Golden Globes Red Carpet-The Ladies, The Gentlemen and The “Meh”

Ahhh, The Golden Globes. The precursor to The Oscars, but with more fun and more drinking. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler slayed the GG stage again this year and we’re huge proponents of having them host permanently. Nobody does it better.

All of us at Show Business Report are huge fans of fashion and the 2014 Golden Globes red carpet didn’t disappoint…for the most part. Here are our picks for best dressed ladies and gents, along with a few looks that left us a bit puzzled.

MEN
Andy Samberg just looked great. Clean cut, happy, put together; well done.
Leonardo DiCaprio cleans up nicely. When he ditches the baseball cap and shorts he looks ultra classy, even without a supermodel flavor-of-the-month on his arm.
Usher broke the mold and changed up the color. He was oh-so-cool. And Matthew McConoughey? Ode to Mary Jane? Disneyland Haunted Mansion host? Who knows?

   

               (L-R)-Andy Samberg, Leonardo DiCaprio, Usher and Matthew McConaughey and wife, Camila Alves.

WOMEN
Heidi Klum was gorgeous. Her Marchesa gown kept with the hot trend of florals with an impeccable cut and a gorgeous train.
Kate Beckinsale inspired with the 1920’s-inspired fashion theme of “The Great Gatsby” with a black and silver gown that simply dazzled and fit her like a glove.
Kerry Washington was bumpin’. Ms. Washington looked formal, put-together, comfortable and happy. This maternity dress was an adorable departure from so many other awards show gowns in recent memory. Other bumpin’ mamas-to-be included Drew Barrymore and Olivia Wilde and they looked adorable, too. So what was Jennifer Lawrence’s excuse? The gown was one band width too much. If she had just left off the bottom black band that dress would have been a winner.

     

(L-R) Heidi Klum, Kate Beckinsale, Kerry Washington and Jennifer Lawrence

The what-the-what?? dress was worn by Julia Roberts. The Dolce and Gabbana black and white gown was a cross between and Catholic school uniform, 70’s tube top and Spanx. It was edgy–that is if grabbing clothes off your bedroom floor and wearing them to an awards show was edgy.

Julia Roberts-Still a Pretty Woman, just with a really weird dress.

And last but not least, is Paula Patton. Oh, poor Paula Patton. This disaster of a dress almost looks good on one side, but viewed from the other looks like the designer didn’t finish the dress and then the actress was attacked by a rogue gang of lily flowers.

Paula Patton. Part dress+Part flower=All Disaster