My favourite season is upon us once more...

Awards time baby!

I took a break from wedding stressing (more on that in my next post) last night to settle down in front of the TV and watch Hollywood's biggest players arrive for the first big ceremony of the awards season - the Golden Globes red carpet show as brought to you by E! - cue awkward interviews with Ryan 'I'm more famous than anyone I'm talking to' Seacrest and Guiliana Rancic.

There's really nothing better than sitting on your soapbox, wrapped up in your onesie and your boyfriend's hoody, passing judgement on every A-lister who shimmied down the red carpet.

There were some absolute stunners on show last night - and some utter horrors. Here are my hits and misses of the evening:

Emma Stone: she is to DIE for. I love, love, LOVE everything about Emma Stone. I want to be her best friend. Hell, I want to be her. Her Lanvin dress is sensational, the colours suit her beautifully and the eagle belt is so wrong for the dress that it's perfect. My jaw almost hit the floor when she appeared on screen. I literally cannot stress how much I adore this look. Is my girl-crush/borderline obsession becoming obvious? I don't care. I love her.

Next on my hit list is the phenomenal Nicole Ritchie, draped in a metallic silver Julien MacDonald dress, carrying a clutch from her own House of Harlow collection. She's just come a million miles from being Paris's chubby little sidekick - she's completely stunning, stylish and has her very own take on timeless elegance.

Jessica Biel: Beautiful. Ellie Saab. Elegant. Stylish. Tick tick tick tick. OK, so she sort of, kinda, probably looks a bit like she knocked off Blair Waldorf's 2011 hand-me-downs but she looks soooo good in it she's totally forgiven. Jess really pulls off this nude colour because of her gorgeous chocolate brown mane and healthy California glow. This is Amish chic at its very best. Love. Her look wasn't 100% complete though - where was her alleged fiancé Mr JT and her rock?

Natalie Portman: Last year I wasn't too keen on her dress - although it did grow on me the more I saw it, initially I was pretty repulsed by it. This year however, the girl knocked it out of the park. She stood out in a sea of black and nude dresses and just looked so beautiful in her hot pink Lanvin gown. I can't believe this time last year she was heavily pregnant - look at her now. I'm disgustingly jealous ;-)

Jessica Alba: What a babe. There really are no other words to describe how sensational Jess looks in this stunning lilac Gucci number. She's had two kids. I officially hate her/am jealous to the depths of my soul.

Sofia Vergara: Two words. Vera Wang. Nuff said.

Honourable mentions also go to: Charlize Theron, Kate Beckinsale, Stacey Kiebler, Claire Danes and Michelle Williams (who made up for her Valentino melt down last year in midnight blue Jason Wu)

Now let's get down to the nitty gritty.

Angelina Jolie: seriously, what is everyone's obsession with this woman all about? They were RAVING about her on the red carpet last night. Am I the only one who thought she looked horrific? Hey Ange, note for the future: pink and a pop of red will not make people think you have a soul. Stick to black, at least it matches your heart. And put some weight on while you're at it love, shoulder blades and collar bones you could slice bread on are not a good look.

Sarah Michelle Gellar: don't you just HATE it when your biro leaks all over your dress? Gutted. I particularly liked when she tried to pin the blame on her three-year-old daughter.

Madonna: You might be wearing Reem Acra Madge... but if Joey Essex caught sight of you, the last thing he'd be saying is 'reem' - take a seat, you're not in the team.

Lea Michele: last year she went for the peaches & cream 'I swear I'm a nice girl' Barbie look - this year she went for cheap 'barely there' lace tat. I didn't like what you wore last year Lea... but you should've just worn it again this year.

Rooney Mara: I know she's in Nina Ricci, and she's tried to go for conservative black (because she's, like, totally UN-Hollywood and just doesn't understand the fuss surrounding her - neither do I pet, you're not alone) but in actual fact, she just looks like she recycled January Jones's stripper chic Versace from last year and dyed it black. Fail. Sorry.

And finally - how could I omit these two from my best dressed of the night?

Reece Witherspoon: she's so hot it hurts.

Tilda Swinton: so many people just don't 'get' her - certain tabloid newspapers will tear her 'kooky, quirky, zaney' style to shreds. I love her. Can you seriously picture Tilda Swinton in a gold sequinned Marchessa gown, or a skin-tight purple Vera Wang fish tail dress? No, because that's not her. This, on the other hand, is - and she looks fabulous, I don't care what anyone says.

I cannot wait for the Baftas and Oscars - tis the most wonderful time of the year :)

xxBBxx

Golden Globes - Style Heaven or Fashion Faux Pas?

Sunday night in LA kicked off one of my favourite seasons of the entire year - Awards Season. And the stars were definitely shining as the women sashayed up the red carpet, desperate to be crowned the numero uno fashionista at the first awards ceremony of 2011.

My eyes were practically popping out of my head at the sheer elegance oozing out of some of Hollywood's biggest players - there were so many hits in the style stakes this year I had a hard time choosing my favourite one.

