Aw, Little J. I sort of miss you gallivanting about my TV screen on Monday nights, while I am bracing myself for whatever crazy-ass shenanigans are about to happen on One Tree Hill in the next hour. I never thought I'd say that, but complaining about your character's behavior -- and, often, the behavior of the entire Humphrey clan -- truly proved to be a valuable addition to my cardio routine. There's the running, doing the sadistic Santa Monica stairs (on mornings when I want to vomit), and the vigorous complaining about Gossip Girl. I only complain, of course, because I love. And I ALMOST love this:
Personally, I just hate the shoes. I GET the thought process there, and she certainly doesn't have to wear what I would wear with this outfit (something open-toed), but I feel like if you're going to do the cowboy boot thing, wear taller ones. Because these somehow manage to look like she's doing the wall of shame home from a party and couldn't find the shoes she wore out, so she's shuffling to the car in her gentleman caller's shoes. Although I would fug these on a dude, too -- they're just so...clonky looking and not in an awesome way. I mean, go 90s and do the 8-eye Doc Martens here if that's the look you want. Even Converse. Just...not these? You know?
YOU know what to do. Have at it in the comments. Keep it clean!
Personally, I just hate the shoes. I GET the thought process there, and she certainly doesn't have to wear what I would wear with this outfit (something open-toed), but I feel like if you're going to do the cowboy boot thing, wear taller ones. Because these somehow manage to look like she's doing the wall of shame home from a party and couldn't find the shoes she wore out, so she's shuffling to the car in her gentleman caller's shoes. Although I would fug these on a dude, too -- they're just so...clonky looking and not in an awesome way. I mean, go 90s and do the 8-eye Doc Martens here if that's the look you want. Even Converse. Just...not these? You know?
YOU know what to do. Have at it in the comments. Keep it clean!
Ugly, ugly shoes! Cute, cute dress!
I'd do an open-toed silver heel.
It's not so bad. The shoes are horrible, and she could stand with about 10 pounds less eyeliner, but the dress itself isn't terrible, although it might be a tad too short.
I guess the oppressive shoes are to complement the comment of her oppressive eye makeup.
I would do almost anything else. These might be okay under jeans. Maybe.
Except for the shoes, this is the cutest I have ever seen her look.
I agree about taller boots. Also, fix the horrible hair.
Gossip Girl must return Soon. Just for your regular jabs at Little J. Its been too long!
She's such a beautiful girl- I just want to put her in something that shows that! This is much closer than most of the things she's been wearing lately. The dress is so cute. But the shoes are totally fug and the eye makeup is terrible.
Veto the shoes. Something strappy and open toed? Just not those. Maybe in a bright color that goes with it but doesn't match it entirely? Yeah.
Add an inch or two to the hem of the dress, throw on a strappy sandal or heel, lose about half a pound of eyeliner, and get a better hairstyle. I'll give her a B... the effort is there, but there's too many small mistakes for a perfect score.
Oh yeah, and her makeup is too much. It looks like she took a crayola marker under her eyes, but realized it was a permanent marker and it's now stuck there forever. Pity.
I know jack about her show, but what I DO know is that girlfriend needs: A) a brassiere, B) some jewelry that doesn't look borrowed from Joan Jett, C) some of those pre-moistened make-up wipes for those eyes and D) something cuter going on south of her ankles.
Actually I'd like those boots with jeans... but this dress cries out for something light, with a heel, even a kitten heel. Something simple, maybe black, may a colour that works with the dress. and I'd take in the dress just a bit at the waist; sacks should be left for those who have no waist!
Not a fan of the dress of shoes, but it is better than her usual wardrobe catastrophes.
If only there was something that could be done about that hair....
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I think the outfit would look a heck of a lot better if she got rid of that heavy eye make-up once and for all. I would even forgive her the short cowboy boots if she did that.
GUH. I am so sorry: my irritation at and general impatience for Taylor Momsen precludes me from even trying to fix this. Like, my only advice is to Stop Existing.
(Or: Wipe Off That Ridiculous Eyeliner, Babygirl, and Then Maybe We Can Talk.)
(Okay, or: If you MUST keep skulking around with that petulant/vapid/pissed off look on your face and if you refuse to remove the eyeliner and unmuss your silly hair for a second, I would be okay with some 8-eye Doc Martens for the punky look. Just... straighten up your posture or something. GOD.)
(And maybe pulling that hair back into a low ponytail could be nice? Still a little messy is fine; nonchalant and as pissy as you please, just won't make the child look like such a runaway.)
Riddle me this ... doesn't it look like Little J was a little sweaty while sitting down, thusly leaving a line of moisture square across her mid-section? I think we've all done it -- slouched when it's hot out and looked down only to find sweat lines on the tummy. No? Just me? Crap ...
i guess i'm alone in not liking the dress then? it just seems too...sack-ey. if it were more fitted, i'd be on board, but it's just hanging there. and the obligatory GIRL YOU LOOK 35 STOP YOU ARE LIKE 12. and yeah, i hate the shoes a lot.
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that I really like the dress-and-boots vibe she's going for, but it needs to be a little more boho to avoid veering into Britney territory (remember those horrible brown boots she wore with EVERYTHING for like three months??).
So: natural makeup, *tall* cowboy boots in a less severe color than black, and better accessories than that Ryan from the O.C. wrist cuff thing. Maybe some layered necklaces?
Shorten the bangs above her eyebrows, brush the hair, cut the eyeliner in half, bright turquoise strappy open toed sandals with low heels. Let her keep the cuff so she looks a little rock and roll. I'm even fine with the (matchy matchy?) nail polish, and I think the cut of the dress works for her. It's a little short, so I hope she's careful.
