Dolls Eye View: Golden Globes 2024

You know my girls were not going to let me miss.... red carpet season. Yes, it's been awhile since my last post, but my divas insisted how much they NEED NEW CLOTHES!!!! Now that the holidays are over, and with the new year in progress, I am making a concerted effort to get back on my feet and take care of my ladies, starting with some red carpet action. The key word for this year's Globes red carpet..."Pretty." Celebrities looked more elegant than they have in years. Looks ranged from simple, strapless sheaths and fishtail gowns to big beautiful ballgowns. My goodness...could everybody be under the spell of.... "Hello Barbie" ??!!!!!

First we would like to stop and congratulate Lily Gladstone, the first Indigenous actor to win best Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama. Her Valentino gown, is a simple strapless white sheath peaking out from a black taffeta cloak trimmed with voluminous flounces, While we liked the overall effect, we feel the designer could have gone further with the details. For our girl Veronica, we added in lots of curvy couture draping to give the dress more character and interest. Instead of a ruffled cloak, we took a handful of crunchy black taffeta and tossed it over the shoulders. 

Hello Barbie. Can you believe it... our friend Barbie went from supermodel to super celebrity with her hit movie last year! Actress Margot Robbie's dress is a full length replica of a 1/6 classic Barbie dress. But for our girl, Adriana, I did the opposite. I kept the Barbie pink color, but made a more sophisticated rendition of Robbie's pink sequined dress. It's a simple sheath out of silk faille fabric. Instead of the original bubblegum pink tulle, I tossed a pink feathered stole over Adriana's shoulders.

It doesn't get any more simple than this. We saw lots of black velvet on the red carpet. All by itself with its sweetheart neckline and long, off-the-shoulder slim sleeves this dress by Dolce Gabbana exudes elegance. We didn't take any liberties with the original design other than accessorizing a rendition of it with an elaborate "diamond" necklace and a fluffy white jacket, modeled here by Denise.

There were several of these velvet gowns--trimmed with a sweep of satin or a sparkly bow. This dress, designed by Monique L'Huillier, is lovely but, here again, we felt the designer could have had more fun by adding a bit of drama. Case in point... for our girl Estelle, we began with the same black velvet strapless sheath but played more with the drape of the cream colored satin ribbon that sweeps over the empress bodice, tumbling down to the floor.

It's all about the fabric! Another classic one-shouldered Grecian gown designed by Fendi Couture is reinterpreted for Emmanuela. I used a gorgeous silver satin fabric to create the narrow, dartless sheath. I added a train and topped it with a bow.

If I had the silver sequins, I might have been tempted to copy the dress as is. But the fact that I didn't, led me to get creative. Renee's dress was made from the reverse side of silver Christmas ribbon. It's made in two parts..a strapless bodice over which I added squares of frayed ribbon. The raw edges really make this dress! Instead of the white and silver train of the original dress, I made a stole from silver "eyelash" fabric which I felt was more modern, more versatile.

I do like the simplicity of these gowns but I wish there was something elaborate in the mix. This is another one-shouldered sheath with a little draped detailing at the top. I copied the dress as is for Helena. But to jazz up the look, I gave her a fringed, embroidered shawl to toss over her shoulders. 

With its bugle beaded bodice, this dress, from the house of Schiaparelli replicates the old world charm of Hollywood in the 1950's. We liked the way the white beaded bodice peeks out from the rest of the full, black taffeta ballgown. For Nadja, we changed the construction of the front of the dress a bit, shifting the volume from center front to side center. Instead of smooth silk, I used a crunchy taffeta for extra texture and volume. I accessorized Nadja just the way women did it 60 years ago....with long, white satin opera gloves.

I love red satin. I love the volume of this Bottega Veneta gown. But I wasn't wild about the neckline with those two little bits of I-don't-know-what poking out of the top. Laetia wears the same, princess line, full gown...except, we gave her dress a prettier, draped collar over the bustline.

I almost missed this dress, but my girl Veronique brought it to my attention! There is a lot going on here. We both love the asymmetrical look to the whole dress. We love the flounces, the flowers, the sparkly do-dads. And so...for Veronique's dress, I began with black sequinned shear fabric, to which I added satin and tulle flounces, black flat flowers dotted with silver beads. I kept adding elements until I had roughly the same look of the George Chakra dress worn by actress Andrea Day.

When all is said and done, the star of the red carpet show at the Golden Globes 2024 was Jennifer Lopez in a sumptuous pink gown complete with roses over the shoulders and a train that trailed for miles! Wow!!! This was a lot of fun to create for my model, Charlize. It starts out with a simple sheath cur from pale pink satin. I pinched it in between the bustline to get a draped sweetheart neckline at the top of the dress. Over it all is a "shrug" (narrow rectangular tube open at each end for the arms to go through). The shrug is decorated from silk flowers I bought at the craft store. Then I gathered a big rectangle of satin and stitched it to the bottom. The dress, itself is simple. It's the shrug that brings in all the drama. 

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