Déjà Vu: Golden Globes 2012 – Fashion’s Trickle Down Effect
Remember that scene in The Devil Wears Prada where Miranda Priestly talks about the turquoise belt and the “pile of stuff”?
Well, it’s what I call fashion’s trickle down effect. There are so many shows and designers these days and immediate access to all of it, all the time means that the inspiration trickles down PDQ.
Let’s just say this year’s Golden Globes red carpet was one big déjà vu.
The hosts of the red carpet show on E! kicked things off. Giuliana Rancic wore two different gowns for the broadcast and while each looked lovely on her, they both had me doing a double-take.
Giuliana Rancic braved a zillion cameras despite her tough year.
Her first dress for the pre-show was by Monique Collignon. To me, it had echoes of Sarah Burton’s more intricate gown from Alexander McQueen SS11.
Do you see the inspiration from this in the dress above?
Rancic’s second dress was a nude number by Basil Soda.
Nude on nude embellishment, courtesy of Basil Soda.
For me, it recalled Rodarte.
See the trickle down effect?
The Soda dress was embellished with twisted, frayed zippers.
It's the same idea of movement from Rodarte FW06.
Rancic’s co-host, Kelly Osbourne had her own déjà moment. Her Zac Posen was ahem, borrowed from Roland Mouret. That Galaxy dress is a like a giant star that burst into thousands of tiny stars – traces of it are everywhere.
Osbourne contrasted her dyed grey hair with a royal blue Posen gown. Every second gown on this year's carpet seemed to be by Posen.
The out-of-this-world Galaxy dress by Mouret, from FW05.
Blue was the reigning colour this year (gee, I wonder how many of these stars share the same stylists?).
Sarah Michelle Gellar said her daughter chose this Monique L’huillier gown for her.
She seemed to get a little lost within it. I actually liked the print, just not all the other fuss.
My eyes only see Sølve Sundsbø within it.
Sølve Sundsbø photographed Edita Vikeviciute for Vogue China's SS11 Collections issue.
Edita in Yohji, with a trace of blue.
And lastly, we’ve seen Mila’s Dior gown before, haven’t we?
Mila didn't look happy in a single picture. Pour quoi, I wonder...
Nicole Kidman (who wore a ghastly Versace gladiator gown this year) made a spectacular choice at the Oscars in 2003 - midnight blue Gaultier.
We’ve seen a version of this Gaultier on another red carpet before this, too.
I am sure there were a few more, but these were the ones that screamed to me right away.
Yes, these are the random fashion bits that live in my head…
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See Sundsbø’s full editorial for Vogue China.
Video via MovieClips.com; Images: All GG red carpet photos by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images North America; all runway shots and Kidman photo from Style.com; Sundsbø images from The Fashion Spot.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar’s dress looks like the Vivenne Westwood wedding dress in the Sex and the City movie.