Frump or Fab: Hilary Duff

Hilary Duff has been looking so nice lately since she started dating the hockey player. Remember when she was with Joel Madden, and she was all jawbone and teeth? Not so any more — she’s fit but also clearly not afraid to sit back and watch the Stanley Cup finals with her boyfriend Mike Comrie and a bucket of hot dogs, because she no longer seems like she’s averse to things like chewing.

However, all my recent warm-and-fuzzy Duff feelings aside, I’m really lukewarm on this.

The color is sort of cool, but the entire effect — specifically caused by the hemline — is a bit mature. It’s like two parts Eva Longoria (whom I’ve said before often seems to dress as if she’s auditioning to work the lounge on a Carnival Cruise) and one part Tragic Simpster, which would make sense because they’re both Michael Kors fans and Hilary took some photos on his arm at this party. Of course, I have nothing against Michael Kors. He seems like a party. But even if he’s NOT responsible for this, he probably should have considered making her take this up a few inches. Just because Hilary’s boyfriend probably wears dentures, as any hockey player worth his bodycheck does, doesn’t mean she’s looking to start rumors that her next album is called Hilary Duff Sings Bette Midler’s Greatest Hits.