Oh man, Mia Wasikoska:
She’s an excellent actress, and I love that she doesn’t look like every Tan, Extension-ed, Bandaged-Dressed starlet in town. That being said, there is a ton of acreage between Tarty Starlet (Tarlet?) and BLAND BLAH BLAH BLAND from the neck up and Holiday Wine Bag from the neck down, and I just want to KIDNAP HER and do something about it. She is talented; she is lovely; SHE CAN LOOK BETTER than she usually does. Will no one give her highlights? In this whole wide world full of agents and managers and editors and stylists and hair and makeup experts, has no one told her that she need not be mousy? And could also wear things that fit, you know, if she wants to? YOU COULD EVEN GO BACK TO THIS HAIR, GIRL. SERIOUSLY. IT’S BETTER. Just…be more fabulous, is all I ask. JUST BE MORE FABULOUS.
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What? Sorry. Fell asleep for a sec.
That is just……unfortunate. It is as if the designer didn’t have any ideas, and so settled for lumping a bunch of random crap together.
And please, PLEASE tell me that I am imaging things and that the bodice of that wreckage was not rendered sheer by the camera flashes. Because it looks to me as if there is a lot more Mia on display then she perhaps intended. YUCK!!
Well…uhh…the color is nice?
The more I look at this, the more I’m convinced she was hoping the bushes behind her would be the same color as her dress in order to not draw any attention to herself.
I like it. Maybe because it DOES remind me of a wine and/or gift bag, and I’m subconsciously urging to get drunk and wrap presents. But she definitely needs better hair/makeup/shoes.
Oh this is sad
She’s like Eyore from head to toe…. I think I actually had that dress back in the late ’80s….drop waist, tea length…. Jessica McLintok (sp?)
can’t agree more…she’s got the potential to look a million dollars but sadly she really need to get herself a stylist just to spice things up a little.
I like the colour, the only thing that really annoys me about that dress is the stupid length of the hemline, makes her look stumpy.
I’m actually OK with the outfit. It’s not the best, but it’s a neat, striking color, which I always appreciate.
I just hate that her hair looks a little too “Just came from the gym and ran straight to the party without even showering” to me.
I agree that the dress is a bit of a yawn, despite my love of electric blue, but I will firmly differ from you on the highlights. It’s her natural hair, and it’s fine, and why SHOULD she get highlights in the tedious sea of blondes and blondish clones that is Hollywood? Her hair’s shiny, sleek, in good condition, has its own subtle variations of shades, and does not need to be highlit or coloured or anything. Maybe combed again and put up properly. But that’s it.
Agreed! Her current hair colour is very pretty, doesn’t fight with her face, and I think could be styled very prettily, if she felt like it.
Double agreed! I’ve never understood why there’s anything wrong with ‘mousy’. Herr hair looks in great condition and while I conceed that she could have styled it slightly better, at least it’s her own and not some skanky, horsey extensions. I like that she’s kept her make up simple too, so as not to hide that pretty, pretty face.
I like her natural hair color/texture way better than the straw-like substance she was sporting in that link you provided. And au contraire, I think it is highlighted, only it’s subtle–not clobbering us over the head in the usual Hollywood fashion.
The bodice has a kind of unfinished potential, a kind of schlumpy charm, and the draping at her waist and hips is quite nice … then we get the horizontal tulle tufted Skirt of Awkwardness, and those miserable little flats. Her bra looks kind of industrial strength under there as well. Make the skirt an A line formal, with vertical, not horizontal stripes, and get her hair gussied up, and there you go.
Come now. We all know it has to be Tartlet.
Miranda beat me to it: It has got to be Tartlet.
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It this dress was considered stylish, it would mean I was still young. But I’m not, and it isn’t. Nice color, but she is so under-done, it washes her out. The fabric is sleazy-looking (in the sense of shiny and slippery).
Also, on all these CFDA pix, that green foliage background is creepy, as if the celebrities were entering a thick, menacing forest.
That dress would be so much better if SWINTON wore it.
Yeah, she looks like a bad, last-minute wraped up present that was left outside in the elements for 2 days! And, you know someone’s FUGGING IT BADLY when Jessica starts taking about committing federal crimes just to save the person from herself!