First, comb the hair. Next, steam wrinkles out of otherwise pretty dress. Then, remove shoes, toss 'em, and get some strappy sandals. Finally, wipe off the silly bedroom-eye makeup, stand up straight, and try to smile, dearie.
You are young, thin, beautiful, wealthy, and admired. Cowboy up!
I was really hoping her hair would grow out quickly over the break and she would be back to her old cute self *sigh*.
So, new haircut, wash her face and strap on some cute gold or silver sandals and we are good to go! If she wants to add something funky, I would go with some kind of necklace instead of converse shoes.
Am I the only one who thinks this is a tad too short and too low-cut for a 15-year-old child? Give the dress another inch or two at the hem and bring the neckline up just a tad and she'd look super cute. Well, apart from the eyeliner and the boots, which should be burned.
But does she get points for matching the ugly clunky black bracelet to the ugly clunky black shoeboots?
Child, no. Just no.
I'd give her hair an inch trim or so...make the dress purple and take it in a tad at the waist(it's not bad as is but I hate fushcia) and give her the Balmain shoes Jennifer Connolly wore with straps and studs...oh and she should try smiling...much friendlier than that perma-smirk...I actually don't mind her eyeliner...she is in her teens after all and the rest of her face is subtle
So, everything everybody else said and add a sandwich.
Besides the shoes, I feel like the dress is way too boxy. I hate to say this, because I've heard this solution way too many times, but I'll say it anyway. Belt it! It would give the dress some shape so she doesn't look like she couldn't find her dress at said gentleman caller's house and had to make one out of his pink curtains. (Little J may be able to sew, but Taylor Momsen has yet to learn how to make curtains into a dress. She obviously has not seen Pretty in Pink.)
Maybe if there was a light brown belt involved she could wear light brown (TALLER) cowboy boots. Then she could still think she is totally edgy with her make up and her cowboy boots, but also walk the walk of shame proudly.
Get a good haircut, and add a pair of metallic stilettos!
Is it just me, or do her feet look gi-normous in those boots?
Colour of the dress is good, but the sweat stripe is icky.
Jeanelle - I agree about the hairstyle ... looks to me like the back may actually be pulled into a ponytail but the front/sides fell out. eww.
It's like a short purple, velour nightie. Reminds me of the longer nightie you wrote about yesterday, on some other actress.
Pretty much what everyone else is saying:
1.) Less eye makeup.
2.) Do something with the hair. I'd love to see her wear it back or up.
3.) Stop pouting/looking pissed off, and stand up straight!
4.) Bra, or some kind of supporting garment. Even if you dress is a sack, supporting garments are your friends.
5.) Less eye makeup.
6.) Change the Peter Pan boots out for some actual cowboy boots in a buff/fawn color. Or if you want black boots, go for Docs.
7.) Silver cuff bracelet (not the leather one).
8.) Less eye makeup.
What's happening to you ladies??? Are you growing weary from all the dud duds? Don't let these celebs off the hook! When they look BAD tell 'em. She looks stupid and if she doesn't do something with her freakin hair I'm taking her to my dog groomer. How do these people end up rich and quasi famous??? Never underestimate the stupidity of the American people and THESE STARLETS!
I like the dress ok, but as someone else mentioned, it looks like there might be a bit of a sweat stain across her mid-section from sitting. I think it would be better if made from a different material.
Besides that, open toed heels in silver and GET RID OF THE RACCOON EYES for goodness sake. Seriously. She would be so much prettier without wearing the football tackler make-up.
Lose the dark everything: eyeliner, shoes, bracelets and nail polish. She's a fair-skinned blonde so I'd go with a silver peep-toe heel or even a cool-toned fun colored metallic shoe. To make the dress less "nightie" repeat the neckline on the hem for an added two inches of class.
I'd do a sexy knee-high boot or a pair of shiny black open-toed strappy heels.
Something about the way it's shiny and clinging to her makes the dress look almost sheer. Maybe if it were in a jersey fabric instead?
That dress is really, really cute and she could have knocked it out of the park. Blew it with the shoes and I don't care if she's making a "statement", they look stupid. Strappy sandal, peep-toe pump.... anything. Jellies? LOL!
Hair needs to be fixed... ponytail? Something light to go with the summery dress.
And ditch the first 6 layers of eyeliner.
Sorry. I think it's all terrible. Bad hair, bad make-up, bad dress and TERRIBLE shoes. Go directly to jail. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.
1. Wipe about 3/4 of the eye make-up off.
2. Trim the bangs the teeniest bit or do a side-sweep.
3. Shoes, shoes, shoes -- well, I think I could actually get behind the style if they were more fitted and maybe had a little bit of a heel. Although I agree that Doc Martens would probably make me go from a sad head shake to guiltily coveting.
Also, I'm going to throw this out there: absolute NO to putting her in some open-toe silver heels or whatnot. Regardless of anyone else's style, I respect that she has (at least tried to) taken on a very rocker-chic persona. Yes, she could be all different kinds of sugar and spice and everything nice adorable, but I dig that she's doing a darker ... thing.
(That being said, she could at least bother to do it WELL.)
Where to begin? How about this: Taylor Momsen's mother should be ashamed of herself.
Because:
1) a top is not a dress ... no matter how skinny you are;
2) a BlackBerry is not a purse;
3) "just left rehab -- need a ride home" is not a fresh look;
4) my pal the day laborer called, he has some concrete to pour today, and he totally wants his shoes back.
For the love of God, Taylor. Wash your face. Put on a shirt and some pants. And, if your mother is truly MIA (is it appears she is), GROW THE HELL UP.
Lighten up the eye make up and do something fresh-faced because her lips are in a good color. She is too young for such dreary eye make up.
Lengthen the dress by about 2 inches and add some bright jewelry.
Also, I like the cowboy boot idea, and I like the short ones too. I would have chosen a short boot with a colored pattern or colored stitching.
