20 Knockout Dresses of a Decade - comments and thoughts

So Entertainment Weekly posted this story about the twenty knockout dresses of the decade. First, I'm pretty sure the decade ends in 2010 not 2009 but whatever...

They are defining this as people that displayed high style... let me know what you think. Here are my favorites and what I think are misses for them...

Serena (aka Blake Lively) in Tory Burch. The dress is ok but I don't think its a knockout or anything we haven't seen before. It's a gold sequin dress... yawn for pick 2.

Anne Hathaway in Atelier Versace. Again not a fan. I guess it's daring and different but I don't love the color on her or the style.
Cate Blanchett in Valentino. I'm not a huge yellow person but this dress is amazing. Agree 100% she looks awesome and the dress is a knockout.

Lady Gaga just bothers me. Ok so she's inventive (I guess that's what you call it) but to me a knockout dress is something that other women would want to wear. There is nothing about this outfit that makes me want to wear it. Half of her get-ups make her look totally ridiculous and the other half are completely unwearable.

I'm more of a Charlotte fan myself but this Versace dress Carrie (aka Sarah Jessica Parker) wore is gorgeous. The tutu, the color, the sparkle. Perfection.Emma Watson in Ossie Clark. Could I please raid her closet for a day? I love this dress. I would wear this dress everywhere and not even care that its too dressy for 99.9% of the things I go to.
I love Reese and this Nina Ricci dress is simple, almost wouldn't call it a knockout but her whole look is good. I like the red shoes as a nice and unexpected contrast. I think this really shows Reese coming into her own.

I'll do another post soon with dresses I think they forgot. I need to do some Google research.

Photos from www.ew.com.

The Queen B.

So I'm probably a little old to watch Gossip Girl but since I'm not like 45 it's not embarrassing to admitting to loving it. My friend SP loves Serena (see her blog here). I've never been a Serena fan - she's ok but she dresses slightly trashy (ok expensive trashy) and is kind of a whore (her on-screen loves are all quasi-related - friends, relatives... gross). Blair has always been my favorite. Deliciously bitchy but a nice girl underneath, impeccably dressed - trendy but with a touch of old-school classic flair. Think Audrey Hepburn or Grace Kelly brought into the 2000's.

I think I might like her more because at the end of the day she's the one whose wardrobe I would steal. (Jenny is too punk rocker, Vanessa - I don't know, Serena - we already discussed). Plus who wouldn't want to be a little bit more ballsy? Blair is apologetically a semi-mean girl (semi because she's a sweetie at the end of the day), stomping, fighting, and pouting her way to what she wants and because she's the Queen Bee - she usually gets it.



I'm copying SP's idea and here are a few of my favorite Blair looks of the moment.


I'm loving the 1920's vibe she has the season. The hats, the coats, the shoes... It makes me want to go shopping... if only I had Blair's budget!



Ok I can't find a good one of this outfit but it was super cute. I'm in love with that necklace.






You can't see it very well but she wore the cutest hat in this episode (it's in her hands)... I want one.





Very Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face (good movie if you haven't seen it). Leggings, red peep-toes, cape...



The only thing that makes me sad is that the GossipGirlInsider says the next new episode isn't until March - really??? The last episode was so good I don't think I can wait that long.

Photos from www.gossipgirlinsider.com