This past Sunday June 28th BET held its annual Awards Show. Now one of my favorite things about Awards shows, surprisingly is NOT the musical performances but the celebrity fashions. So I have taken the liberty of providing some of my insights and critiques on the best and the worst of this year’s fashions. Let’s begin the countdown with the T0p 10 BEST & WORST that made me wanna look twice…
10. BEST – Taraji P. Henson
OK so must admit I’m a little torn over Taraji’s look at the Awards. On one hand, HUGE fan of all black. It’s sleek, its classy, its chic…
HOWEVER, if you’re going to do skintight black, you have to make sure all your bases are covered. This dress is a bit unflattering for her midsection and she needs a touch of ice on the neck to really make the whole look POP. Other than that, I LOVED the one-shoulder and the spikey hair gave it some added drama.
9. WORST – Niecy Nash
Did somebody say gold lame?? When I saw this look on Ms. Niecy Nash I almost felt out my chair. First, let me say, when us shapely and curvy girls get dressed, we have to be very careful what materials we let lay across our bodies. Gold lame should never be one of them! This dress is all wrong for her body shape. It is cinched in an awkward position at the front bringing attention to her thighs and midsection. The color is reflecting her flaws instead of accentuating those assets. And Niecy girl, you need to get back to puttin’ them flowers in your hair because this is NOT a good look for you.
8. BEST – Keri Hilson
7. WORST – Omarosa
6. BEST – Brother rockin the Lavender
I must say, upon first seeing this look – I was not a fan. Initially, I saw her sitting in the audience next to Kanye and Iasked my friend “Now why is Amber Rose at the Awards in a plain white tee? Not doing enough!”. But then, I stumbled upon these full length photos of the couple to realize she was wearing this open-back Alexander Wang minidress. Although it closely resembles a white Tee like I originally assumed it was, there’s actually a cool opening at the back that makes it playfully provocative. And she really dressed it up perfectly with the hot pink pumps, clutch, and shades. I will say this though, please don’t leave home without some gel pads covering those nips…I saw a bit too much of the full frontal.
3. WORST – Lil’ Mama
2. BEST – Beyonce
a. Too matchy-matchy. We know the dress has green and purple in it, but you don’t need green hoops and purple shoes to play those colors up. The dress is flashy enough in and of itself
b. I know yall like to do things big in Texas, but those earrings need to brought down a notch – all the way down to some elegant diamond studs. They’re taking too much attention away from the gorgeous dress.
c. Slick it back! The wavy hair is great on you Bey, but not with this look. A sleek, slick ponytail would’ve took this look from “cute” to “runway-ready” in 2 seconds flat.
I won’t say she ROCKED it, but she definitely pushed it real hard.
1. BEST OF THE NIGHT – Alicia Keys
Well, that concludes my fashion countdown for the BET Awards. Above all the fashion, celebrity appearances and performances, it was an amazing night to witness all the love and support for the late and great Michael Jackson. May his soul Rest in Peace. Tune in for a special post about MJ’s fashion influence as well as my forecast on how his style will be brought back in heavy rotation for the coming months.
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you can see taraji p. henson’s nipples through her dress! not a good look
His name is Lance Gross and he is engaged to Eva Pigford from Top Model. Also he plays on Tyler Perry’s House of Payne..lol I read blogs a lot! hehe
Lance Gross is fine…Anyway B’s heels and earings threw me off too but what really got me was her bizzare performance…I think Lebron should be added his shirt was hot lol…Great blog though!!
I have a few comments. although I’m biased because I don’t like her, Keri looked like a fake ass wonder woman with a jheri curl. And I liked tarajis dress however there were makings of a mullet in her head.last i agree beyonce’s accessories are lookin a little hood hop lady z eternity fashions to me. count on her to cheapen up something decent.
Lmao Whit…doing too much…I on the other hand did not like Taraji’s outfit however i do think keri pulled off her look as a whole.