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July 2, 2009

Fug or Fab: Jessica Simpson

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I wish I had a more complete set of these photos (you can see them in greater detail at Celebuzz), but you guys are smart. You can work with this. The question is, CAN J. SIMP?

Exhibit A:

[Photos: Splash News]

Exhibit B:

Skin-tight, calf-length horizontal stripes are ballsy for anyone. If I thought she was savvy enough to be credited with this sort of forethought, I'd almost imagine that Jessica Simpson is wearing this to say, "people, I could not be happier with my body, so BUZZ OFF." Because you don't wear something this body conscious unless you think you look super hot -- or you're dying for attention. And you know what? I wish it was maybe an inch shorter, but I think she's kind of working it. I can't believe that, over the last five years, I've gone from "JESSICA SIMPSON, GO AWAY," to "Oh, leave Jessica Simpson alone! God! She's PERFECTLY FINE!" But there here we are.

poll by twiigs.com

July 1, 2009

Fug or Fab the Cover: Emma Watson

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We have gotten many a concerned email about this cover from readers, and I must admit that I feel you. But not really because of Emma, so much -- her face looks great, I think, and the rocker girl hair is a fun change from Hermione Granger (not that I don't love you, Hermione). We don't get to see her look hot very often and this is a nice youthful hot that doesn't feel all awkward. It's more that I am totally weirded out by the office stool they're making her straddle. This photo feels like....well, picture it: you're sitting at your desk at Elle, just minding your own business. You know your wacky officemate Emma Watson is off in the beauty closet, doing something. But she totally surprises you when she straddles her office chair and pushes herself across the room to your desk to pay you a visit and show off her hilarious/fierce Chanel get-up and massive eyeliner. You pick up the Polaroid on your desk and take a few jokey pictures of her. (If this were a movie, a montage would break out, obviously.) And this is like your jokey montage pictures somehow landed on the cover of Elle. Which would be fine if she wasn't on an office chair. It's just...weird to me. Also, that bodice looks like a chalice, but who am I to argue?

poll by twiigs.com

June 29, 2009

BET Awards Fug or Fab: Alicia Keys

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Okay, first and foremost -- because I believe in the power of positive reinforcement -- I just have to say that I love when Alicia wears her hair the way she did last night at the BET Awards. I think she's very pretty to begin with, obviously, but there's something about this look that is really flattering. And I liked what she wore on the red carpet:

She looks leggy and summery and I love the color. But speaking of leggy, shall we take a looksee at what she wore inside?

Continue reading BET Awards Fug or Fab: Alicia Keys.

June 26, 2009

Fug or Fab: Fergie

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Remember what Madonna wore to the Met Ball? (Hint: IT WAS CRAZY.) Ever thought, "I wonder how that would look if it were utterly de-crazied and kind of changed in a way that after I thought about it, I realized it wasn't exactly the same dress as much as it was a dress from the same basic family and designed by the same person, but I kind of thought it was the same dress before I had my coffee?" The answer hangs in Fergie's closet:

Look. It's been a CRAZY WEEK, right? I can't even imagine how crazed they all are at, like, Us Weekly right now, with all the shocking/tragic/unfortunate/surprising celebrity demises to cover in full. Frankly, Farrah Fawcett and MJ on the same day was too much for my synapses to fully absorb. Like....did that just happen? Because my brain feels swollen. I need more coffee. But regardless: I'm pretty sure I like this? She looks pretty, right? It's interesting, yes? It's kind of chic, no? Most importantly: IT'S FRIDAY, ISN'T IT? PLEASE TELL ME IT'S FRIDAY.

poll by twiigs.com

June 25, 2009

Fug or Fab: Kristen Bell

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As per usual at this point in the week, I don't know what to think, and need an assist from the Fug Nation. Behold Kristen Bell:

She's cute, of course, but I worry she got this from the Stevie Nicks Juniors Collection. The fringe! The black! The...texturally confusing shrug! The back:

Continue reading Fug or Fab: Kristen Bell.

June 24, 2009

Fug or Fab: Lucy Liu

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I am never going to get over the cancellation of Lipstick Jungle. Wait. Cashmere Mafia. I'm also not ever getting over the cancellation of Lipstick Jungle, except for how Robert Buckley's abs are on One Tree Hill now, so I don't care anymore. But Cashmere Mafia -- though terrible -- also featured completely cracked out costumes for Lucy Liu here, the likes of which I will NEVER SEE AGAIN until Pat Field gets another job on a nighttime soap. HER CHARACTER JOGGED WEARING A FUR. DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW AWESOME THAT IS? The good news is that Lucy Liu herself is prone to wearing crazy, amazing and cramazing items all on her own, so it's SORT of like the same thing, except that so far she hasn't been spotted jogging in a fur. Sadly. While we're waiting for that to happen, let's talk about this:

