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October 12, 2009

Well Played, Emmy Rossum

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It certainly is interesting that Emmy Rossum is suddenly everywhere, in the wake of the Public Divorce from her Secret Husband. I'd hypothesize that she's looking for Secret Husband Number Two, but she's dating Adam Duritz and neither one of them is being secretive about it, perhaps because that relationship has gotten them more press than either of them has had in years. Don't you feel like Ex-Mr-Rossum is sitting at home reading People, and being like, "REALLY? THAT GUY? FROM COUNTING CROWS? Huh." Which is part of the reason I would not want to be a celebrity. In addition to bitches making fun of my awesome outfits, I'd have to see my ex-boyfriends splashed on the front of US Weekly, all "HE FINALLY SETTLES DOWN," while I'm just trying to buy a Slurpee. But as much as I have enjoyed cracking on La Rossum in the past, I must admit that I think this is rather pretty:

I like the color, the ruffle is sort of visually intriguing, it fits her nicely, and the styling is refreshingly understated. She neither looks like a doll, nor as though she just stumbled off the pole. Points to Rossum. THIS time. Enjoy it while it last, kid.

October 9, 2009

Fug or Fab: Sophia Bush

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You guys, I'm so glad One Tree Hill is back. Seriously. I miss Chad Michael Murray's squints of judgment/joy/sorrow/fear/ambivalence, but it's still juicy. Murderous grave-immolating heart-eaten-by-a-dog Dan Scott is a life coach! He's married to ex-drug addict and semi-trashy cheerleader (and former classmate of both his children) Rachel! Nathan may or may not have impregnanted a ho one night on the road with his NBA team! Robert Buckley is charming and sometimes shirtless! Jana Kramer is hilarious as a shallow movie star! Skills hasn't gone to prison yet in real life and so he's still being all awesome with little Jamie! Brooke Davis has a hot boyfriend for the first time in two years! Haley's hair color is totally wrong! Mouth is... never mind. But suffice it to say, I'm glad the secret greatest show on television is entertaining me anew.

Which is more than I can say for Sophia Bush's dress. Nice transition, eh? No? Well, too bad, so sad -- which, again, is something I might say to Sophia Bush if she asked me about this outfit.

I know that's a pretty negative intro for a Fug or Fab, but here's why the post is filed thusly: This MIGHT be very pretty. But it's hard for me to judge the dress on its own merits, because something about it is so very wrong to me on Sophia. Maybe it's the styling: Loose hair flowing into shoulder ruffle flowing into large ruffled skirt equals a whole lot of STUFF. There's no grace, no neck; it's all shoulders and floppy bits. The judging panel of America's Next Top Model would be horrified, before complimenting her on her ability to "smize," and yes, Tyra has invented her own contraction for "smile with your eyes." I KNOW. It's only a matter of time before she buys Webster's and puts out a dictionary all her own.

Back to Sophia: I don't think the dress works in motion, either:

Continue reading Fug or Fab: Sophia Bush.

October 8, 2009

Leave Fug to Lamas

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We're going to be seeing a lot of Shayne Lamas and her twee tea party dresses between now and when her reality show premieres, aren't we?

After which point, it could go one of two ways:

A swift, merciful slide back into obscurity, after America reiterates that we are not at all interested in anything Lamas-related, although we could probably be talked into watching Leave It to Llamas.
Leave It to Lamas is a yoooge, Kardashian-y success, Shayne ends up clawing her way toward the middle of Fug Madness, we all spend a fair amount of time cursing humanity for giving the spotlight to this person (while being ourselves part of the problem rather than the solution, obviously), and then she starts her own line of ruffle-y twee party dresses that we all make fun of, before accidentally buying one and feeling the need to make excuses every time we wear it, primarily to people who don't care.

October 8, 2009

Fug or Fab: Leighton Meester

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Hey guys,

Starting this one off with a bit of housekeeping. Because we've really enjoyed having comments open on the Unfug It Up posts, we've decided to open them occasionally on other sorts of posts as well -- like Fug or Fabs, so you guys can weigh in on the very pressing issues at hand, as well as voting. Thanks for being such an awesome community, and we look forward to reading all your funny, constructive, clever commentary.

ONWARDS. Let's talk about Leighton.

First off, I need to say in a public forum that I found Hilary Duff to be surprisingly kind of charming and likeable on Gossip Girl this week. She's a better actress than certain regulars who shall remain nameless (not you, Leighton. You're always excellent, even if there's something about your current plotline that makes me mutter, "don't you have CLASS TO GO TO?" like a crotchety old bat). Charming and likeable, much like this entire look...until you get to the shoes. Which I love. But the socks make me want to stab myself with a baguette and pelt innocent children with hardened discs of pate (...when in Paris). And I don't understand why she appears to be holding what is surely the poshest, priciest, most covetable laptop bag ever. In short, confusion reigns. As usual.