The black ones look like an afterthought and she could have worked the cowboy boot thing a whole lot better.
make the dress a little longer and belt it (because she does have a waist), trade those boots in for some that a) are the normal cowboy boot height and b) don't look too big ala clown shoes, less eyeliner especially on the bottom, and brush your hair.
I think almost any other kind of shoe would work. Some edgey black strappy sandals would keep the rock n' roll vibe she has going but just look less clunky.
Does anyone else wonder if she is wearing some very slightly dark-tinted nylons? Aren't her legs just slightly darker than the rest of her skin? Clearly that would have to go.
I think some sort of belt (wide? black?) would make the dress cuter and give it (and thus her) some shape.
It's summer for crying out loud. How about a nice sandal of some sort. Those boots, REALLY? Somehow I doubt that she is trompin' through any cowpies where ever this is taking place. Unless of course I missed the part about her being at the rodeo. Crayons are not for eyeliner. Eyeliner pencil, please. And invest in a good sharpener. This is not 1969 and she is not Priscilla Presley.
Aaaarrrrrgggggggg! The shoes! They hurt!
Her issues above the neck are well documented, but since she's like 15 I am ignoring that as teenagers will make whatever make-up & hair choices they want regardess of logic or what looks good.
loose the bracelet, add a choker and white gogo boots
I would replace the galoshes with a gladiator sandal in silver, gold, or even brown. Otherwise, cute.
I would send her some pictures of Debbie Harry circa 1978. That seems to be what she's aiming for, but she doesn't quite understand the idea yet. The hair, eyes, shoes, expression all seem to say "I don't care", but it looks like it took an hour to accomplish. Even if she wants to do an early-nineties grungy babydoll thing, she could pull it off if it were less contrived. If you can't put your eyeliner on in the back of a car with a hand mirror while your friend hits the ATM, you're wearing too much, or you're not good enough at putting it on in the first place. The little dress with any other shoes and no eyeliner will make her look like every other starlet, and that's no good either. Do over!
Well, there are a few things wrong here.
The hair - square bangs and a mess - wouldn't work on anybody. I think she could have a cute face there, but her hair is going no favors.
Easier on the eye make-up there.
The waist to top of the dress don't look right. Nice color though. The top part is almost like a romper or something.
She could have cute little boots, full on cowboy boots, or something else. Those boots, as said, don't work.
Would it kill her to take a laxative? I personally want the dress to be a bit longer, since I feel like her gynecologist.
Totally fug shoes. I think the dress just needs to fit slightly better, add a few shiny accessories, different shoes, and last but not least WIPE OFF ALL THE EYE MAKEUP!!
Those majorette boots must feel so naked without their tassels.
Okay, so I'm not sooo in love with shape of the dress, but I do love the color and the neckline. I think that if it were more fitted in the waist we'd be golden.
I'm actually okay with the severe eye makeup, so long as she pulls her hair up and back, keeping the bangs. (I think this will keep her head from looking too heavy for her neck.)
Keep the accessories, but change the footwear. The 8 eye Doc Martins idea actually really appeals to me (possibly, I just regret having missed that opportunity).
Beyond that, I think she needs to be sassy not smug.
Better shoes, or just add pants. This is short enough to be a tunic, sort of, I guess. And I will always and forever hate that hair and eye makeup.
Is that a horizontal stain across her midsection? Because that's the FIRST thing I would take care of.
I do agree about the boots but I'm still hung up on how the dress (what with the aforementioned stain and the overall rumpledness) which looks a little like she chose it from the "wore it last night" pile in her ginormous walk in closet as she headed into the bathroom to brush her teeth and wipe her underarms with a washcloth in the sink - rather than going for the full-on shower - stuffing part of her hair into an elastic, before pulling the dress on and heading out.
If I can get past THAT whole thing above, I'd say wear a funky ballet flat or something, COMMIT to a hairstyle (up or down, not a difficult decision) WIPE OFF THE JOAN JETT EYE SMUDGE, get rid of the leather CUFF, POLISH YOUR NAILS and just BE YOUNG AND PRETTY! OWN IT! Instead of hiding behind your odd taste in clothes and pretending that you're not in fact PRETTIER THAN EVERY ONE OF YOUR CO-STARS!
Hmm. Seems I had a lot to say about that.
I would recommend a sandwich. With lots of mayo. And maybe some fried chicken. Girlfriend is starting to look scary-skinny.
She should also consider not biting her nails.
Definitely bad hair. Bad shoes too. Also wish the dress was more fitted. But you have to admit - this is better than many of the other fugs you've shown us by Taylor!
Brush your hair! Wash your face! Different shoes!
Instead of the boots we could have... yellow heels? The pop of color could keep the punk feel going, while the cuter shape of a heel would be more appropriate for the dress/oversized shirt.
Hmm, a cowboy-style belt might, and I mean might, make the boots okay.
Otherwise, I'd do a little more with the hair and ditch the boots in favor of beefier heels; you know, in between delicate and platform.
I'm sorry, this is all awful - the hair, the makeup, the boots, AND the dress. It looks like a nightgown and does nothing for her but shlump her out. Boo.
What everyone else said about hem length, sweat stains, shoes, hair and makeup.
Plus would it kill girlfriend to smile? She's pretty, fairly famous and probably has some cash. Be happy already!
Lengthen the dress a tad, add a belt, and lose the shoes - go with flats.
OR
Lose the shoes, lengthen the dress a tad, and add some open toed-heels.
Taller boots, with pointier toes and heels, if you're going to stick to the cowboy boot thing.
im going to give her the hair make-up and accessories...believe it or not, i get she's doing some grunge type thing...and as someone who lived in and glammed her way through the 90 grunge era, im a bit nostialgic...
but the BOOTS are HORRENDOUS!!! she could have done a cute cowboy boot with a high heel, a pixie boot would be cute, and obviously some sort of high heeled strappy sandal (black leather platforms with metal studs even...punk!)
i love the color of the dress...but something about it bothers me...im not sure if im just thrown by the incongruity of the boots paired with this dress, or if she truly looks a bit slouchy...
