Joan and Melissa Give Us Their Oscar Fashion Predictions
by Linda Immediato
February 22, 2007 6:02 PM
After accidently standing up the two grande dames of the red carpet (on Valentine's Day no less!), I finally caught up with Melissa Rivers, who was shopping for powder at Sephora here in LA and Joan Rivers who was still in NY, to talk Oscars. I found out who they were looking forward to seeing, what trends we can expect and if they really like working with one another...
Style Council: What trends do you think we're going to see on the red carpet?
Melissa: We're going to see a little more structured dresses. I think we're moving away from the flowy dresses and empire waists.
Joan: We'll see a little less goddess. Some idiot will probably decide bald is good. Apparently bald is big right now.
What would you tell attendees to avoid?
Joan: The simpler the better, don't wear anything fussy.
Melissa: The biggest thing we see over and over...the biggest problem is people wearing something that they're clearly uncomfortable in— where the dress is wearing them.
You guys haven't been fans of bed-head hair on the red carpet, I heard you guys go off on Sienna Miller's hair at the Golden Globes. Is it just a no-no?
Melissa: It's one thing to look sexy and undone, it's another to look messy.
Helen Mirren getting her tits out at the Golden Globes caused quite a commotion. Yay or nay on women of a certain age airing their dirty pillows?
Melissa: Good for her! I loved her cleavage, she looked amazing...
Joan: She's a bombshell. She's a sexy woman in real life, people just confuse her with the parts she plays and expect something else.
Who are you excited to see?
Melissa: I can't wait to see Penelope Cruz, everything she does is right. And Cate Blanchet, I remember she wore a yellow and burgundy dress that was amazing. But I didn't like dress she wore to the Golden Globes that much. She understands fashion and takes the risks, which is not always a good thing to do. But generally, 99% of the time, she's a hit.
Joan: Oh! All the big ones! Peter O'Toole, Meryl Streep, Forest Whitaker. They all look so good. I mean this is the event they save the best dress and tux for.
What about men, who do you expect will garner your Best Dressed award?
Joan: George Clooney set the bar so high...
Melissa: All men need to take a cue from Clooney, take a page out of the George Clooney playbook.
Who will be most improved?
Joan: Johnny Depp. He showed up looking like an idiot. But he's really pulled himself together.
(To Melissa) I see you roll your eyes at your mom during your red carpet broadcasts. Does she piss you off?
Melissa: There are moments when you want to kill your parent, everyone has them. But I'm thrilled she's with me, cause I don't have a better ally.
Any last advice for Oscar nominees?
Melissa: Take pictures of how you look in photographs beforehand. What looks good in person may look horrible on film.
Joan: This is a very prestigious award. The award follows you your whole life. And the pictures they take that night will follow you too. Look good.
Watch them— Live At The Academy Awards— on the TV Guide channel, starting at 8pm PST, and don't miss the trash talkin' hangover the next-day during their Fashion Wrap, Monday, same channel, same time.
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