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Sunday, September 12, 2010

White Carpet Report Card: MTV VMAs

Katy Perry, you know what? We actually love this. Love her Marchesa black and white dress with the blue and purple streaks in her hair and it's visually very striking on the white carpet. Plus, it totally fits in with Katy's whole cheesy sex kitten thing she's got going.  The whole look makes for a nice picture and it totally fits her style. A-

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 12: Singer Katy Perry arrives at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards at NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on September 12, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 12: Singer Katy Perry arrives at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards at NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on September 12, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)





Ciara, on the other hand, was a little less successful with her black and white look.We actually love the feather skirt and we love the top, but maybe not together. The dress actually looks really beautiful and even elegant from the side, but in the head on view, the dress appears to cut her in half and is not as flattering as it could be. On the other hand, there is nothing we like about those shoes. We know it's an MTV event, which means unconventional, but the last we checked unconventional does not also mean hideous. Actually, the more we look at this, the more we realize that with the right shoes, this dress could really be balanced out. Because the bottom half of the dress is so bottom heavy, a dainty shoe would actually take this outfit from a C- to an A-.

Singer Ciara arrives at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, California September 12, 2010.  REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson  (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) (MTV/ARRIVALS)
Singer Ciara poses at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, California September 12, 2010.  REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson  (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) (MTV/ARRIVALS)



 Oh. Lady Gaga. Yeah, she happened to be there, too. With her royal guard.


LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 12: Singer Lady Gaga arrives at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards at NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on September 12, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Singer Lady Gaga (C) arrives at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, September 12, 2010.  REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) (MTV/ARRIVALS)This is a different look for her. Without the feather duster on her head, she would  look downright normal in this Alexander McQueen gown. And for once, her makeup seems to actually enhance her face, rather than make her look like a drag queen. In other words, it's nice to see her looking pretty for once. At the same time, I think we would have preferred to see her looking a little more Gaga-rageous while keeping the pretty. Graded on the Gaga curve, A+ for makeup, B for ensemble.

2 comments:

  1. I agree with you, I actually found Gaga to be pretty here. I also thought that it was a nice change. I feel like her style had become predictable.

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  2. She had definitely gotten into a bit of a rut with her very yellow wigs and heavy make up. Although I still wish her outfit had been a little crazier, it was definitely a good gown to wear when you know you're going to be taking home all of the major awards of the night. Of course, she certainly shocked everyone later with the meat dress, so I suppose she did her job after all.

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