house of deréYAWN

the coming of award season is a tense time for a celebrity. it is a time that shapes the kind of year that celebrity is going to have. in the short space of about a month, the world would judge whether or not they are A-list or nil list.

And then there is the possibility of actually being nominated for an award...

at every appearance, every hairstyle, every choice of red lipstick or nude gloss, and even the choice of arm candy - whether shiny or human - is scrutinized. underground designers are discovered by chance, Roland Mouret (d)evolves into Vctoria Beckham, and the tween set of celebrity high displace their teachers on the front row of the camera's affection. 

It is a defining period, where the old school struggles in the battle for relevance: Are we to once again love Béyonce this year, or shall it be Rihanna? and even the red carpet snobs who disregard the glitterati because there're more important things in life (like adoption and family) break out the couture once in a while, however erroneously worn.

This year, the number of fashion critics appears to have doubled; and one would assume that directly applied also to the tension level of the celebrities. Perhaps.

Perhaps that is ultimately what is to be blamed for this:

This year, Beyonce chose to whip out the deréon. yawn!!

If Rihanna weren't still in rehab (hehe) she'da been thanking Tina for keeping her spot on the red carpet just lukewarm enough for her to heat it up.

It looks like one huge Gele made out of curtain fabric that was not enough to make a whole dress, so mama Tina cut out just enough to make a T-bone pattern on the top and a scaly fish-tail on the bottom, which she then attached to another black dress she'd been making.

This sparked my interest in the house of deréon line and i went digging for gold. or copper.

take a look:

can you say boooooring?

and i don't know why they decided to throw the black girl into the yellow dresses. i do not get that at ALL. even i can see they do not flatter her.

there were a few other dresses that didn't quite look this bad, but there was just something so incredibly blah about them, even when they had potential. it might've been the styling or the poses, i don't know. 

And then, beyonce had the nerve to show up the the same gele dress, in a different colour, for a photo shoot!

if at first you don't succeed, don't try again!!

in other equally stale news, i am short of words at the stunning beauty and stylish fabulousity that is America's first lady:

Michelle Obama in Peter Soronen fall 2008. Stunning!