2012 Golden Globes Red Carpet Worst Dressed

OK, so I know that these choices are going to be a bit controversial. And in many cases here it is not so much 'worst dressed' as much as it is 'most disappointing'. I mean take that Prada dress that Freida Pinto is wearing. Nice in theory, but a total swamp-a-thon on such a delicate flower of a girl. That skirt looks like a quilted tent. And Julianna Margulies in purple Naeem Khan looks sleek and pretty but a box of shiny purple does not a dress make, ya know? If only Lea Michele would stop all that gurning and contorting on the red carpet then maybe we would stop confusing this Marchesa dress with a version of Halle Berry's Oscar winning dress, but alas, it is all too try-hard. And Madonna? I'm not sure that even Reem Acra (whose red carpet frocks I love) can figure out how to dress a Madonna. All a bit 'prom' for a fifty-year-old don't you think? And visible bra straps? Really?

And while I have no problem with white on the red carpet, it does require simplicity personified. It is always hard to make white in any other form look like anything else but a wedding dress. Or Miss Havisham. Both Amanda Peet and Jessica Biel veer toward the latter here in the mountains of lace that they donned for the event. And Jessica is wearing Elie Saab who is absolutely my favourite of all red carpet designers. Just not in this instance. Too, too much of the lace, right? And Jessica Chastain...how many times have I loved her looks recently? How many stunning dresses has she worn? And then when it counts she turns to the big guns, Givenchy, and somehow fails misterably. It may be that my absolute WORST is the sleeveless polo neck. HATE. And so hard to make boobs and a waist look elegant. I mean it isn't horrible. Just not good. And a terrible use of her lovely red hair.

Oh dear. And then those that weren't so much a disappointment as an outrage to fashion. I don't really know what to say about these rather generous monstrosities. Giant marshmellows of gowns that just hurt the eyes. Monique Lhullier designed that tie-dye dress that Sarah Michelle Gellar wore. And I watched her on the red carpet say that her two-year-old picked it out for her. Yes. Well. I can see that. We all can. Let's just forget we ever saw what Piper Perabo wore, shall we? What dress? Carry on. As you were. Nothing to see here.

Comments anyone?