Seriously, don't you think T. Mom. just didn't go far enough? Are you bad, or are you bad, little Jenny? How about this if you want to release your rebel yell: Chains/spikes on the boots. The dress in black vinyl. Dark dye just on the bottom of her hair, with pink streaks on top. A more aggressive cuff (or two) with spikes. To me, she seems undecided about what she wants--in? or out? of the pretty starlet category. Or does she want to blend in with the starlets and go to all their parties, but constantly show her ennui like all the gentlemen heroes in my historical romance novels?
Enough with the egregious eye makeup already. I can't get past her top half long enough to be bothered about the bottom.
just noted someone mentioned getting a bra!
ha!
i erased that from my original post because i thought i was being too "southern" in my critique (my North Carolinian momma BELIEVES in the power of good foundation garments ...)
glad someone posted it!
Love the color, though I think the dress could do with a little shaping through the mid-section. Now go wash your face and comb your hair, honey. You're FIFTEEN. Time enough to look old and used when you actually are. And burn those boots. Cute strappy sandals are all around you, so grab a pair.
Get some open toed platforms and belt that sucker up to show her waist and I'm good to go...even though the eyeliner is super harsh, I feel like it comes with her typical, i'm too cool for school, young starlet attitude.
IS this grunge? IS it? Because I also donned the overalls and babydoll dresses and Doc Martens of the 90's, and aside from the Courtney Love-esque hair and eyes, this doesn't look too grunge to me.
I like her chunky bracelet or watch thingum. I'd do an open-toe patent wedge instead of... whatever she's got on her feet, and maybe a little necklace. I don't know, I feel like it looks too much like a nightie without some other embellishment at the top there. And honey, if that's what your hair is going to continue doing, get a few exciting wigs or something. That is just awful, AWFUL hair.
TayMom, you're a cute girl. Why the black eyeliner of death? Why the shapeless shift? If you're trying to hide your body you might want to add about a foot to the hem.
The boots...are just bad. That is all.
The hair, my god, the hair. That is priority one.
After that, add an inch of fabric, a waist, and some taller boots and we might be able to talk.
Dude, even flip flops would look better than the weird short cowboy boots. dress is super cute--still hate her hair. for the love of god get some lowlights and do something with the bangs!
I get the edgy look. I, too, was angsty when I was 16. But as Jessica said, if you want to go that route, try different shoes. I can see this with mid-calf slim black boots. Hell, even the aforementioned Doc Martens!
She needs to decide what she's going for: soft (pink dress, soft hair) or hard (black leather boots & generously applied eyeliner).
The dress is fine, if a little grown-up for her. Can we talk about her hair and makeup?! That dog-ear hair has got to go. I'm sure she has a pretty high-quality hairdresser at her disposal. Use them- they can breathe life into your hair! And enough with the eyeliner. I get the "smokey eye" idea, but this is more like "racoon".
The shoes also look like they'd fit a man twice her size. I think normal height cowboy boots would have been cute.
It's short, but she's young, so she might as well show off her as yet non-cottage cheese thighs. On the flip side, she's young, so why is she covering up her as yet un-wrinkled eye area with all that goop?
I'm not wild about the bangs, but I could forgive them if the rest looked like she made any attempt to comb or smooth it. That's what makes her look like she's doing the walk of shame more than the boots.
The boots - even though it's summer, I would actually go higher - knee-high with a heel.
Cute dress, ugly shoes, and for the love of god will someone teach this child the correct make up for her coloring? And maybe a new hair style? Maybe someone could just introduce her to a hairbrush.
Fugly all down the line.
Ugly shoes, ugly dress, ugly hair and makeup.
While I generally disagree with that much eyemakeup unless its Halloween, its different strokes for different folks, and we just won't talk about the blue eyeshadow I wore when I was 15. I'll even get on board with the hair (maybe just a tad smoother on the side bits) and the dress and the cuff and even the bralessness (its hot out there and I'll call shenanigans on anyone who hasn't skipped the foundation garments on a sweaty day if they can help it) but for the love of Chuck she totally has to change the shoes. I'm seeing some pewter leather booties or maybe gladiator sandals, a little more Joan Jett and a little less Austin Powers.
If I tried to leave the house at her age with that hair and makeup, my mother would have attacked me with barrettes, a brush and eye makeup remover while screeching "Get that hair out of your eyes!" Who am I kidding? My mother would do that to me today!
Regarding the shoes, I do think she's missing out on the opportunity to wear an adorable strappy heel. And aren't her feet hot?
Chisel off some of the eyeliner and since she's 16, she can rock the Chuck Taylors a la Kristen Stewart.
She looks like a little elf in those boots, I'd say swap them out for something with a pop of color!
Because it can't be said enough, DITCH THE EYELINER! Swap boots for rockstar black gladiator heels, and throw on some layered chain necklaces. Polished badass - Tada!
I love the color of the dress, and *almost* love the cut -- but it seems a bit large and a bit short at the exact same time.
Taller boots would improve this immeasurably, or the aforementioned Doc Martens.
Some gold sandals would be perfect with this. I love the boots though but since I have giant feet, I'll never wear them
sorry, she just reminds me too much of debbie gibson from the 80s. i don't get her and i don't want to.
Am I seeing things or is there a dark wavy line at the centre of the dress. The vivid colour of the dress is lovely, and although it has a nice shape around the neck line, it's a tad sloppy looking on her. The wrinkling doesn't help. The boots don't go with it at all. It's as if she quickly needed to walk the dog and slipped on any old pair before running out the door.
