But in my view, the #Oscars2022 red carpet looks are a bit of a dud this year.
I feel like the tailoring on most of the dresses is... off? Like, weird hemlines, verrrry weird boob/chest cutouts and .... wrinkled? Such a bummer.
I love this woman. Period. She is also a major style icon for me. 9/10, I love her looks.
But I can't get over how bad this dress is. The tailoring up top is terrrrible. The waist/hemline are not cooperating. It straight up looks like it doesn't fit properly.
Another disappointment for me.
The colour is too cool on her fair skin and in certain lights, you can see wrinkles in the dress. Which will certainly only get worse after she sits in it!
... I have questions.
Okay, so my votes for best #Oscars red carpet looks on women :
Rosie Perez in Christian Siriano? DIVINE.
This rose gold shouldn't work on Chastain but IT DOES.
Zendaya giving an updated Sharon Stone Oscars look? YES
Lupita's gold razzle dazzle? DAZZLED ME.
And this year's "I do not know how I feel about it yet" look is Kristen Stewart's.
I love how it continues her tradition of throwing a middle finger at Hollywood conventions. It's a great look. I think what throws me is that terrible, fresh-outta-the-shower hair.
As for the men, they are generally less exciting with few exceptions.
Chalamet showing up tits out? I don't hate it. He's always a bit edgy for the Oscars and although this feels very "Shawn Mendes at the Met Gala", I think he pulls it off.
I also love this look from Andrew Garfield.
Great tailoring, great colour, great fabric.
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Seeing a lot of hot takes on what happened between Chris Rock and Will Smith at #Oscars and I GET IT.
It is the most intense thing to ever happen on that stage.
But the whole incident, from top to bottom, was toxic masculinity. Neither of those dudes are the good guy here.
Chris started by making a sexist joke about Penelope Cruz, referring to her solely as Javier's wife & how she would be mad if he won.
Then he made a joke about Jada, knowing she has a medical condition.
Then Will slapped him & cussed him out.
Loser energy, from top to bottom.
THEN Will Smith won an Oscar (!!!!) and tried to spin the incident as "I'm just the protector of my family" and literally said "Love will make you do crazy things" which is textbook abuser justifications.
They both ruined an otherwise magical evening because of their damn egos.
Also, great that we're fighting for the eye care of kids and elders but we ALL deserve eye care!
I don't have health benefits, OHIP doesn't cover eye care and my glasses cost about 900$ each and I literally cannot function without them.
If the only thing that persuades you is $$ :
Before I got the proper combination of glasses/lenses/prescriptions, I was hospitalized 2-3x a year with hemiplegic migraines so severe, they thought it was a stroke.
Way cheaper to give me glasses than those hospital bills!
I was doxxed last year & the police told me to flee my house & ideally, move.
For months, I got threatening phone calls every night at 2am, 3am & 4am. For months.
What Bern*er is doing to journalists is an affront to democracy.
A few years ago, I presented at a conference in Vienna on online harassment & its impacts on democracy.
Sitting with journalists from around the world, we talked about the way online harassment pushes good people out AND makes marginalized folks self-censor.
It's gotta stop.
So.
If you work in media & are horrified by what Bern*er is doing, STOP PLATFORMING HIS PARTY.
They didn't win any seats. They are nobodies. May he live the rest of his life in obscurity.
This is a sincere suggestion that you limit your exposure to Covid news & focus on nesting so that the fall/winter is as bearable as possible.
Rather than read the umpteenth article about the Delta variant & anti-vaxxers, think about how you can make your space cozy & safe.
I talked about the Covid doom & gloom with my therapist this week & left there determined to focus less on what I'm losing & more on what I can do to ensure loneliness & despair doesn't suck me under as we round year 2 of this disaster.
Let's worry less about what we can't control & focus instead on things like making our beds cozy, getting a sturdy office chair, hunting down a nice milk frother so we can treat ourselves to at-home lattes, pairing down (or up!) our streaming services, putting up nice art, etc.
As an advocate for sexual assault survivors, this is my advice for parents :
- Don't conflate nudity with sex
- Teach them the proper names for their body parts
- Teach them the difference between a "secret" & a "surprise". Adults should NEVER make kids keep secrets.
- Teach them to prioritize feeling safe over being nice
- When talking about sex, prioritize pleasure. ESPECIALLY if you have daughters
- Teach your sons how to handle rejection
- Teach them that "virginity" is a made-up concept that harms.
- Talk about consent often and in as many contexts as possible. Covid protocols are a great launching point for this.
- Teach your kids that standing idly by while someone is being harassed/assaulted *is* complicity