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Sloshing through a sea of umbrellas and bright lights was the scene last night on a saturated red carpet at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills. The stars, many of whom admitted they didn't own an umbrella, held up well thanks to an abundance of Aqua Net and some creative hairstylists.
There were fashion standouts among the women: Kate Hudson (pictured), Sandra Bullock, Jane Krakowski, Emily Blunt, Penelope Cruz and Tina Fey wore some of my favorite gowns/dresses. Even in the rain, HDTV highlighted all the embellishments the fashion designers sprinkled liberally, including beading, ruching, jewel touches.
Varying shades of purple signal that this color will be hot for spring, once we finally put away the rain gear. And I love the blush-gone-pinky shades that stars like Drew Barrymore and Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men") wore. I was especially happy to discover that Christina wore a gown designed by "Project Runway" winner Christian Siriano.
Local style consultant Karri Grant, who was featured in a Globes fashion forecast in yesterday's Living Here section, might have been surprised at some of the men. She predicted basic tuxes and little facial hair. And, with a few exceptions (Mickey Rourke and Morgan Freeman), designers like D&G kept the look simple. But beards (John Hamm and George Clooney) sprouted up on unlikely faces.
As for the show, I'm hoping it's one and out for host Ricky Gervais, who wasn't funny at all and, when he was onstage, was - for lack of a better term - a horse's behind. He drank beer and basically didn't have anything nice to say about anyone, taking potshots at NBC and inserting plugs for his new show.
We'll see how Alec Baldwin (who won last night) and Steve Martin do at the Academy Awards in March. Loved the speeches by winners Mo'Nique and Drew. Meryl Streep was also gracious in accepting for her role in "Julie & Julia." And, speaking of "Julia," it was nice to see Julia Roberts back at an awards show.
And, the gentlemen in my house nearly tripped over each other when Halle Berry presented. Even an especially hearty and rich homemade mac and cheese couldn't divert their attention.
And, no, you weren't seeing double last night. The Golden Globes, which typically are shown tape-delayed on the West Coast, aired TWICE last night on Channel 3 - at the original start time of 5 p.m. and then again at 8. I'm not sure why that happened, but six hours of Gervais would have been painful to watch.
E! (Channel 56) welcomes back Joan Rivers for its Fashion Police show tonight at 10. Here's hoping host Giuliana Rancic has scraped off her faux tan from last night and found some leftovers to cover up with that aluminum foil, "Balloon Boy" gown she was sporting on the red carpet.
Ouch! I had to say that.