I'd give this a "meh".
i hate it all;
i hate the fit of the dress.
i HATE the shoes.
girl needs to BRUSH HER HAIR.
and she needs to lay off the eye liner.
i guess i just don't like her, huh?
YOU'RE 15! STOP THINKING THAT YOU'RE 26 AND COURTNEY LOVE'S HEIR!!
I'm sorry, but is this dress made of velvet? Or, dear God in heaven, VELOUR? Deal breaker.
The color rocks, but the dress needs some structure. The boots need burning, of course. Cute strappy sandals can be found everywhere. Now go home and wash your face and comb your hair. You're FIFTEEN--going on sixteen ;) for the love of God. Time enough to look old and used when you are. Do you want to grow up to be Courtney Love? 'Cause that's where this will end up some day and that's just sad.
Okay, fine. I get it. Taylor Momsen wants to be a punk princess.
And you know what? I just might let her have that (as stupid as I think it looks) if she gets that sack dress tailored and wears taller boots.
Shoes. Shoes, shoes, SHOES.
she's trying to look like a punkrocker.
not a new one, an old one. an old OLD one. venerable. antique.
one of the ancients.
she's doing it wrong.
the purple thing is not out there ENOUGH.
the boots are too boring. theyre clunky for not even clunky's sake, if that makes sense. theyre ugly, but not ugly enough. not to the point where ugly transcends itself [in very much the way of tilda swinton. she is NOT doing tilda swinton, jr——altho thats what she's always going for. just the kind of down-, not upscale version.
{i think she'd think she's doing downtown not uptown but she's not.
tilda swinton does all of it.
well.}]
✖ better boots. more going on. they dont have to be cut higher. they just need to be better. some color in the black, some pattern, a higher heel. someTHING.
✖ ditch the dress, for what she's attempting it's Way Too Middle Scale. too boring, too easy. get something vintage, rattier or more elaborate. the rule w/ cowboy boots is:
undo by overdo in an opposite direction.
she's too young to know the rule. she wants a party dress w/ those, & a belt.
✖ none of it has to match any of the rest of it. it just all has to be INTERESTING. which none of this is.
✖ only way to do those eyes is if the lipstick matches. she wants, i think, viva glam 2 or nars fire down below. something like that. shanghai express. mongolian red. you know.
i know everyone hates this idea & wants her to freshen up. she doesnt wanna freshen up, i am trying to think what would make her look better as her. as how she seems to always wanna look. imneverho, she does a little better than lady gaga, but they both need to learn how to STOP DOING IT WRONG.
hey?
Oh, dear. Those are the boots old ranchers wear to the Grange Summer Feast, because their real cowboy boots hurt their corns. And the hair and the eye treatment reminds me of any number of Dairy Princesses who have been awake from 4am until midnight at the fair and washed their hair with laundry detergent and cold water out at the cattle washrack, while they also just kept reapplying their eyeliner for three days in a row because taking it off was too much trouble.
Somehow I suspect Miss Momsen was not looking to set off a chain of bucolic memories.
Prescription: any other shoes, including weird gladiator sandals with the brass front-plates would be more fetching (the only thing which would be worse is gumboots). A deep conditioning and trim all-around, and a cleansing facial with extra attention to her poor abused eye area, followed by a nice trimming of the fried bits of her hair and Bobbi Brown or someone to give her a less agrarian face.
Ugh, I just can't get behind her look at all. Maybe it's because I haven't seen an episode of GG (I know, for shame)...but I just don't GET her. That said, I hate the boots.
Taller boots would most definitely be better...atually, any shoe would be an improvement.
However, let's give the girl some credit...she FINALLY managed to do a softer lip to balance out her heavy eye make-up, and for that, I must give her props.
Maybe she's been reading the site...?!
So...GROW OUT YOUR HAIR.
Now that is out of my system, belt the dress, change the shoes to anything, pretty much anything else.
Cute flats, gladiator sandles or anything in posh's closet will do.
The dress is almost pretty, but the sack cut combined with the plunging V-neck makes it look too much like a nightgown. Give it a more defined waistline and make it an inch or two longer, and it'd look awesome. I get what Little J is trying to do with the "just because I'm wearing a feminine little dress doesn't mean I have to wear uber-delicate shoes to go with it" idea, but the boots are way too much, especially since they look like they're kind of too big for her, which only emphasizes the frightening tininess of her legs. Some nice slingbacks with a chunky heel would work better, I think.
Also, Taylor: BRUSH YOUR HAIR. And SMILE. Actually, I think I do see her lips jerking up a bit at the corners there...a vast improvement on her usual expression. Just a LITTLE MORE, Taylor. And maybe show some teeth!
I like the dress, but agree that there's some sort of odd line across it. Not sure if it's sweat, a photographic artifact, or a Statement, as in, "This is Where My Waist Would Be If I Wanted A Waist".
Alas, there is nothing to be done about the hair and eyes until she decides that it's OK to be happy once in a while.
The shoes look like she stole them from Mr. Spock (old or new, hardly matters) or Legolas, or some other elfish sprite. But I'm going to buck the higher boots/strappy sandals trend and say flats. You want to look like a forlorn rockin' waif, wear waif shoes.
FEED HER!
There is no way I can even consider the shoes or anything else that girl wears on her body until she gets that horrible mop hairdo off her head!!!!! and that horrible eye makeup!!!! and i can't tell you how sick I am of that scowl on her face!!!! Don't look at me like that, missy.
With Doc Martens, this would be better.
or maybe an almost-equally-clunky boot with some sort of heel? Like... hmmm... OOH THESE: http://www.thisnext.com/item/8EED896B/37548B8F/Rick-Owens-Fold-over-buckle
Right?
