Whenever I see Hollywood-types wearing terrible attire at an event, I feel a little sorry for them. I mean, sure they have no fashion sense, but isn’t that what the stylist’s for? Well, as the photos from the Glamour/Cinema Society screening of Elegy—a.k.a. the new movie starring Penélope Cruz where she does not hook up with Scarlett Johansson—prove, the people with genuine style know-how (the designers) can be fashion fuck-ups too. Donna Karan, Charlotte Ronson, and more after the jump.--
The Good:
Patricia Clarkson (with Andrew Saffir). Now, you could say the dress is a pretty fool-proof, but we've seen women make a mess of plenty of symmetrical dresses. Here, it's the accessories that do it: The lipstick, the bracelet, and the clutch are all spot-on.
There is a lot of corset action happening here—on both the dress and the jacket—but Penélope works it. She's wearing black head-to-toe, but there's nothing safe about it.
This is more not bad than it is good, which is basically Tory Birch's M.O. In my dreams, she wears M.I.A.-style psychedelics. Still, she's somehow the best-dressed fashion chick of the night.
The Bad:
Bad Designer #1: You know those times when you find a dress at H&M that you want, and they don't have your size? But you buy it anyway? That's what this is. Except Charlotte Ronson wears hers out, and we store ours in the depths of our closets.
Bad Designer #2: We get it, Cynthia Rowley. You're quirky. You mix colors! And/or get dressed with your eyes closed.
Bad Designer #3: Donna Karan's look speaks to the failure of the entire DKNY line.
Peter Sarsgaard had the right idea. This isn't a genuine premiere, so relax and skip the tie. He just took the loosen up thing too far and went with an oversized first-job interview suit that makes him look far boxier than he is.
The Ugly:
Olivia Thirlby, you are so loveable. It's too bad The Wackness people are making you dress all 1994 to promote your movie. Oh, they aren't. HMM.
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