Adriana’s top picks

Adriana Guidi, Perspectives Editor

Best: Blake Lively – As always, Blake Lively rocks the red carpet. I love how the dress is see-through in certain spots but in a modest way. The bedazzled fringe looks trendy and combined with the sheer fabric, it looks fantastic. The black color of the dress and sleek straight hair add a classy element to the overall look.

Chelsea Kane – This dress is beautiful to look at. It is simple, yet exciting at the same time. The floral pattern and lace are subtle and add to the exciting flair to the dress. The structure of the dress, with its long sleeves, gives the dress  an elegant look. Overall, this dress takes a twist on a simple lace dress.

Priyanka Chopra – This dress is unlike anything I’ve never seen before. The large ruffle at the top serves as a frame for the dress is an innovative way to structure the dress. Then, under the ruffle is the exciting part, the fringe. I think it adds a fun element to the dress. The color of the dress is stunning as well and looks great with her skin tone.

Cheryl Burke – Cheryl Burke made a statement on the red carpet with this dress. The dress has a vampy edge to it, but at the same time a certain level of simplicity. My favorite part of the dress is the skirt. It uses a beautiful tulle material that falls nicely and makes it looks effortless. The top of the dress is nice too – you can never go wrong with lace! The choker, hair style, and red lipstick complete the look.

Victoria Justice – Victoria Justice’s dress was visible from a mile away, thanks to all the strands of beads.The beads suit the dress and create a distinctive pattern on their own without printed colors. The dress is sassy, fun, and definitely red carpet worthy.

 

Worst: Ashley Greene –  Someone call Limited Too” because Ashley Greene stole this dress from the store. This dress just looks gross. Its color and the sequins were not a good idea. The sequins covering the dress look tacky, and then combining it with this shade of purple, makes it look childish. This dress reminds me of something that someone would wear in the 2000s, which, let me remind you, was the worst time period in fashion.

Jodie Sweetin – I do not even know where to begin with this outfit. First off, the leather jacket was a horrible idea. Secondly, the pattern of the dress was terrible and looked like something you would find at Forever 21. This whole look appeared cheap and looked like something a 7-year-old would wear because they thought it was “cool.”

Jennifer Lopez – This dress looks like something someone would wear to prom, not a red carpet event. Even if someone did wear this to prom, it would still look bad. The top of this dress is my main issue. The bejeweled sheer part of the dress just looks random and awkwardly placed, and the ruching in the shoulders looks terrible. It gives me a vintage feel, but in the worse way possible.

Yara Shahidi – This dress is an epic fail for one reason – the pattern. I love the sheer material of the dress and I don’t even mind the little ruffles going down the arms and the front of the dress, but I cannot look past the pattern. It is ugly and is so in-your-face that you can’t even look at the structure of the dress and appreciate it. I think this dress would have been much better in a single color or a simpler pattern.

Keltie Knight – Normally I am a huge fan of velvet, but this dress did it all wrong. The slit makes the dress appear bunchy and look bad. This is exactly how velvet should not look. The top of the dress is not much better because it looks like two triangles were just taped to the top to make it look trendier. This dress was trying too hard.

Adriana Guidi is a Perspectives Editor for The Patriot and jcpatriot.com.