Okay, so the headline here is misleading. I don’t really think this is that hot. But I’m just relieved CRJ is wearing something that actually does belong on a 26-year old person, as opposed to how she usually looks, which is like a Saturday Night Live actress languishing in a skit about toddlers.
Still on my list: a new hairstyle that flatters her face; an accomplished tailor; and a friend who knows when and how to send her to the aforementioned tailor. But the fabric is pretty. If you yanked it up and then fit it to her properly, and maybe threw in some better accessories and a headband, we might be able to get ourselves off this hellish roundabout.
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Comments (27):
I could handle the ill fitting dress if her hair didnt look like it was purchased at Wal Mart in the discount Halloween costume section.
Yes! It looks like a really cheap and heavy Halloween wig that she fashioned into a braid.
Or it looks like those horrible bowl cuts from the 70s with a braid attached.
Ummm, she’s coming out as a troll?
Dark hair, fair skin and light eyes are a lovely combo to be blessed with. So why repay the universe by having your hair look like it’s loaded with enough product that it weighs more than you do and appears goopier than the overalls of a mechanic? The dress is fine, if not a wee bit ill-fitting in the bodice; the glitter on the skin is so Forever21, but kudos for not over-accessorizing the dress.
I’m also wondering why she insists on styling her hair like an Angsty Teen. My grandmother used to have a saying when my bangs got too long, she’d tell me that I looked like a bull frog peeping through a brush pile. Carly, you’re a bullfrog.
Maybe she has a two- or three-head?
Honey, that hairstyle would give Tyra Banks a two-head.
Do not underestimate the black magjicks of CRJ’s hairdo.
I don’t know about this. Maybe a belt would help? Right now, it’s just a heavy, unflattering look for her.
Definitely an improvement, and it wouldn’t take much to make it look actually good.
Is that overbearing hair a wig, maybe? I can’t be sure, but it kinda has that look. If it is, she could just remove it and look immeasurably better immediately.
She also needs to go a shade or so darker with the facial foundation. It’s….off. And I think, because of that, the lipstick looks REALLY heavy…
Ditto on the hair comments.
Yeah, the first thing I noticed was her too-heavy bangs; the second was the too-light foundation.
I would definitely love to own that dress! Do you know who it is?
Ditto on all the comments about the hair and the bangs; they just really take away from this look. Re: the dress, yank it up, fit it, slap a thin, black, sparkly belt on it and I think CRJ is good to go. Also, very glad to see her NOT dress like Demi Lovato.
What’s with the turd-braid, Carly Rae?
I keep thinking that she must have some how nair-d away her eyebrows which is why I have never seen them, hence the bangs
Updated, ill-fitted Elvira. The hair is truly awful.
visions of 70′s wallpaper.
She looks REALLY happy.
Eep! That hair–I don’t even CARE what she’s wearing.
I like the dress. CUT YOUR BANGS GIRL!
as opposed to how she usually looks, which is like a Saturday Night Live actress languishing in a skit about toddlers.
THANK YOU HEATHER. THAT IS EXACTLY HOW SHE LOOKS. (Although, to be fair, the descriptor I initially used was “knock-off Zooey Deschanel” – who, incidentally – is herself a trending topic.
Speaking of Zooey D, I believe she already wore this. (Or at the very least, melted into a pool of sparkles before CRJ did.)
And I borked the link:
http://gofugyourself.com/fug-or-fab-zooey-deschanel-05-2012
This is a near-miss, and shows potential. I love the medieval maiden look, and with a bit of yanking in at the waist (or a thin belt) this could be good.
Add looser, less one-piece hair (whither the eyes?) , real-er skin and slightly softer lips, and it’s Great! Think Cate Blanchett and her armoured dresses = awesome lady power!
Hair is overwhelming! Hair color is too harsh! Lips are too bold! Dress is more age appropriate, but less length appropriate! Fabric is great… Fit, not so much! Clutch is nice! Ring is cute! OK overall, but girl, do sumthin’ ’bout your head!
Why do these type of dresses almost always seem ill fitting at the top? It’s too short around the boob area, so it makes her look stumpy and much wider in her midsection than she really is.
Hoik it up, use a different fabric (honestly – she’s not a Christmas tree ornament!), and it would be better. Not much, but better.
Every time I see a picture of CRJ, I reflexively brush my hair away from my eyes.
and maybe taking off the spackle, particularly the painted on red lips. It’s just garish.