Canceled Awards Shows Could Cost Fashion Biz

Lots of black and white on the red carpet this year

(NEWSER) - Before the night is through there will be a new crop of Golden Globe award winners ... and plenty of actors and actresses (OK, honestly, mostly actresses) getting praise for their fashion slam dunks ... or poked at for their sartorial missteps. Check out the best and worst of the red carpet in the gallery, accompanied by some of our favorite tweets (read: verbal applause and snarks). More»

Charlize Theron gets fondled by her dress, but Gabourey Sidibe scores

(NEWSER) - Now that we know the Best Picture winner, it’s time for the more important question: Who were the fashion winners—and losers—at last night’s Oscars? Click through our gallery for thoughts from the Fug Girls and Film.com 's Maisy Fernandez. And to see Miley Cyrus’ particularly disturbing (or awe-inspiring) get-up, click here . It looks like "a very long tutu glued to a support garment that was on sale at Macy's for $12.99," write the Fug Girls. More»

Celebs don bright colors to support Haiti at dreary ceremony

(NEWSER) - Other than umbrellas, the most common accessories on the Golden Globes' red carpet were yellow, blue, and red ribbons showing support for Haiti earthquake victims. Many actresses donned vibrantly colored gowns to contrast with the gloomy mood from the tragedy—and the weather. “A lot of people wore color, but they were not flamboyant,” one fashion director tells Reuters . More»

Presenters won't be seen until they present

(NEWSER) - After Oscar ratings hit historic lows last year, the Academy is taking a bold step: It’s asking presenters to skip their preshow jaunts down the red carpet, the LA Times reports. The Oscar honchos reckon that’ll force fashion-obsessed viewers to watch the actual envelope-opening parts of the show to see what fashion plates like Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman are wearing. More»

The Golden Globes' fashion winners and losers

(NEWSER) - The statues have been doled out, but here come the real awards. The Los Angeles Times delivers Golden Globes' red carpet winners and losers:

1. Renee Zellweger wore what can only be described as a mermaid's funeral attire—"so many shades of wrong."
2. Anne Hathaway looked shrunken in a flowing strapless Armani Privee gown. Hopefully "she ate something after the show."
3. Bubble dresses, apparently, can even make petite America Ferrera look "ready to pop."