Ah, the Golden Globes. That magical night in which the film and television industry comes together to reward excellence… and in which an army of celebrities decides to test the laws of physics, good taste and, occasionally, the patience of the public. The red carpet is transformed into a style laboratory where some experiment successfully and others… well, others give us archive-worthy moments. Let’s talk about the latter.
The looks that asked for ‘directions to the exit’
Let’s start with Jennifer Lawrence. Normally a style shot, this time her Givenchy look designed by Sara Burton was more of a shot… to the feet. A sheer dress with floral embroidery that, according to rumors (which I just made up), could have been made from leftover curtains from a Victorian country wedding. “The visual effect feels closer to the romantic-unstructured than to the classical elegance that dominates,” say the experts. Translation: He looked like he got dressed during a blackout after getting lost in a botanical garden.
Then there’s Jennifer Lopez. The queen of absolute control on the red carpet decided, for once, to delegate. Or maybe his mirror was foggy. Her Jean Louis Scherrer design featured a form-fitting silhouette that, without warning, burst into a voluminous train. The transition was as seamless as trying to go from an espresso to a smoothie without changing glasses. “The lack of clarity in the structure breaks the visual balance”. I mean, the dress didn’t know if it wanted to be sexy or monumental, so it chose to be confusing.
Being Vivienne Westwood does not guarantee automatic success.
This pearl of wisdom applies perfectly to the case of Aimee Lou Wood. Brilliant in The White Lotus, but in Vivienne Westwood she seemed to be fighting an epic battle against a corset and a skirt that clearly had an agenda of their own. The hallmarks of the house – volume, drama – were there, but unbalanced. The result was a look so heavy you almost expected to see it hauled away with a crane. The drama? He left everything to the script.
Justine Lupe and her Armani dress gave us a valuable lesson: not all nude are created equal. He opted for an ethereal and delicate silhouette, but the tone of the color did something unthinkable: it destroyed the look. In a carpet where shining is the number one commandment, his choice was as flat as a champagne without bubbles. In the world of glamour, that’s almost a crime.
And we close with Parker Posey, an icon who deserved a tribute at his height and received… a choke. Sabyasachi’s maximalist design was so much volume, texture and color that it ended up eating her alive. The dress dominated Parker when it should be the other way around. It looked less like an outfit and more like a traveling art installation that just happened to have a famous actress trapped inside.
What did he leave us tonight?
The red carpet of the 2026 Golden Globes was, as always, a spectacle apart. A playful – and sometimes painful – reminder that even with the best designers and stylists on the planet, things can go wrong. Or maybe it’s part of the plan: someone has to add flavor to the post-event debate and material to Monday’s memes.
Failures? We prefer to call them brave experiments or fashion statements misinterpreted by simple minds like ours. In the end, we all win: they have their photos in Vogue (for some reason) and we have something fun to talk about.Do you agree with this scathing analysis? Share it on your networks and tell the world what look left you thinking ‘but why’! And I continued to explore more content to break down the fascinating (and absurd) world of the show.
