Brewer of The Handmaid’s Tale was in a solid color blush gown with a bunch of pearl-like balls stuck on it. This princess gown is Reem Acra. I see what she was going for with her crimson shoes and matching lips, but I don’t like her styling at all. The slicked back hair does not go with this look. She was gorgeous at the Critics Choice Awards but this is a miss for her.
Sequins were big last night, as were retro silhouettes. Connie Britton’s aggressively pink Elisabetta Franchi gown combined both in one fug package. It had shoulder pads, the color was awful, and the fit was very “loose disco dress.”
Photos credit: WENN
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