Worst Dressed Celebs
evawhite on August 25th, 2008
I have in the past covered the best dressed celeb couples as named by Forbes, but I thought that a Worst Dressed list is so much more fun. The definitive Worst Dressed list is compiled yearly by the famous (or rather infamous) Mr. Blackwell and this is as eagerly awaited as his scathing but creatively funny comments on the celebs that unwittingly make the list every year.
Mr. Blackwell obviously could not decide who was the worst dressed from among a rather overblown looking Britney Spears and an inexplicably fluffy looking Paris Hilton, so he awarded them joint first place on his list of infamy with the words, “They’re two peas in an overexposed pod” Indeed!
Camilla Parker-Bowles hats do not inspire Mr. Blackwell in the least; he has only these scathing words for her: “In feathered hats that were once the rage, she resembles a petrified parakeet from the Jurassic age. A royal wreck.” Watch out Milady!
Next on the list is poor Lindsay Lohan, who is described pithily as “Adorable to deplorable”. Christina Aguilera who is next on the list also found no favor, being described as someone who “puts good taste through the wardrobe wringer. All crass and no class.” Ouch!
Next on the list, Mariah Carey, is a bit of a no brainer; she has long been a cleavage-baring fashion victim! American idol did not lead us to believe that Paula Abdul (next on the list) was worthy of a mention here, but according to Mr. Blackwell, “Let’s face it: Perky Paula’s a paint-by-numbers fashion foul — she dresses with all the restraint of a revved-up Simon Cowell!” Oh dear!
A real surprise on the list was Sharon Stone I thought, but Mr. Blackwell describes her as “an over-the-hill Cruella DeVille”. Boy, I know I would not like to cross that Mr. Blackwell’s path! Bringing up the rear are Tori Spelling, Sandra Oh and rather undeservedly I thought, the legendary Meryl Steep!
Wait there’s more: if you want to check out the very worst dresses, then here is another Worst Dressed of 2007 list which included the likes of Beyonce Knowles, and rather more predictably Amy Winehouse. Ah well you know what they say, there’s no accounting for taste!
In case you haven’t heard, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have become proud parents of twins, a boy and a girl. Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline are their names and they weighed 5.1 and 5 pounds respectively. Apparently the mother (who was conscious with an epidural during the C-section delivery) the father (who was present, did not faint and cut the umbilical cord) as well as the children are all fine. That takes the number of total Brangelina children (Maddox, 6; Pax, 4; Zahara, 3; and Shiloh, 2 are the others) up to 6 I believe.
Now the other new parents of twins, Jennifer Lopez and Mark Anthony, were the cynosure of all eyes not too long ago. Reportedly the pictures of their twins sold for some 6 million dollars! 
Actually it was the Jenna Bush wedding which was so uncharacteristically low key that set me thinking. This was one unusual celebrity wedding, being a quiet and private affair far from the madding media glare and the unrelenting public gaze. The reason that this wedding got me thinking is because it was definitely the exception to the rule.
Many celebrity weddings turn out to be free for the wedding couple and their families. The media willingly and joyfully picks up the tab in lieu of getting exclusive rights to covering the event. A case in point was the exotic Liz Hurley and Arun Nayar wedding. The two part media circus unfolded with part one staged at a castle in England and part two moving over countries and continents to another castle in Jodhpur, India. Two kinds of religious ceremonies, two sets on celebrity invitees, two castles, practically a paparazzi wet dream! Reportedly Hello magazine picked up the tab for the wedding extravaganza which included a procession of elephants, horses and camels, all elegantly decorated for the festivities in return for exclusively covering the Indian nuptials. The magazine gets what it wants the bridal couple have a free fantasy show and the public have their opportunity to enjoy all it their own voyeuristic fashion! A win-win situation if I ever saw one!
Emma Watson, the pretty co star of the Harry Potter films turned 18 recently, and this apparently is big news for some gossip related news sites and blogs. Fine! But what really appalled me is an ‘article’ about her that showed photos of her see thru underwear! This is when I thought how crazy is this world that something like this masquerades as ‘news’ or ‘interesting post’ or whatever.
The world is so celebrity crazy that every move made by the beleaguered Britney Spears is reported and re-reported to death! She got married, she got divorced, she got pregnant, had a baby got married again, became a drug or alcohol addict, went into rehab, got out, whatever!!! I have simply lost track of how many times I have skimmed over news about the singer in the recent past.
And god forbids that anyone in a relationship should be suspected to call it quits. A media feeding frenzy will at once ensue, and practically ensure that even if the relationship was not at break point, the unending hounding and countless searching questions will effectively put such a stain on the relationship as to make it untenable.
I for one am convinced that the story hungry paparazzi, ever eager to satisfy the public’s unending lust for any crumb of celebrity information, was at least partly responsible for the tragic accident that claimed the life of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed.