But here she is - the absolute stand-out for me at this year's Golden Globes was the elegant, classic and timeless beauty Anne Hathaway. She simply took my breath away in this incredible backless creation by Armani. I adored the high neckline and long sleeves which to me made way for a bit of old Hollywood glamour, but she still ensured she showed off just the right amount of flesh by daring to bare at the back. The puff sleeves give her some much needed width to her narrow shoulders and the slinky cut of the dress clings to her slender frame perfectly. Her hair, make-up and accessories were subtle and minimal, creating the perfect balance between them and the uber-fabulous dress. Hats off to Miss Hathaway, simply sensational. I can't wait to see what she'll wear next.

Giving Anne a run for her money in the style stakes was red-carpet newcomer Olivia Wilde. The House star looked beautiful in this stunning Marchesa gown. She looked every inch the modern-day princess in this dress, which looks like it was made specifically for her. Her casual untouched hair gave her overall look a slightly more understated twist - personally I would have preferred to have seen her do a little bit more with her hair, but that asides her look was to die for. Especially when she lifted up the skirt of her dress and gave the world a peek of those sensational gold peep-toe Louboutins! Ah I die.

Next in the fashion-fabulous line up is (and it pains me to admit this because I'm not her biggest fan...but this is all in the name of style) the one and only Angelina Jolie. Like Hathaway she chose to cover up her best assets and still looked incredible in this amazing emerald green Versace number. Check out those Swarovski crystals! Ange normally sticks to black or white on the red carpet so it was refreshing to see her go against the grain and splash some colour around for a change. And didn't it work well. She looks fabulous.

It seemed the emerald hue was the colour of choice for many of the stars at this year's ceremony. Among others, the ever-stylish Catherine Zeta-Jones and red-carpet newbie Mila Kunis also rocked this gorgeous shade. CZJ was stunning as ever in this fabulous Monique Lhuiller strapless creation, while Kunis was cute as a button in Vera Wang.

Another frock highlight for me was Scarlett Johansson's breathtaking Elie Saab gown. The nude hue is sensational on her, the floaty sleeves are to die for and the plunging neckline is, in a word, fabulous. It's just a shame the once curvy glamour-puss's cleavage seems to have made a run for the hills and all we're left with is a sadly Skinny Scar.

Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester is certainly cementing her place among Hollywood's best dressed and she was a hit again last night in this beautiful long-sleeved creation by Zac Posen. She looks like a porceilan doll and her hair, make-up and accessories are perfect. And, just like Hathaway, although she's covered up from head-to-toe, she still manages to show off a little bit of flesh with the thigh high split in the skirt. Gorgeous.

I am definitely a fan of Michelle Williams' gorgeous Valentino daisy dress but on reflection I don't know if it was 100% appropriate for the red carpet. I can almost picture her wearing this to go shopping on a hot summer's day in LA. It's very boho chic and I love it but I think she could have done more to give it a real glamorous edge for the red carpet. It perfectly matches her skin tone, her make up and her hair - which sadly gives her a very washed out look. I think Michelle Williams is stunning, she's such a cutie, but unfortunately she didn't do herself justice last night.



I love Christina Hendricks - I love her bootylicious curves, I love her hair, I love her style - but I do not love this dress. It's not that Romona Keveza's one-shouldered creation offends me, it's just that, for starters I'm not the biggest fan of red and I'm never going to be. And unfortunately there's just too much going on up top in this number - Christina is fortunate enough to have been blessed with the sort of rack that most women would be willing to pay big bucks for and as a result she really doesn't need all this extra froufy material across her bust. If you were to take that away we'd be looking at a pretty impressive red-carpet gown, but sadly this one just isn't for me.

Next up is another red no-no. I don't know what it is I have against the colour red when it comes to clothes but I just can't stand it. Especially when it looks like this Versace number that the usually stylish January Jones chose to shimy herself into. I think it's not in the least  bit glamorous and to be quite honest it's actually borderline tacky. I'm sure there's plenty of men out there who will disagree with me but I've said it. The only thing that saves the Mad Men star from looking "cheap" is her stunning old Hollywood hair and the fact that she is truly, truly beautiful.

Glee star Lea Michele rocked up in what had the potential to be an amazing Oscar De La Renta frock. Sadly, for me, it wasn't. For a start the colour is far too sugary for my liking. I will admit that the hue does suit her skin tone but it's not enough to make me swoon over it. Secondly, the overall style of the dress is pretty wonderful but on Michele I don't think it works. It swamps her tiny frame and I think she looks a bit lost in all the material. Give me this dress, in dark blue, on Amy Adams and I'll be loving it.

It's  very uncommon for Heidi Klum not to hit the right button in the style stakes, but last night - for me anyway - she was SO wrong. It's not all her fault, I'd also like to wag my finger at her stylist AND Marc Jacobs who designed this dress. The colours, the cut, the shoes - they all scream footballer's wife to me. And that's simply not the Heidi Klum we know and love.

Finally...the last offender on my list was, ironically, the big winner on the night. Luckily for Natalie Portman the real awards are for acting abilities and not how good you looked on the red carpet. I know she's several months pregnant and she's probably at that stage where she doesn't feel completely comfortable in pretty much everything she puts on but I do think she could have done better than this sickly sweet pink Viktor & Rolf maxi dress. I don't like the colour, I don't like the material and I think it makes her look quite frumpy which she is anything but. I was really disappointed about Portman's dress because she was one of my high hopes for the night, I had really been looking forward to seeing her gown but I was left feeling sadly uninspired.

It's the Baftas next...who'll come out tops in the style stakes in London? I await with baited breath.