ACM Fug and Meh Evening: Miranda Lambert


I freely admit that I know basically nothing about Miranda Lambert, other than that she’s marrying another country star, Blake Shelton — this is because I don’t really follow country music (I think that section of my brain ended up getting diverted to my extensive knowledge of Real Housewives of Wherever instead) and only really know what they’re up to thanks to People Magazine, and sometimes The Celebrity Apprentice. I mean, I’m up on Carrie Underwood. And I like Reba, because who doesn’t secretly end up watching reruns of Reba when they’re sick at home? Also: her unbelievably awesome/cheesy video for Does He Love You? But the rest of the Stars of Country Music I’m basically only familiar with thanks to a variety of glossy magazines articles about their engagements/baby joy/diets/chicken wing recipes. So I don’t know if I’m supposed to be all, “OH MIRANDA HONEY WHY LET ME HELP YOU I HAVE SO MUCH LOVE IN MY HEART FOR YOU” or all “GOD SHE NEVER PULLS IT TOGETHER.” Help me.

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Comments (32):

  1. megs283

    I LOVE Miranda, but these missteps are not… atypical. (But don’t tell her, b/c she’s a total badass and might beat me up. See Gunpowder & Lead, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, White Liar, etc.)

  2. geemee

    I agree with megs. Much like Christina Hendricks, Miranda has a bounty of natural beauty that she just … squanders. I really think it’s a taste issue and not a size issue.

  3. Nikole

    Forget the sagging, What are those monstrosities on her feet with that white gown???

  4. labyrinthine

    her face in the first picture really says it all, doesn’t it?

  5. Allie

    definitely err on the side of affection, because she’s a doll, but.. yeah…

  6. LoriK

    What megs283 and geemee said. Miranda is adorable and seems like she would all kinds of fun so I love her, but her style sense is not what one would hope for. She desperately needs either a stylist or better stylist or get a grip girlfriend to help her dress for these events.

  7. Rayanne Graff

    On the other hand, OMG her amazing sparkly shoes in the final shot with the fuchsia towel dress.

    No idea who she is, though, but dig the shoes. The weird platform makes them look like crocodiles. Sparkly ones. With heels. Um.

    I may be drunk, but it’s 6pm in England so it’s OKAY.

  8. Carolina Girl

    Psssst, Miranda …… going up a size usually applies to the dress, not the shoes.

  9. Joyce

    I’m sure she’s a lovely person but yeah…her fashion choices are not so lovely at times.

  10. Stefanie

    I love her sassy ass. The white dress had potential, the performance dress is awesome and the last dress is not ok.

    I want to know how stars are able to go from an updo like she has to wearing her hair down and not have all sorts of wonky lines, creases and flyaways. I swear I pull my hair back to wash my face(LIke 2 mins at most!!!) and BAM…clip/pony line.

  11. Miz H

    OMG, Legally Blonde 3:A Little Bit Country must happen. Reese Witherspoon could totally pull it off.

  12. Leigh

    I love Miranda Lambert. I totalled my car last year trying to get to a concert of hers. (I was up all the night before with a stomach bug. Not my best decision.) I just found out my cousin got us tickets to see her in June and I’m spazzing. I have all three of her albums. So it’s safe to say I’m a huge Miranda fan, but

    Yeah. Somebody get her a stylist. She’s too pretty to dress this badly!

  13. vandalfan

    Don’t know her from Adam, so I’m unbiased. I think it’s more of a failure of proper undergarments and tailoring. Like the white dress or the baby-doll, if they fit her better, just maybe. And, seriously, does she actually play a PINK guitar, or is that just a trick of the light?

  14. Rayna

    No doubt better girl-support would help.

    The “Elle Woods does country” dress is my fave, but I would do without the lapels, because who needs something to draw the eye DOWN in the chestal area???

  15. Feena

    @Stefanie, you can avoid the clip marks! If you tie your hair back by way of one long plait/braid or twist it into a bun, you can get the first look, then later when you take your hair down it is just gorgeous curls and waves and no clip/pony line. Works even better if you allow your hair to dry in a plait/bun.
    When washing my face I use a headscarf with the length of my hair tucked into whatever shirt I have on and that avoids the marks.
    The things we do eh?

  16. Big D

    You guys are clairvoyant — Miranda Lambert IS doing a show for ABC Family: .

  17. Big D

    Oh, man, I tried to post a link but it didn’t work. It’s on Deadline Hollywood. Miranda Lambert is doing a private investigator series for ABC Family.

  18. Jessica

    Shut up! Seriously? Wow. I wish I knew how better to control my powers….

  19. Shannon

    She does have a stylist. I know someone who knows someone who knows who that stylist is…I think a little tailoring would have gone a long way. Maybe they were in a rush? She does look like she would be a blast to hang out with though, right?!

  20. Sally

    Elle would NEVER wear that cheap looking satin with a wonky hem! Make it a bit shorter, press it, and then we’ll talk. Legally Blonde: A Little Bit Country- good one.

  21. Lina

    Wait, so is EVERY young female country singer blonde now? When did that happen?

  22. Gina

    Have no idea who she is…but she’s very pretty. Her outfits, not so much, though…and her shoes are CRAZEBALLS!

  23. Michele

    She looks a little like Tami Faye Baker in that first shot. Time to ease up on the mascara methinks.

  24. M.Amanda

    Count me in the group that loves her spunk, but doesn’t think she doesn’t dress up to the potential of her cuteness.

  25. MsMacbeth

    In that last photo, are her shoes standing on top of other shoes? Because that does not seem like a good idea in footwear.

  26. Krusticle

    Miranda is a badass (look up “Kerosene” on youtube where she blows up her boyfriend), but she’s only about 5 feet tall, hence the huge shoes. And yes, the Barbie pink guitar is a trademark.

  27. vpc

    Uhm… that last one? If you tugged it UP a little on top (which is a mighty fine idea!) I’m afraid you’d have to get out the Fug-Orb of Censorship for down below…

  28. Anne B

    Lina at 11:41: YES. What is **up** with all the tan + blonde = country?

    As a natural blond, I get that at some point, blonde can be a choice. It’s HOW these women are blonde that gets me. They’re all the SAME blonde. And it’s the kind that does actually show up on reality TV, worn by much older women. The snit-pitching kind. The drunk kind.

    I don’t know much about the young girls of country. But this isn’t a young look, or a good one. Me? I’d go bluegrassy natural. I’d try to think of what that looks like.

    Then be it.

  29. gnat

    I agree with the aforementioned approbation of Miz Miranda’s playlist. But I think that last baby doll dress undermines her. Though I have to say, I like the second dress, because it could be an homage to Dolly Parton (“I’ll Oil Wells Love You”, too, Dolly! :)

  30. jenny

    Oooh, I don’t think that last one is salvageable just with a yank-up. It’s just so WIDE and unflattering on her figure. Why is it so WIDE?

  31. Cranky Old Batt

    She’s got the same sartorial issues Jessica Simpson has.

  32. sarrible

    Legally Blonde 3: A Little Bit Country kind of DID happen; the girl who played Elle Woods on Broadway, Laura Bell Bundy, recorded a country album. It’s the ciiiiiiircle of liiiiiife!