My biggest problem with the outfit is actually that it could really use SOME sort of metal adornment... silver or gold, momsen! take your pick! (even though I am not a big silver fan, a bangle or ring would really make this shine, rather than the black monstrosity she has on).
I have to disagree. The shoes remind me of something Edie Sedgewick or one of the gals from The Mama's and the Papa's might wear to a glamorous party in the 60's. It's boho chic and I think it works on her. She looks funky and fun and kinda eff you which is appropriate for her age.
Why does her hair STILL look like rats have been sucking on it?
It's not just the shoes - the dress has a funky dark line running horizontally across it, as if she was sitting in a folded-up position - like the morning after at some diner where she's slumped over the 2-egg special and wishing the d*mned waitress would get her rear over a little faster with with MORE COFFEE - and proceeded to sweat awhile and the results are the line. Fix the dress and get some cute heels and we'll get you that extra Tylenol, darlin'. And, oh, yeah, look into hairbrushes.
Most of Taylor's clothing choices leave me torn between loathing and feeling sorry for her, because someone is always documenting her 15 year-old fashion choices. I was 15 during the first grunge fashion wave and am thankful that there are very few photographic records of it.
I agree with previous comments that she didn't go far enough with this. I'm going to say keep the shoes, but make the dress plaid and maybe add some fitted, black, ripped jeans underneath. And I would pull all of her hair back into a ponytail. She loves to sport this hairstyle and it is just not flattering.
Looks like her feet are probably hot and sweaty and she's afraid things are stinking, down there, like, I hope they can't smell that through the camera....
Since I have no idea who she is, it was more of a shock to learn she's only 15/16 because I've seen her on this site before and assumed she was in her 20s, must be the make-up. And the dress is a lovely color, youthful, but a little short and a little sacky, as someone else up there said. The boots are hideous, wrong. Strappy all the way, and I, too, would suggest silver.
15? Really??
Okay I think she needs to add a thick black waistbelt, her boots should be mid to high shin length and maybe have a heel.
And give her a ponytail and quiff, she'd still look all tough, feisty and young rebel who 'dosn't give an f what you think' but would look better put together.
That's just my opinion anywho.
I know this is a bit off topic... but does anyone else think that Emma Watson's right arm in the "fug or fab the cover post" looks like it's a different length than the left? The right arm is much shorter, no? Or am I going crazy?
A little bit of fixes here and there:
1) Add about 2 inches to the dress. She's hunching because she feels the breeze on her buttocks, and it's got to stop.
2) Belt. This dress looks like a sack on her frame, she needs something to give it some shape. I would do something a bit thicker and black - perhaps one of those corset belts, but you know, not actual corset size.
3) Necklace. Something glittery and long and silver.
4) Shoes. Silver, open-toed, and off-setting to the new long necklace.
Et, voila!
FLATS! black with a texture or a stripe of silver. love the 70s coke party look on the waify set
perhaps if she was less smug... She is smug about those shoes. She's begging to be dinged, so she can tell you how anti-establishment she is. And for that, I'd like to take her by the shoulders and shake her.
Other people have done a great job of explaining what's wrong with the outfit, but I think one of the biggest problems here is the vapid, stupid look on her face. This look is what we've come to expect of pointless generic starlets, and it's going to sabotage any attempt she makes to look like a badass rock chick. Having thought about it, I think that look may be caused by not eating properly. You know how it is: your meeting ran overtime so you didn't get a chance to have lunch, and now you're so hungry you just can't think. This is why she didn't manage to put together a badass outfit, the poor girl couldn't concentrate. A simple sandwich could easily fix this problem.
I actually have a lot of sympathy for her whole eye makeup thing. Clearly she started out for Sexy Goth City, took a wrong turning, and ended up in Raccoon County. It happens to the best of us. We all try the odd makeup experiment that just doesn't work out. If she'd had that sandwich she would have remembered to fix it up before she left the house.
The dress = bleh. It reminds me of an unflattering shirt I once owned (though the colour is lovely).
The boots, I agree with the Fug Girls, just way too short if you're going for that kind of look. The black is a bit heavy as well in contrast to the magenta. A nice tan would have been better.
It's the makeup that kills me. Slays me dead! Even Adam Lambert doesn't wear as much, chill girl.
Call me old fashioned, but I hate it when starlets wear their negligees in public. Get a decent dress on, and the boots rock.
Happy Birthday, GFY! I heart you guys.
De shoes, de arr zo 'orrible! I mean, really. A simple, white, OT heel would have been great. And that dress? Seriously, yow. It needs to be form-fitting, not looking like the latest in knocked-up chic.
Aaaaaaand never match your eyeliner to your boots, thickness-wise. Blarg.
Get daintier shoes, get rid of the heavy eyeliner, and pull the hair out of her eyes. Then she'd look a lot better. Oh, and smiling helps :).
Yeah, I think its all fine, but the horrendous shoes...Edgy could have been played so much better.
honestly, I'm just thrilled to see Taylor look halfway decent for once. Between all of the hair and makeup alterations they've done to her in the past years, it's been amazing how they could make such a pretty girl look so wrong.
So, I was the first commenter and now I've come back to see what you all thought AND THIS PERSON IS 15?? Whoa! I guess I've been under a rock. But whoa.
And yeah, now I don't like it anymore, after reading all your comments.
1. Lengthen the hem.
2. Black heels, open toed, not clunky.
3. A clutch.
4. Hair that actually has some semblance of styling.
5. A less clunky bracelet.
those shoes are so uncute, and that dress has CRAZY potential. i love that color!
my unfug-fantasy here would be:
1) lose those awful boots and put on some strappy flats. yes.
2) put your hair UP. i find that people with bangs look ten times hotter when they put their hair up, usually.