I think it is both crazy and amazing, and for me, therefore, I'm pretty sure this is falling into the Cramazing category. Sure, from afar, it looks as though the bodice is spotted with dirt that fell from the hydrangea blooming on her bosom, but when you have flora planted in your brassiere, that is simply the price you pay. Am I right? There are few who could work brassiere-planted flora, so if you fall into said category, it's almost a crime not to work it. Ergo, for me, La Liu is NOT GUILTY. Because I think she's working it. I'm not sure if that was clear, there. Is what I am saying.

poll by twiigs.com

June 23, 2009

Fug or Fab: Aubrey O'Day

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I haven't seen Fug Madness 09 Winner Aubrey O'Day out and about much of late, which -- now that I think about it -- seems odd. Where on earth could she have been?

Maybe she went shopping? I have to admit, this seems like a step up from her usual. It fits her correctly. The color is pretty on her. It's fairly flattering. Sure, one good tug on the string hanging from her shoulder and the whole kit and kaboodle comes crashing down like a set of incorrectly hung venetian blinds, but that adds some DRAMA to the equation, wouldn't you say?

poll by twiigs.com

June 23, 2009

Fug Or Fab: Cameron Diaz; Whatever, TomKat

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[Photo: FlynetOnline.com]

TOM: Um, Katie?

KATIE: Hmm? Oh, are you still here?

TOM: I was just wondering why you couldn't dress up a little for our friend Cameron's Walk of Fame thing.

KATIE: Can you see me from all the way down there? How sweet.

TOM: Honey, I know your jeans are supposed to look like that, but it looks like you haven't washed them in a month.

KATIE: Exactly. I paid a tremendous amount of money for blotchy jeans that look filthy. Get with the times, man.

TOM: And I don't understand what's going on with your t-shirt. Were you planning to tie it up into a pouch at your waist and smuggle out some snacks?

KATIE: Scientologist, heal thyself -- is that a tag on your crotch, or just a really bright zipper?

TOM: Also, it's hot out and you're going to get yellow sweat stains all over that cardigan.

KATIE: I don't sweat. I glisten.

TOM: I just think you should've tried a little harder for our friend Cameron. Especially because SHE seems to have put in some effort:

Continue reading Fug Or Fab: Cameron Diaz; Whatever, TomKat.

June 22, 2009

Fug or Fab: Sophia Bush

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Everyone knows we totally think Sophia Bush is lovely and God knows we're jealous that she gets to make out with dreamy Austin Nichols on One Tree Hill, although this entire past season was FULL of terrible things happening to her including a bizarre through-line in which she quasi-adopted not one but two different children (although one of them was nearly her age, and that storyline actually turned out sort of awesome) and also spent like A LOT of time moaning about how badly she wants to be a mother, which I totally respect, but her character is TWENTY-TWO and it seems like maybe it's a little UNREALISTIC for a 22 year old multi-millionaire media mogul-ess to be SUPER worried about that. Like, you have time, honey. Go make out with Austin Nichols some more. On the other hand, this is a show in which one character has had TWO mothers die on her and was also kidnapped on prom night by a psychotic who was pretending to be her brother, and Chad Michael Murray is supposed to be brilliant author. So maybe I should not expect realism. Especially since its lack of realism generally turns into things that are AWESOME, like the time brother-killer and grave-immolator Dan bought himself a giant headstone in preparation for having his bum heart give out and kill him (which hasn't happened yet and hopefully never will), and said hilarious headstone has been trotted out numerous times to be abused by other characters, with, like, shovels, and whatnot. It's awesome. Anyway: let's talk about the relative awesomeness of this dress:

[Photo: Splash News]

My gut instinct is that it gets a bit short there. To the point where a very inappropriate pun involving her last name popped into my head, which I will not share with you because this blog is rated PG-13. Usually. If the slit on the dress were shifted a bit to either side, I think we'd be in business, because on the whole, I think this is potentially cute. It just doesn't seem to fit her exactly right.

poll by twiigs.com

June 22, 2009

Fug or Fab: Fergie

If this is Fergie's idea of being "so 3008," then I think I'm okay with being "so 2000-and-late":

[Photo: Splash News]

What's bothering me is the netting and boning in the middle. I feel like her shirt is baring its teeth at me. A big ol' thick belt might've done the same thing and felt less threatening, although if she got THAT at Home Depot along with all her other accessories, it probably would've had a hammer and a socket wrench hanging from it.

Still, the silhouette is kind of funky, so I'm open to the idea that I'm just unable to understand next-millennium fashion. Perhaps my foresight needs glasses to process great distances.

poll by twiigs.com

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Fug or Fab: Lucy Liu

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Fug or Fab: Aubrey O'Day

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