4 photos in galleryI just read in People AND Us Weekly that Olivia is currently dating Jason Sudekis, so it MUST be true. About a year ago, I had this whole theory about how I was pretty sure Sudekis (who I think is quite funny) was secretly unbearable. But that was when he was dating January Jones (the theory being that SHE seems unbearable, so anyone spending a lot of time with her was either ALSO unbearable, or didn’t care that she was unbearable because she was so gorgeous, which is also kind of jack-ass-y). Olivia always seems funny in interviews, so, hey! Look at that! I’m back on the Sudekis train again, although I’ll never get over what he did to Liz Lemon. Parenthetically: do we think the fact that his 30 Rock character turned out to be such an ass had anything to do with the fact that said character turned ass-y right around when Sudekis and his wife were getting divorced? His wife who is, by the way, a 30 Rock writer? And if so, does it make him a good sport that he went along with it, or do we think he was internally fuming? And also, I love the idea that his ex and Tina Fey theoretically decided to screw with him in that manner, mostly because I am evil. And also: this post isn’t about him. He’s not even in the pictures. I’m sorry for that total tangent. I guess I just had a lot of say about Jason Sudekis. I actually had no idea that was all swirling around in my brain. Let’s look at Olivia. And then come back and vote:
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I love Jason Sudeikis but I don’t like Olivia Wilde so I really hope they are not dating. I do love her dress though, both front and back. I like that there is a hint of lace visible at the front. And I am happy it’s not all lacy from the waist down.
I like that the use of black lace is limited, and the criss-crossing in the back makes the simple tank-shaped dress look more tailored and flattering (I’d have carried that over to the seam, so that we don’t see “lace insert” half-moons under the arms of the dress, but that’s just me). What I don’t like is the lace-draped slit in the skirt. That just makes it too much lace.
I’m with you about the train. I’m on board with the lace panel and could be sold on the criss-cross, but the train pushes it over the edge. Yuck.
Yep, I could have gone for the back if it weren’t for the peep-show slit. One or the other, both is too much.
Her eye makeup is gorgeous, though.
They were just here at KU last week rooting on the Jayhawk basketball team. IT MUST BE LOVE.
Or at least a hookup to get good bball tickets- those things are crazy expensive and hard to get.
http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/Olivia-Wilde–Jason-Sudeikis-attend-KU-basketball-game–cheer-on-Jayhawks-Photo/8484955
Oh- the dress? Meh. Lace OR cris crosses. Doesn’t need both.
As a K-State fan, I am very jealous of how many celebrity fans KU has. We have Eric Stonestreet and he is amazing. I suppose he needs to do some recruiting.
OK dress aside; WHY did she do this to her hair? Her face looks like a square now. She’s such a pretty, tiny girl and this makes her look round to me.
I’m with you, Beth. She has a really cool and unique bone structure, which I typically covet, but this haircut makes her face look like a box!
The hairCUT is fine. The failure to deploy a hairBRUSH is not. I hate the back and sides of the dress. Morticia Addams might wear this to a formal event, but even she would have a cloak to cover that up.
Agree! I thought I was missing something! The whole thing is a mess.
@Sandra, exactly! I mean, she couldn’t run a comb through her hair? A little product? Anything? Is this “I just woke up and I’m too cool to shower” look a trend now? If so, I blame Alexa Chung.
The dress is… fine, whatever. It’s kind of boring but it’s not offensive.
This looks like a higher-concept and racier version of a black velvet Laura Ashley dress I had in the 90′s. The back was mostly lace with corset lacing over the top of it. Though the skirt was all skirt (and being Laura Ashley and the 90′s, a bit fuller than this…)
Are her bangs flatironed? Ugh. I like the rest of the ‘do, tho. As for the dress, get rid of the criss-crosses up top and the laced slit (boy, does that sound dirty) and I would love the back.
I love the dress! The train is a little much but I don’t hate it….
The haircut is indeed very cute, but a comb would have made a world of difference.
I too have theorized that Jason Sudekis is secretly ass-y! I hope it’s not true. I have no opinion on Olivia Wilde so I can’t use that to come to any conclusions. I love her hair; her face is so striking that she shouldn’t have long hair distracting from it. Hate the dress, though.
The hair is really cute, and, as someone with naturally wavy hair who avoids brushes like the plague, I kind of like that it’s a bit “undone.” I would get rid of the lace panels on the front and the lace train, but keep the rest of the back detail. P.S. Can we give just give her some snaps for HER FACE?
The lace train is too much. I could have done without the back straps too and just settled for a lace back. Other than that it is well cut and she looks gorgeous.
As for her hair, it may not have met a brush but it definitely met a comb. She seems to have the same hair as me, a lot but fine and silky with only a light wave when just washed. Sounds great but it is in in constant need of volume. So what do you do, you back comb and twist, pop up it with your hands and hope the volume lasts the red carpet.