3) keep some of the eyeliner but hardly as much as she's got going on right now... good lord. she looks SO OLD -- she is like olivia n-j in "grease" after she's roughed up and forced to wear those leather "pants."
i think that's all. why does momsen want to look so... used? that's the best adjective i can come up with. sorry, honey...
The dress is gorgeous, the hair is slightly passable, but those shoes resemble cowboy boots. I truly dont think there is much of an exscuse to wear them anywhere but on a farm, and ESPECIALLY not on a night out like this. So, okay, the whole thing is passable, like a C or maybe a C+ if she was lucky. But it could have been like an A+++++ with some kickarse high heels.
I don't like the dress on her. It's boring, for one. And it totally emphasizes the fact that she's flat chested (maybe because it looks a tad too big), which is not good. But I don't hate the dress. The boots, however, are horrid. They go with pants, not dresses and skirts. And why does it look like she hasn't brushed her hair?
I don't like the dress on her. It's boring, for one. And it totally emphasizes the fact that she's flat chested (maybe because it looks a tad too big), which is not good. But I don't hate the dress. The boots, however, are horrid. They go with pants, not dresses and skirts. And why does it look like she hasn't brushed her hair?
She needs to lose the boots, and especially!!! lose the sulky-teenager-face. It might appeal to other sulky teenagers, but the rest of the world just wants to tell her that if she's that bored, darling, we can call a cab and you can go home, away from all the tedious bright lights and attention that clearly annoy you so much.
I looove the cowboy boots with dress thing (hey, I'm Texan, I have an excuse), but I totally agree. Taller boots would be waaay better.
I don't understand people asking her to wear heels. She's clearly not doing a premiere or anything -- let her wander around the city in flats, like the rest of us do.
I love the color on her, but the dress needs to be more of a swinging skirt than just a plain sack, ja?
Trade the heavy V neckline for something delicate with fabric gathered around the bodice. This will separate the skirt and give it more shape and swing--it should be a little wider with more gathers in the fabric.
I agree that the cowboy boots need to be higher and thinner. Then she can keep them. I don't even mind her weird hair and makeup--it makes her distinctive and hey, she's 15 and in a rock band! Let her have some years of fun with eyeliner! It will make her look all the more elegant at 22 when she's done with it.
Cute dress, great color. Maybe nipped in at the waist a bit so it's not quite so sacklike. Or a belt, unless that's for the old ladies like Michelle. Fug the booties. Doc Martins would rule.
1. Iron/dryclean the dress
2. Remove the - presumably - gardening clog/booties?
3. Reduce the eyeliner to something more flattering ...
= VOILA! Much better!
Smile, little J! Your dress is cute! Also, brush your hair once in a while. I don't understand how the just-rolled-out-of-bed-in-yesterday's-eyeliner look is hot. Whatevs. I like the dress.
She looked awesome when I met her on Saturday (click my URL link for pics) and she was SUCH a sweetheart and a good singer (hard to believe but she was).
This look would work if she just lost the boots. It is kinda bland though - I miss her edgier stuff.
I feel like the vibe of the shoes could maybe possibly work if they were ankle boots instead, so she could still be edgy and less fug. For example, something like http://piperlime.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=19795&vid=1&pid=682025&scid=682025002 might work, and still looks like something she'd be into.
1. Add 2 inches to dress.
2. Add interesting jewelry. Remember when C Diaz had the turquoise with hot pink? I'm not saying that's the answer, but she needs something better.
3. Yes of course replace the shoes. Perhaps a tan strappy heel to keep the leg line nice.
4. TOUCH UP THE ROOTS. For cryin' out loud, all you wanna be blondes out there, deal with your roots! They look terrible, is all I'm saying. And get a good haircut while you're there.
The longer I look at her the more I feel like she wishes to do me some bodily harm. Then I glance away and it's gone only to come back again stronger than ever. I suspect if her long suffering fringe was out of her eyes, bitch face would be more pronounceable. And that's not pretty.
Dress is fine. Boots are not. Compared to previous efforts though, a pass is issued.
Yes, the shoes. Lose them. (in favor of something worthy of that cute dress)
I really like this dress. The (lack of) shape really works here, and she's even rocking the color. I'm pretty sure that if I saw this on a hanger I'd think the color was unrockable, but it looks good on her. I agree about the shoes. I'd go with either pumps or dainty little flats. It would be sort of awesome in a Barbie way if the shoes matched the dress, but a couple shades off would look nice too.
Also, it would look better if she toned down the eyeliner just a skosh. And I think everything looks better with a recent root job, but that's my own damage.
forget the outfit, she has a blackberry!
Like me.
My BB is my new lover
Lose the hair, the eyeliner, and the boots.
i actually think the boots might be cute with really tight skinny jeans. the dress wants a girlier shoe with at least a *little* bit of a heel.
Taylor. You have been blessed with so many gifts and opportunities. SMILE! (Or risk being constantly seen as a spoiled immature brat.)
I must live under a rock as well.
I had no idea that T-Mom was only 15.
I would have guessed mid-twenties.
She is such a pathetic looking girl.
What with the too-white hair and the too much eyeliner.
She needs a whole new look.
Hair, makeup and wardrobe.
I think I see potential there.
But only if she learns to smile.
I like it the way it is, all of it. the eyeliner is a bit much and I don't love the color, but none of it, to me, is as unforgivable as others feel it is. but that's just me, and I think most people feel I'm a little off, myself.
Lose the shoes, replace with lace up 60s style gladiators. Cute, more weather appropriate, but still edgy which I think is what she would like to be but usually takes it a little too far.
brush your hair! Add some shinier jewelry and lose the leather cuff [ew.] A nice sterling silver or yellow gold cuff would be pretty.
belt the dress. A low-ish waist snake chain belt would be nice. It could even be very Cavalli or Jay Kenneth Lane and have an actual snake head.
