{"id":35411,"date":"2017-01-30T00:01:40","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T05:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=35411"},"modified":"2017-01-30T00:06:43","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T05:06:43","slug":"my-best-dressed-at-the-sag-awards-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/my-best-dressed-at-the-sag-awards-is\/","title":{"rendered":"My Best Dressed at the SAG Awards Is &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Because I&#8217;m a jewelry designer, you might think my eyes would be on awards-show jewelry to the exclusion of everything else fashion-related, right? You&#8217;d be wrong! While I admire the big-time red-carpet jewelry, it doesn&#8217;t often surprise me. We all know Harry Winston can provide a breathtaking diamond necklace. Big juicy emeralds are bound to be from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instyle.com\/awards-events\/red-carpet\/oscars\/best-oscar-jewelry\" target=\"_blank\">Lorraine Schwartz<\/a>. That&#8217;s why it often takes something unexpected &#8212; like Whoopi Goldberg&#8217;s bold octopus piece by Sevan at last year&#8217;s Oscars &#8212; to get me really excited about awards-show jewelry.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:396px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/512873204\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:150.000000% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/512873204?et=tyYaJKn0TjR84JX6R6VrWg&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=7ppP_Xul8ZX6XCdqcB-_AxLX-0VFqpUAMEkodOAiM-Q=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"396\" height=\"594\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Last night&#8217;s Screen Actors Guild awards were different: I was focused on the jewels. Viola Davis &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/people.com\/awards\/viola-davis-becomes-first-black-actress-to-win-5-sag-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\">who won her fifth SAG for the movie <em>Fences<\/em><\/a> &#8212; looked glorious in a strapless <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/viola-davis-sag-awards-2017-dress-969688\" target=\"_blank\">Vivienne Westwood gown<\/a>, but her <a href=\"http:\/\/us.niravmodi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nirav Modi necklace<\/a> made the big statement. (It makes sense that I was attracted to a necklace by a designer who isn&#8217;t a constant on the red carpet.)<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:398px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/633053514\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:149.246231% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/633053514?et=3PbQrT00QQBjP3eKp8VbRg&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=fOsPugROhspSgq2_PM9d6zpa_kUR8gCCRDRpLjh2nTs=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"398\" height=\"594\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Octavia Spencer &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/people.com\/awards\/sag-awards-2017-best-ensemble-motion-picture-hidden-figures\/\" target=\"_blank\">a member of the award-winning cast for the movie <em>Hidden Figures<\/em><\/a> &#8212; wore a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/octavia-spencers-sag-awards-2017-dress-969696\" target=\"_blank\">black Tadashi Shoji gown<\/a> that was enlivened by her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eonline.com\/photos\/20059\/sag-awards-2017-best-dressed-celebs\/740280\" target=\"_blank\">Jacob &#038; Co. turquoise earrings<\/a> &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/633052172\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:66.498316% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/633052172?et=7xUj_cFDT_VpjPoTlwmoNA&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=_MPMOVlyDfir50jkM7E3VXaoFh33unuRFrp5bqRtiF0=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"395\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and bold ring.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/633047318\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:66.666667% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/633047318?et=etCfC4-PTEZQUftffxw_aQ&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=yjFRdIE6On6SL_DLmKnZ8-DnZ2tWinsO_-9jv8n3UVk=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>My <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/tag\/best-dressedwear-what-you-want-award\/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Dressed\/Wear What You Want award<\/a> goes to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/825138\/orange-is-the-new-black-s-danielle-brooks-just-gave-up-the-first-bit-of-season-5-scoop-on-the-2017-sag-awards-red-carpet\" target=\"_blank\">Danielle Brooks<\/a> from the Netflix show <em>Orange Is the New Black<\/em> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JAjewelryinfo\/status\/825842999066316801\" target=\"_blank\">Gabriel &#038; Co. NY hair jewelry<\/a> adorning her towering updo.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:395px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/633036970\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:150.379747% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/633036970?et=ZRUXUSexQg5Se9kVQ0QU9Q&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=1nYdMoinF-NoE2iEirOGDHraeY2JjqdTaHT_0-_l4LM=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"395\" height=\"594\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>As a bonus, Brooks was wearing a Christian Siriano pantsuit with a train. I&#8217;m a <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/my-best-dressed-at-the-golden-globes-emma-watson\/\" target=\"_blank\">major fan of unexpected pants on the red carpet<\/a>. Pants are also comfortable when you&#8217;re exuberantly celebrating your cast&#8217;s award for <a href=\"http:\/\/ew.com\/awards\/2017\/01\/29\/sag-awards-2017-orange-new-black-best-comedy\/\" target=\"_blank\">outstanding ensemble in a comedy series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:425px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/633048184\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:139.764706% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/633048184?et=5j0wyh49Trp6oXWYQXzwEA&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=M4TVqNLL3o0LQKjcR8nyhUmC_1ekavXL87mZ2OpvGy8=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"425\" height=\"594\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll give an honorable clothing mention to 18-year-old Annalise Basso, from the movie <em>Captain Fantastic<\/em>, for striking THIS pose in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.justjaredjr.com\/2017\/01\/29\/annalise-basso-gives-off-red-dress-goals-at-sag-awards-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\">her Bibhu Mohapatra dress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:396px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/633031732\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:150.000000% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/633031732?et=R9uHscW8QsFbGK6sMe2u3A&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=0FPDsXOWRg-o0LBMB-pnYG7YvDeMWPV9tTfvo7wQAtw=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"396\" height=\"594\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I just hope she didn&#8217;t <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Icarus\" target=\"_blank\">fly too close to the sun<\/a> right after this photo was taken.<\/p>\n<p>Among the men, Mahershala Ali from the movie <em>Moonlight<\/em> was dashing in his white Ermenegildo Zegna Couture tux with a navy bowtie. <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:409px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/633057830\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:145.232274% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/633057830?et=Za_Q4m07TtVhiQsamvlqLg&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=MLrEgHlZ8eCEL-A4J8hIcImBnIJx0eekEY4PY3rglHk=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"409\" height=\"594\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Many passionate speeches last night <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2017\/01\/29\/inside-the-2017-sag-swagger\" target=\"_blank\">took on the current political and social climate<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsugar.co.uk\/celebrity\/Mahershala-Ali-Speech-Video-2017-SAG-Awards-43075023\" target=\"_blank\">Ali gave one of the best when he won Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role<\/a>. Worth watching if you missed it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because I&#8217;m a jewelry designer, you might think my eyes would be on awards-show jewelry to the exclusion of everything else fashion-related, right? You&#8217;d be wrong! While I admire the big-time red-carpet jewelry, it doesn&#8217;t often surprise me. We all know Harry Winston can provide a breathtaking diamond necklace. Big juicy emeralds are bound to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/my-best-dressed-at-the-sag-awards-is\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"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":[726,387,645,10,86,596],"tags":[1112,1109,1111,1110,991],"class_list":{"0":"post-35411","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-art-entertainment","7":"category-awards-shows","8":"category-best-dressed-wear-what-you-want-award","9":"category-celebrities","10":"category-movies","11":"category-red-carpet","12":"tag-danielle-brooks","13":"tag-hidden-figures","14":"tag-mahershala-ali","15":"tag-octavia-spencer","16":"tag-viola-davis","17":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35411","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=35411"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35424,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35411\/revisions\/35424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}