Only Gwenyth Paltrow truly rose to the occasion, and continued to champion the chandelier earrings that Nicole Kidman brought into fashion at the 2003 awards.
As I have been noting in these pages recently, chandeliers are very much in fashion right now, but it seemed that most stars avoided them at the Oscars. They probably didn’t want to distract attention from the gowns.
Let’s remind ourselves what the ladies wore on their ears last year:
Jennifer Garner in diamond hoops.
Jessica Alba in peridot drops.
Reese Witherspoon in diamond and rose quartz chandeliers.
Nicole Kidman in 2-carat bezel set diamond studs.
Are you getting ready for Sunday night? I am. I have to go start cooking. (Yeah, I cook. Who knew?)
The Dixie Chicks may not be discussed here due to Natalie Maines. Not her political beliefs, but her new hair. I mean, what a situation.
The Chili Peppers came in wife-beaters and ratty tuxedo vests. Mary G. Blige kept crying. What a mess.
This year’s Grammy Jewelry Diva made her first statment of intent at the CMA’s last November.
Yes, despite some rude behavior from Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood kept her cool and was the Diva of the Day. I haven’t been able to determine what stone is hanging inside that yellow gold. Please post if you think you might know.
But back to the matter of the moment: the Grammys.
I’ve tried to blow up this pic, but it just blurs, so I can’t get a really good look at those earrings. But let’s be clear — I know a pair of fabulous diamond chandeliers when I see them. Carrie Underwood, welcome to the Diamond Diva Dish!
Did we stare at her, like a spectacular car crash?
Was she really the next Marilyn Monroe?
Will she be remembered in 45 years?
Anna Nicole Smith 1967-2007
After my Golden Globes rooftop fiasco, I decided to stay home and do my toenails during the SAG awards. (No pool boys to duke it out with.)
Strangely, there was a lot more high-end glitz on display at the SAG awards. Sometimes I think the stars dress up more for each other than for the rest of the world, you know? I guess that makes sense.
Anyway, there were loads of celebs wearing the hottest stuff: Ellen Pompeo (Gray’s) wearing Andrea Lieberman diamond hoops, Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls) in Neil Lane diamond drops, Reese Witherspoon in an unbelievable Van Cleef & Arpels bracelet, Anne Hathaway in Cartier ruby & diamond chandeliers.
But my pick for the true diamond diva of the evening:
Julie Andrews, in diamond cluster earrings by Chopard. These are a few of my favorite things.
OK, I’m clearing out my notes on the awards shows so I can move on with life as we know it.
I had a great bird’s eye view at The Golden Globes. Sort of. I got a coconut wrap and massage at the Peninsula, and I was hoping I’d be able to look down on the red carpet at the Hilton. What a really great idea, right? Wrong. The pool guy thought I was going to jump and he dragged me away from the rooftop fence and I made a scene and needless to say I went home and watched it on T.V. It’s a better view anyway.
So basically, there were some gigantic earrings going on at the Golden Globes. J-Lo had huge diamond chandeliers, Beyonce had great big door-knockers hanging off her head. But the winner hands-down was Jessica Biel, in a supersized version of the bean-style diamond arrangement.
Look at how her face is so ultra modern, but she can carry off these earrings! (Some might say the dress gives her a bit of help.)