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October 2, 2009

Fugarazzi

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I need to sit down. Well, technically, I am sitting down. I need to stand up and then sit back down.

I feel like, in comparison to Lady Gaga's usual, this is the equivalent of one of us -- the pants-wearing people -- leaving the house in like, a pair of jeans layered over leggings, worn under two skirts and a pair of Bermuda shorts. Sure, I'm pretty sure this is what the cocktail waitresses at Vegas's newest American Revolution-themed casino -- Paul Revere's Alehouse and Whist Emporium -- are going to be eventually be forced to wear, but that doesn't mean it's not progress.

September 21, 2009

Emmys Fug or Fab Carpet: Olivia Wilde

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This is another look that caused a fair amount of dissension during the red carpet live-blog. Some readers loved it; some hated it; some, like me, were withholding judgment.

Well, my judgment is no longer withheld: I woke up this morning and decided that, while I liked January Jones's dress, this one I did not. I mean, it's one of those things where I GET IT, I just don't care for it. It's like what would happen if an ice dancer and Crystal Barbie had a baby.

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September 14, 2009

VMAs Fug Carpet: Beyonce

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Do my eyes deceive me...

... or is Beyonce essentially wearing a high-fashion fanny pack?

September 9, 2009

Fug or Fab: Freida Pinto

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When I saw this photo of Freida Pinto, I thought, "Oh, dear. OH DEAR." Because I was not sure at all I would like where this is going:

Freida Pinto seems so low-key and charming, and SO above showing up somewhere in a dress that's a glorified bra connected to a skirt by a zipper on a sheer overlay. That feels like famewhore behavior, and she seems the exact opposite of that. Like, to the point where if Fame came up to her and offered her a really cheap rate on an erotic massage, I seriously think Freida would be like, "Nah, I'm just going to go home and watch Big Brother and wonder why the wardrobe people still manage to make Julie Chen look like she shops at Talbots For Seniors even though she's pregnant." Okay, maybe I'm projecting, but you get the gist.

Then she turned around:

Continue reading Fug or Fab: Freida Pinto.

September 4, 2009

Unfug It Up: Rumer Willis

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I love how it looks like the girls in the poster are shrieking at Rumer and Demi.

[Photo: Splash News]

Not that shrieking is necessarily warranted here. Demi looks lovely and dignified. But Rumer... she's getting there, she really is. The jacket is intricate and interesting. But it's also a tad mature: I could it on anyone ranging from Cate Blanchett to Meryl Streep or Helen Mirren to freaking Barbara Walters in that thing. Okay, maybe not Baba Wawa, unless she put a camisole under it, but you get the gist -- don't clothe yourself into your golden years, Rumer.

I'd almost like to see them trade outfits. Maybe we'd find out that it takes a very particular face and body to pull off an explosion of ruffles, but it also might be fun to see Rumer in a dress that's not strapless, since she has a pathological inability to choose one that wants to stay above her ribcage. As for Demi, she could totally work the lace, and would probably do better than pairing it with a truly unremarkable pair of black pants. They definitely don't compete with the top, it's true, but they don't enhance it either. In fact, they're kind of rolling over and playing dead. I'm glad Rumer herself is not -- if Demi Moore were my mother, I might consider giving up completely and becoming a shut-in who never shaves and eats only what can be foraged from the attic -- but I do wish she'd done something else here.

How would you fix this? Swap their clothes? Keep them in their outfits, but lose the pants (and replace them with something else)? Give them more exciting shoes? Or are they perfect just the way they left the house? Fair readers, let us know. You know the rules: On topic, on manners, on Dasher, on Dancer, on Prancer and Vixen. Merci.

September 3, 2009

Fug or Fab: Kimberly Wyatt

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I am loving Kimberly Wyatt lately -- not for her clothes so much as for the fact that I think she is making a strong play for Fug Madness inclusion, and who doesn't love some new Fug Madness blood? In fact, I find myself spending a fair amount of time wondering which upstart will upset Lohan next? (Poor Lindsay: can't even get to the final four in Fug Madness. Things would really turn around for her on all kinds of fronts if she would just make an effort.) Like, look at this:

[Photo: FlynetOnline.com]

It's both kind of great AND kind of crazy. It's gorgeous...and it has muttonchops. It would be rather dull without the ruffled fabric sideburns....but it's lunacy with them. I love it...and I find it ridiculous. TELL ME HOW TO FEEL.

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Well Played, Emmy Rossum

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Leave Fug to Lamas

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Emmys Fug or Fab Carpet: Olivia Wilde

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VMAs Fug Carpet: Beyonce

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