Fug or Fab: Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly is so pretty:

I really like her eyebrows. I realize this is one of those things that a certain subset of the population would never never think to say (not to make sweeping generalizations, but generally said subset is male), yet I mean it wholeheartedly. Strong brows unite! But I am torn on the rest of it. One of my New Year’s resolutions was to be more organized, so let’s make a list:

PROS:

• The color is amazing.
• Shiny!
• I love a 3/4 length sleeve on a cocktail dress
• You have to appreciate that she’s doing the Show Your Legs/Cover Your Boobs thing with great aplomb.
•  There is something about this that’s both very modern and very Joan Collins, and I think you can guess how I feel about that.
• Those are some shoes.

CONS:

• One could make the argument that this is what Peter Pan wears to a formal event.
• One could also argue that the hem looks as though it were gnawed on by an unruly weed whacker.
• She is uncharacteristically wee right now — rumor has it that it’s due to a death in her family, which is very sad indeed — and I think the shoulder pads are somehow emphasizing this, and she might look more proportional without them. Seriously, mentally remove them and I think everything looks sort of better on her. Also, just so you know, I’m going to start wearing shoulder pads again to see if they make me legs look skinnier.
• Those are some shoes.