I like that the fabric is blue and shiny with 2 different textures, but what they did with it is puzzling and I hadn’t seen those shoes since my mom wore them to my older brother’s Junior Prom in 1986!
I think if the dress was black instead of the wine-bag-esque fabric it is in, it would be a winner.
100% with Katharine and Cait. I’m totally with you that the dress looks like a wine bag, but her hair color (not style) is fine. I have similar coloring (same color hair but slightly darker, same skin tone), and in person it works. The photographer used too much flash here, though, which changes things. Her coloring is perfect as is.
I fourth Katharine, Cait, and Beth. Nothing wrong with mousey! It’s healthy and flattering. That linked bleach-blonde look, however, is godawful. Stringy, dull, way too pale for her….ugh.
I’m fifthing Katharine, Cait, Beth, and Katherine. I like the hair! My friend with similar hair, who’s going through chemo, was told by the wig-maker that it’s called “drab,” but I think it looks shiny and healthy.
I’ll take it one step further: I like the top of the dress in design, if not execution. Could be un-striped, but I think it’s a fun variation. Now the bottom, where it looks like she hiked it up to go to the bathroom and forgot to pull it down all the way, I could do without.
Sixthing or whatever… dress is AWFUL it is a wine potatoe Sack (Swinton would not be caught DEAD in it), hair COLOUR is fine, but girl have you heard of a comb, bobbypins etc…
Every single time she takes a photocall, she shows up wearing the most unflattering thing imaginable. Dress, hair, shoes, makeup, total absence of accessories… It would be one thing if there were any indication that she was intentionally thumbing her nose at the business — a little punk sensibility (and styling) would go so far for her! Leather pants, a man’s shirt, boots, a bright necklace? But this blue thing bespeaks worst nightmares of 7th grade school dances.
NO HIGHLIGHTS! NO, NO, NO!
I was an extra on her upcoming film movie and her hair was dark brown when I saw her, which looked lovely in contrast with her pale skin.
Go dark, Mia, go dark.
Am I wrong to think this dress would actually work for someone like Christina Hendricks, whose hair coloring and framing could pull this off?
This is a Rodarte Spring 2012. It’s a really bold choice — and yes, Heta, I think it would look like a million bucks with Christina Hendricks red hair and curves! — but the boldness of the dress here merely underscores how lackluster everything else is about Miss Mia’s appearance.
She is so pretty — she looked utterly flawless as Alice — and I’m not saying you have to primp for 3 hours, but if you are going to hit the red carpet, you’ve got to try just a wee bit more. A wee bit more prep: A hairstyle that doesn’t look like you just hit the gym. Some blush and lip color. And a wee bit more effort at the event: you ever see Hugh Jackman when he’s at an event? Man, that guy GLOWS. Always a mega-watt smile, always engaged, always looking like there’s no where else he’d rather be. Mia doesn’t have to zip line from a helicopter, but a deep breath, a relaxed body and a smile would go a looong way.
Mia also suffers from knee-down fug. Her shoes are always too clunky or too dark and they weigh down everything she wears. Every woman should have two pairs of “invisible” shoes: a heel that matches her skin tone in leather for day and a strappy metallic heel that is light and becomes sort of invisible from a distance for evening wear. If you don’t have time to find the right shoe, an “invisible” shoe on hand in your closet is a great asset. Also, Mia’s hems are ALWAYS too long and hit her at the most unflattering part of her leg. I wonder how far in advance these ladies get these dresses. I almost wonder if they get them so close to an event that there’s no time to hem …or they are on loan so they can’t hem them? This look worked on the runway where the hem hit the knee and the model had on a heel. Imagine how improved this would have been had Mia taken the time to hem it properly and had a sassy, strappy metallic heel.
Whoa…sorry my post was so long.
I’ll just pretend I didn’t see this. She’s gotten a rare “pass.” Use it wisely, Mia.
@CJ – if time is short, “hemming” is called “stapling” or “taping” where I come from.
Are the non-shiny stripes … fuzzy?
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Oh honey NO!
Drab, drab, drab. Hair looks like a schoolgirl, dress like a shower curtain, shoes like my mother’s. Try harder.
Mother of the bride.