{"id":18530,"date":"2013-01-14T01:29:19","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T06:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=18530"},"modified":"2019-02-12T23:19:19","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T04:19:19","slug":"my-best-dressed-at-the-golden-globes-lucy-liu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/my-best-dressed-at-the-golden-globes-lucy-liu\/","title":{"rendered":"My Best Dressed at the Golden Globes: Lucy Liu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I didn&#8217;t find anyone worthy of my coveted Best Dressed\/Wear What You Want combo award at the Golden Globes last night. Last year, I bestowed that award upon Piper Perabo, because her sheer ballgown by Theyskens\u2019 Theory had that special touch of crazy that makes me say, &#8220;I WANT YOUR INSANE OUTFIT&#8221; to the television. I thought everyone looked very pretty this year, which is safe but doesn&#8217;t win any Wendy Brandes honors. Out of all the pretty dresses, my favorite was Lucy Liu&#8217;s ballgown by Carolina Herrera.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='nxc1JXXxT6ZfnVVufJRc3w' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/159421864' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'nxc1JXXxT6ZfnVVufJRc3w',sig:'pJnSHUamc-DBdkJCY5Ndt2dQYxgxZ2L8EXKg8_rEoL4=',w:'387px',h:'594px',items:'159421864',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The color, print and fit of this dress caught my eye. There&#8217;s something Marie Antoinette-ish about it, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Marie-Antoinette-Earrings\" target=\"_blank\">I&#8217;m always in favor of that look<\/a>. In November, a Dolce &amp; Gabbana ballgown with a floral print stopped me in my tracks at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bergdorfgoodman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bergdorf Goodman<\/a> because it had the same feeling.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_18537\" style=\"width: 534px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/if-i-were-marie-antoinette\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18537\" class=\" wp-image-18537\" alt=\"dress\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/dress.jpg\" width=\"524\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/dress.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/dress-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for my original post.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I guess I just like the idea of a dress that takes up a lot of space. Go big or go home!<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_18542\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/what-wendy-wore-vanity-fair-oscar-party\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18542\" class=\" wp-image-18542\" alt=\"zangmullet2edit-767x1024\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/zangmullet2edit-767x1024.jpg\" width=\"460\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/zangmullet2edit-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/zangmullet2edit-767x1024-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My &#8220;mullet&#8221; gown by Zang Toi last year. Click for another photo.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/01\/13\/golden-globes-cleavage-red-carpet-2013_n_2469095.html\" target=\"_blank\">Plunging necklines were everywhere at the Globes.<\/a> I can shop my closet for that look. Most of my examples are vintage &#8212; Ossie Clark was a big fans of halters and keyhole necklines &#8212; so if you&#8217;re on the hunt for something scandalous, start online and get something that can&#8217;t be found in a mall, for WendyB&#8217;s sake! While Ossies can be expensive &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_18548\" style=\"width: 309px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/amazing-bosom\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18548\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18548\" alt=\"ossie\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ossie.jpg\" width=\"299\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ossie.jpg 299w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ossie-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ossie Clark halter in 2003. Click for another photo.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; I got this Donald Brooks Couture dress on eBay for $60.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_18547\" style=\"width: 224px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/10\/i-am-not-puritan\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18547\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18547\" alt=\"cpj_2004\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/cpj_2004.jpg\" width=\"214\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/cpj_2004.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/cpj_2004-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My sex-ay Pilgrim dress by Donald Brooks in 2004. Click for more info.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another Ossie worn in 2004.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-18550\" alt=\"feb2004-768x1024\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/feb2004-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"461\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/feb2004-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/feb2004-768x1024-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The lowest neckline I&#8217;ve worn came courtesy of a Marie France dress I bought from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vintage-a-peel.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vintage-a-Peel<\/a>. Here it is in 2006. Works well with my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Cleopatra-Necklace\" target=\"_blank\">Cleopatra necklace<\/a>, doesn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_18553\" style=\"width: 422px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/jewels-of-the-month-cleopatra-earrings-and-necklace\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18553\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18553\" alt=\"tonicollette\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tonicollette.jpg\" width=\"412\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tonicollette.jpg 412w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tonicollette-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">That&#8217;s actress Toni Collette! Click for story.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I did buy a non-vintage Black Halo dress in 2010 &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_18551\" style=\"width: 502px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/what-wendy-wore-amazing-belzer\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18551\" class=\" wp-image-18551\" alt=\"purpledresssharp-615x1024\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/purpledresssharp-615x1024.jpg\" width=\"492\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/purpledresssharp-615x1024.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/purpledresssharp-615x1024-180x300.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for my star story.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and was wearing a new, plunging Roland Mouret when I had an embarrassing moment with Tom Brokaw that same year.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_18552\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/what-wendy-wore-journalism-awards-and-shame\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18552\" class=\" wp-image-18552  \" alt=\"tombrokaw1\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tombrokaw1.jpg\" width=\"491\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tombrokaw1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tombrokaw1-300x266.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for the story.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>My embarrassment had nothing to do with the dress; it was my unfortunate reference to a <em>Family Guy<\/em> episode that made me blush right down to my waist. Anyway, none of my low-cut dresses or any of last night&#8217;s Golden Globes cleavage rival Jennifer Lopez&#8217;s iconic Versace dress at the 2000 Grammys.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='j1tB_LukSxF6n0VRWH1N3g' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/866452066' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'j1tB_LukSxF6n0VRWH1N3g',sig:'TUif74uXqMHUA7LWiHpyLguiD7TsOZ4-OmFl9HQWhVo=',w:'415px',h:'594px',items:'866452066',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I doubt anyone will outdo J. Lo when it comes to baring boobage. That dress was perfection on her. Look at that bod! Speaking of Lopez, I was irked by the tweets during the Globes about how hard it must be for her to be in the same room as ex-fiance and Golden-Globe-winner <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gq.com\/moty\/2012\/ben-affleck-cover-story-gq-men-of-the-year-2012\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Affleck<\/a>. WTF! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.people.com\/people\/article\/0,,627566,00.html\" target=\"_blank\">They broke up in January 2004<\/a>. Hollywood is a small place; I&#8217;m sure they&#8217;ve been in the same room many times in the past NINE years. I&#8217;ve spent plenty of enjoyable time in the company of MrB&#8217;s exes (hi, ladies, if you&#8217;re reading this). It&#8217;s water under the bridge.<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED TO ADD: I&#8217;m not sure it was fair for me to add an old picture of me to Not Dead Yet Style&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/notdeadyetstyle.blogspot.com\/2013\/01\/visible-monday-80-great-scarf-bed-head.html\" target=\"_blank\">Visible Monday<\/a> post &#8230; but I did it anyway! I&#8217;m crazy like that. I figure I still have all my low-cut dresses and will be wearing them again soon enough. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I didn&#8217;t find anyone worthy of my coveted Best Dressed\/Wear What You Want combo award at the Golden Globes last night. Last year, I bestowed that award upon Piper Perabo, because her sheer ballgown by Theyskens\u2019 Theory had that special touch of crazy that makes me say, &#8220;I WANT YOUR INSANE OUTFIT&#8221; to the television&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/my-best-dressed-at-the-golden-globes-lucy-liu\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[387,10,41,105],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-18530","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-awards-shows","8":"category-celebrities","9":"category-pictures-of-me","10":"category-versace","11":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18530"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41822,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18530\/revisions\/41822"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}