After all, no one says there is anything wrong with trying to be a little rocker, but please tone it down Taylor!
Skinny-up those broad shoulder straps, change the low V-cut to a horizontal cut across the chest (there really is too little to show anyway), add a fab belt to hide the horizontal stain. The boots? Turn'em into thigh-highs!
Unless she's on her way to audition as an elf in Peter Jackson's upcoming Hobbit movie, THOSE BOOTS MUST GO.
Classic scrolldown
WASH YOUR FACE, TAYLOR.
(maybe add a belt as well.)
This photo + hairbrush/waves + 2 inches length + waist belt + cheeseburger + thicker tights + ankle boots (heeled) - crayola eyeliner = awesome.
As it stands? She looks undernourished and a bit of a mess but the colour deserves a chance.
I concur with the recommendation of Docs or Chucks. If you're gonna go punk, GO PUNK.
By the way, Happy Anniversary, Fug girls!
She needs to lose those heinous boots and learn to apply eyeliner with a liner brush not a paint brush. I think all that peroxide has sunk in and made her get all confused! I do kind of like the dress, though.
1. Lose the eye make-up - she does not have the rock star reputation to match the make-up.
2. Pull her hair back.
3. Ugly boots go now!
4. I think a nice peep-toe heel would do the job - she has great legs, why does she not use them to her advantage?
5. And finally she needs to get rid of that ratty cuff on her right hand and add some eye-catching (for the right reasons) costume jewellery.
Forget the awful shoes, what the FUG is up with her hair?!!?!?!?
1. Fix hair. Your flatiron is your friend, sweetie. And trim your bangs.
2. Belt! Preferably in the same shade of leather as your...
3. NEW SHOES. For the love of God those are one step above Crocs on the ugliness scale. I think I'd stick with the black, but have knee-high high-heeled books.
Or Chucks are good, too, but I'm a Chuck lover so maybe I'm biased. =)
Also, you know what, I LIKE the eyeliner. And yeah, the lips here work with it. It's only when she's overboard on the lipstick that it bothers me.
First of all, a muumuu is not okay, even if it's a mini.
Second of all, what's with the line of sweat across her stomach?
Third and final, not with those shoes. I used to have this tiny little doctor I could hear clomping down the hall two minutes before she opened the exam room door. These boots would have the same sound effect.
I like the hair/eyeliner combo here a lot more than I usually do. Is it darker or something ?It still could be improved but it doesn't bother me as much as it usually does.
I really like the dress, the color is pretty and the neckline is cute. It needs some accessories to look great, I think.
Another pair of shoes, obviously, is the most important. I'm pretty sure ANYTHING would be an improvement...
Could she maybe surprise us every now and then? Subtle, younger makeup, a nice updo (or at least a little styling of the hair so it's not this messy), better shoes, maybe some statement earrings.
brush her hair, give her some cute shoes, she'll be fine. it's not heinous, it just looks lazy.
THE HAIR. OH. MY. GOSH. As a person who's not so far from being a teenager myself (on the older side, not the younger), I don't know why she would think a bird's nest looks "good". It doesn't look artfully mussed, it doesn't look sexy, it doesn't even look like she forgot her hairbrush and tried to do the best with what she had. It just looks like she forgot about it altogether. Most likely because she spent so long putting on that eye makeup.
And the boots? I'm sorry, I didn't even get down there because I was so distracted by the top half.
The dress is a gorgeous color though. All the outfit needs is a hairbrush, a little less eye makeup, a smile and either Chucks if you wanna do the whole teenage thing, or fierce heels if you want to dress up a bit more.
How do you Fug Girls like this dress? It's a long polyester tank in a nauseating shade of puce! Like the kind you find in the $5 bin at Forever 21! And what is that weird line across the middle? Is it wet, stained, or just an unfortunate shadow? Obviously the boots make the whole shebang even crappier, but even with classy shoes this outfit would look cheap. Now if only she'd ditch the grunge eyeliner and the sour expression...
Seriously Fug Girls, you cannot possibly "almost-love" this dress. Restore my faith in humanity and keep cynically tearing celebrity threads to shreds; literally, if you can manage it.
I will never understand why anyoe, man or woman, would CHOOSE to wear cowboys boots... ever. or a cowboy hat... ever. Unless you are kicking cow poo, riding a horse with stirrups out in the hot sun.. this look just makes you look likea total redneck.
If she still wants to go with boots, I say pick a cute pair like what we often see Taylor Swift wearing, not those black clunkers. Or just go with black Christian Loub's.
Only she could pull off this outfit but she'd be better off without those boots. I Love her make up though.
The dress should be several inches longer, belted at the waist with some metallic sandals. She's a cute girl -- who could surely afford a stylist if need be -- she can do so much better than this! Then again, it's a whole heck of a lot better than the flared jeans, t-shirts and sneakers I was wearing at her age.
What can I say that hasn't been said (eyeliner, boots, jewlery, bangs, dress look like a top) - such a silly figure - she almost had it, but no oh no
i think that since it is summer, some kind of nice, almost gladiator-esque sandal would be nice here. i say that for lack of a better word. in no way am i implying that little jenny humphrey (as i am only able to call her) wear those cheesy lace-up sandals.
This is an easy fix.
First, get rid of that awful Cocker Spaniel hair and instead give her a nice sharp bob - not too polished, but way sleeker than the mess she's got going on here.
Second, put her in a pair of those funky Yves St. Laurent booties that Vogue was so sweet on this spring (http://tinyurl.com/mlc3at). They are undeniably out-there and would add some sass to this otherwise unremarkable outfit, but they're still leagues more sophisticated than anything she's attempted so far.
And throw in a oversize matte black clutch for good measure. The girl needs something to tuck that Blackberry away in.
Put heels on the boots, add a long necklace (maybe), and give the girl a purse. Problem solved.