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article about the sag awards
sag style: who dresses these people
By JEAN PRESCOTTjtprescott@sunherald.comWe watch awards shows to talk trash about the stars on the red carpet. Yes, we do. And we do it because they are too pretty, too rich or perhaps simply because we can - in the privacy of our own living rooms. We put on our sweats, grab a bag of Famous Amos cookies and watch for flaws.
It's important to remember, before we lay into Sunday night's SAG Awards, that stars pay stylists to dress them. To dress them, choose their jewelry, style their hair and makeup.
It's a wonder they ever get to the red carpet. And who, we have to ask, gets the credit or the blame for how Hollywood royalty looks when they finally do show up? Ultimately the stars, we suppose, since even when stylists choose poorly, stars seem to buy in without question.
Case in point: Rachel Weisz, who won for her supporting role in the film "The Constant Gardener." This quite remarkably beautiful young woman looked like a granny in her covered-up gown of gunmetal gray. Only a bit of exotic-looking gold around her neck saved the day.
In fact, most of the women went one of two ways. They chose either faded-flower shades or stark black, sometimes in combination with white.
The female cast of "Desperate Housewives" perfectly illustrates the former: old rose, lavender, blush, mint green, Shabby Chic hues all, executed in flowy fabrics. Among the nine women who posed with awards (best comedy ensemble cast), a couple were singular standouts. Nicollette Sheridan's curves were made curvier by her mermaid gown of ocean green, and Marcia Cross was flatteringly swaddled in folds of lilac that perfectly complemented her red hair. The rest? Unremarkable, blah.
Black on its own embellished with jet beads proved the right choice for presenter Barbara Bain (of the original "Mission Impossible" TV series) and Jamie Lee Curtis, who nearly took a tumble as she took the stage to honor the life achievement of Shirley Temple Black. It failed miserably for Patricia Arquette, whose off-the-shoulder number gathered at the waist made her look like a largepin cushion.
White with black scored for Sandra Oh (best female actor winner for "Grey's Anatomy"), Reese Witherspoon (best female actor for "Walk the Line") and presenter Marg Helgenberger. Hillary Swank went with all white, slender below but gathered into a huge fabric pouf at the bosom. Mariska Hargitay went with white, too, in a gown that resembled baby-doll pajamas.
A look at the men of the clearly delighted cast of ABC's "Lost" (ensemble TV drama winners) says it all for the look most male actors brought to the party: black on black or in combination with other rich colors. Styled to attract attention, the good kind, were Samuel L. Jackson, Morgan Freeman and Keifer Sutherland.
Thumbs down for Paul Giamatti (supporting actor for "Cinderella Man"), who appeared to have forgotten about the awards until the limo arrived, grabbed a jacket, threw it on over an open-collar blue shirt and ran.
Here are our top five best gowns of the evening, starting with nearly 11-year-old Dakota Fanning's, an ankle-length dress that was age-perfect right down to the little round collar and pale blue bows.
Catherine Keener's copper-colored sparkly number exactly matched her hair.
Helgenberger's white satin halter stopped just short of being too hot.
Kyra Sedgwick looked glamorous but soft in jewel-trimmed taupe.
And Chinese actress Ziyi Zhang ("Memoirs of a Geisha") was stunning in a strapless gown of gray and white overlaid with embroidered organza.
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