Rachel McAdams in floral Lanvin at the Golden Globes: 80s wallpaper or pretty?

Rachel McAdams was one of the only women in a floral gown last night. During the pre-red carpet coverage on E!, Giuliana and Brad talked about the trends to expect and they mentioned florals but acknowledged that it was a risky choice. I think McAdams sort-of pulls this off, there’s something really cool about the gown’s pattern close up, it’s like an abstract floral and has these big splotches of color that approximate flowers and greenery. I wish she had done something different with her hair though. The style is perfectly fine but the highlights look cheap. Maybe they’re for a role. It’s not like she’s going back to True Detective though, that series was run into the ground. (She’s filming Doctor Strange now, with Cumberbatch and Tilda Swinton.)

Also in Lanvin we have Julia Louis-Dreyfus in black strapless lace. She always seems to wear variations of this dress, but she knows what works for her and she’s not one to show off. Louis-Dreyfus was nominated for best performance by an actress in a comedy, which she’s won for the last four years in a row, for Veep. That award finally went to someone else, to newcomer Rachel Bloom for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

Melissa Benoist, 27, of Supergirl was another celebrity who wore a print on the red carpet, she’s in Monique Lhuillier and I saw some negative reviews of this gown on Twitter. (Tom and Lorenzo questioned whether it looked like wrapping paper or a bed sheet.) I sort-of liked it. It’s different, it’s flattering and there’s something whimsical about it. (I think it’s the birds, I’m partial to prints with birds.) She is definitely one to watch. Melissa was there with her husband of 10 months, actor Blake Jenner of Glee, 23.

Also in Monique Lhuillier is Leslie Mann. Lhullier can be hit or miss (although when they get a gown right it can be amazing) and this falls flat for me. It’s the pepto pink color (I used that expression a lot but I have to credit The Fug Girls for reminding me of it on Twitter last night) and the fit is just off with that loose top and all the tulle around the skirt. Not cute.

Let’s end on a high note: Emmy Rossum in red formfitting Armani Prive. Holy crap this looks amazing. Emmy was kind of faltering in her red carpet style for a while, but she’s been bringing it lately and also wore Armani to the SAGs last year. Emmy is engaged to “Mr. Robot” creator, Sam Esmail, whose show won for Best TV Series: Drama. Ooh and I love her diamond wrap necklace. Jennifer Lopez had a similar necklace on last night and it was just to die for.

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