I’m concerned that the square nature of her jaw makes her look like a live-action Flatsy doll.
And also, I’d have said that phrase as yin-yang. Now I’m going to thinking about this and Jason the rest of the day. Which makes, sense, as I don’t really care about Olivia. Sorry, Olivia.
I think it IS yin-yang, but for some reason I find YING-YANG funnier.
These are 2 different things. Yin/yang refer to the Asian philosophy…”so-and-so has X up the Ying-Yang” is slang that means to have a lot of something. My grandma used that phrase a lot, and it was delightful.
I’d like the dress a lot more if the lace didn’t peek around the sides when you’re looking at it from the front. What I don’t like about her hair is the color, although it may be the lighting.
I agree that Sudeikis is likely secretly assy.
Yes, if only the lace stopped at the side seams.Cpro’s grandmother and I went to the same school of elocution.
My theory is Sudeikis uses the put-down-the-pretty-girl playbook. These girls insecure underneath. When he puts them down, they want to win him over. This move is a sitcom staple and speaks to Sudeikis assy-ness.
I can get along with this dress from the front. From the back, it is just too Formal Wetsuit for me.
And call me a crotchety old broad, but when I was a girl (in the Harding administration), it was common knowledge that a lady didn’t leave the house until she’d combed her hair.
Perhaps Miss Munn works in a house of ill repute?
I think you are thinking of the wrong Olivia. Maybe Ms. Wilde combed her hair but the execution was just awful. There are times where I comb or brush my hair only to find it looks worse than if I had just left it alone when I woke up. It’s just the way of some hair types.
This dress is great. It’s business up front, party in the back.
Like the dress – SHE not so much as far as I can tell and she ALWAYS looks like a bobble-head doll to me.
I, too, blame Alexa Chung for the awful messy hair trend. It’s called a comb! But I’d like the dress better without the lace train – I do kind of like the back criss-crosses. And I would TOTALLY watch “Designed Out the Ying-Yang” if Heather and Jessica were hosting it!
You know I read that Alexa after all her years of being a model & always having her hair done once she quit she only washes it, combs it and let’s it dry naturally without any styling. This was in an article were they we’re stating American love perfectly blown out hair & don’t like the messy look
I like both the front and the back, but I can’t stand the sides. I think the juxtaposition would have been a lot more convincing without the LACE SWOOP OF DOOOOOOM accentuating her ribs.
Jessica: Do you listen to Marc Maron’s WTF podcast at all? I was on the fence about Jason until I listened to his interview with Maron and then he so, so, so won me over. He is just so naturally funny, charming in a non-smarmy way, self-deprecating and he answered some tough questions with dignity and honesty. It’s one of the best interviews I’ve ever listened to. I laughed, I teared up, it’s just amazing. He’s so great. I thought he was hot before (especially as Floyd at the beginning) but after listening to that interview I think he can do no wrong. I hope these two crazy kids make it! Check out the podcast here: http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_205_-_jason_sudeikis
I actually know someone who knows Jack McBrayer and he can’t stand Jason Sudeikis. He is a jerk.
looks very 90s, kinda dated. i always think of cheap fredericks of hollywood negligees when i see cut out lace like this. not my thing. nor are trains. pretty much ever.
The length makes her look stumpy-meh!
I get a kick out of the way the square neckline with rounded corners echos the square (but with rounded corners!) shape of her jaw. Probably not deliberate but amusing.
I LOOOOOVE the hair, especially with the undone look. And I don’t think Alexa Chung is to blame for this – the bedhead look has been popular for years, after all. It’s just that bedhead with a mid-length haircut is kinda new. But this is essentially the hair I want to have once it’s finally grown back to my shoulders. (Sadly, without the ombré, although I think it looks fab. Blonde makes me look washed out though.)
As for the dress, I like it. It could do without a train, but it’s okay.
The hair is an improvement. The dress is not working for me. Why was she wearing a long, formal gown? Most of the other actresses I saw were wearing shorter, less formal dresses to this event.
Yes to the dress, no to the messy ombre hair. Over it, and that goes for Alexa “totally overrated” Chung, too.
But, I’ve liked Olivia Wilde ever since I read her Q&A with, I think it was, Details, or one of those men’s magazines that deemed her Hottest Woman Ever or something along those lines. Her answers were so smart and funny and self-effacing, I’ve had a soft spot for her ever since.
If they’d lost the crisscross business, I’d be giving this an A+. I love lace and even like the use of it on the train, but as it is, it’s just ok.
FAB!!! I LOVE THIS! I think she looks ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! I think she pulls this off effortlessly, unlike many other starlets would! Plus, her self-confidence shines through! Her hair is a reason for celebration, so GFY Jessica, go ahead and get this haircut… You’ll look great!
Dress: Would prefer to see it without the criss-crossed straps.
Hair: Bedhead. Better than the heavy bangs she’s been sporting, but still not good.
Face: Stoned eyes; overly square shape to her face — a result of the haircut?