{"id":4522,"date":"2010-03-08T20:08:59","date_gmt":"2010-03-09T01:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=4522"},"modified":"2018-03-04T18:37:53","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T23:37:53","slug":"at-least-there-were-no-cement-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/at-least-there-were-no-cement-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"At Least There Were No Cement Shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gorgeous blogger Stacy of <a href=\"http:\/\/taffetadarlings.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/big-o.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taffetadarlings<\/a> came over to watch the Oscars with me last night. I wasn&#8217;t excited by the fashion. These days, a red carpet isn&#8217;t a red carpet for me if <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/lady-gaga-at-the-grammys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaga<\/a>&#8216;s not on it. I know she&#8217;s not an actress, but who cares? The producers recognized Michael Jackson in the memorial video even though <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0078504\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wiz<\/a>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Captain_EO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme-park film<\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonypictures.com\/homevideo\/michaeljacksonthisisit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posthumous concert film<\/a> aren&#8217;t a particularly impressive cinematic oeuvre.<\/p>\n<p>I spent the whole show complaining about the popularity of a color that reminds me of cement. The Hollies sang about a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Long_Cool_Woman_in_a_Black_Dress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">long cool woman in a black dress<\/a>. Walter Mosley wrote about a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Devil_in_a_Blue_Dress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">devil in a blue dress<\/a>. Has a cement dress ever inspired art? No. Do you ever say to anyone, &#8220;Wow, cement really flatters your complexion!&#8221; Doubt it.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the women in various shades of cement. Winner Kathryn Bigelow &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='ey5h4S65QU5kgFFbX2ICCw' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/97528969' 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:'ey5h4S65QU5kgFFbX2ICCw',sig:'1bqVfgsK8v4XjImH9ATnW1Imbh-o9wDokGtwE1AQca8=',w:'395px',h:'594px',items:'97528969',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Kate Winslet in light cement &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='pCsgO0LqRCp1esuTUmqPug' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/130522828' 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:'pCsgO0LqRCp1esuTUmqPug',sig:'j88enMxRFmTQoHFVUUvKUcSb8cD0cT8U3UzQkmcyZ4s=',w:'395px',h:'594px',items:'130522828',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Elizabeth Banks in ruffled cement &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='QAul94SQTkVLaZmZH8_AVg' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/97523048' 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:'QAul94SQTkVLaZmZH8_AVg',sig:'UqUjWsXLTVWI-YjT_YuIBgCE5rVxEyGTh7pb9NVjJxc=',w:'361px',h:'594px',items:'97523048',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Helen Mirren in sparkly cement. <\/p>\n<p><center><a id='fts94BRPTSZyQ7DeNxs3Jg' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/97522060' 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:'fts94BRPTSZyQ7DeNxs3Jg',sig:'cHyaATXgWlbR03kcKAV0-DFU2n7RcyjIZyvktan1474=',w:'389px',h:'594px',items:'97522060',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcarpet-fashionawards.com\/2010\/03\/06\/runway-to-2010-film-independent-spirit-awards-mia-wasikowska-in-rodarte\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mia Wasikowska<\/a> wore cement the day before to the Independent Spirit Awards. Just say no to cement, kids!<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='0G6rXChbQZ1VhiFOouOC_A' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/97477286' 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:'0G6rXChbQZ1VhiFOouOC_A',sig:'7C3Pcvn4seUPBicul55GVAEJEMlhQp4NmzJS1A_eG48=',w:'412px',h:'594px',items:'97477286',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The look I liked the most belonged to a woman with a mohawk who had taken over my <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/oscar-memory-red-carpet-with-george-clooney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">old job of lurking near George Clooney on the red carpet<\/a>. I am desperately seeking a picture of her so if you find one, let me know. I love her hair and want to see the rest of her outfit.<\/p>\n<p>Other than the mohawk sighting, the most thrilling moment for me was when purple-clad <a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/entertainment\/movies\/oscars\/index.html?story=\/ent\/movies\/2010\/03\/07\/music_by_prudence_burkett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elinor Burkett pulled a Kanye West<\/a> during the speech for best documentary short. Crazy is the new chic!<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED TO ADD: The mohawk lady has been found! Thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sundancechannel.com\/fullfrontalfashion\/blog\/2010\/03\/star-studded-snoozefest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full Frontal Fashion<\/a> for posting the picture and gorgeous blogger <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamsequins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dream Sequins<\/a> for pointing it out to me.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4574\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sundancechannel.com\/fullfrontalfashion\/blog\/2010\/03\/star-studded-snoozefest\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4574\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4574\" title=\"MOHAWK\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MOHAWK-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MOHAWK-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MOHAWK.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy Full Frontal Fashion. Click for their Oscar story.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gorgeous blogger Stacy of taffetadarlings came over to watch the Oscars with me last night. I wasn&#8217;t excited by the fashion. These days, a red carpet isn&#8217;t a red carpet for me if Gaga&#8216;s not on it. I know she&#8217;s not an actress, but who cares? The producers recognized Michael Jackson in the memorial video&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/at-least-there-were-no-cement-shoes\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[387,10,115],"tags":[431],"class_list":{"0":"post-4522","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-awards-shows","8":"category-celebrities","9":"category-oscars","10":"tag-oscar-picks","11":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4522","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=4522"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39279,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4522\/revisions\/39279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}