One thing that struck me about Anne Hathaway while watching her change into numerous glam gowns throughout the Oscars earlier tonight was the fact that she doesn't represent high fashion (despite carrying it all of perfectly) so much as the more approachable America's Sweetheart mantle. She kind of makes me think she's the new Julia Roberts, all smile and teeth. She's not edgy at all, and while she looked beautiful in couture, she wasn't as ethereal as, say, Cate Blanchett, whose Givenchy look was a bit more divisive amongst the viewers at the Oscar party I attended. America doesn't really like High Fashion on its red carpets, and truth to tell, it tends to look wrong on such All-American fare as awards shows. So when I thought about drawing a croquis with Hathaway on my mind, the pose and look that came to mind was more JCPenney (not ironically a sponsor for the telecast) despite the overlaid Valentino original.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Catalog Croquis
One thing that struck me about Anne Hathaway while watching her change into numerous glam gowns throughout the Oscars earlier tonight was the fact that she doesn't represent high fashion (despite carrying it all of perfectly) so much as the more approachable America's Sweetheart mantle. She kind of makes me think she's the new Julia Roberts, all smile and teeth. She's not edgy at all, and while she looked beautiful in couture, she wasn't as ethereal as, say, Cate Blanchett, whose Givenchy look was a bit more divisive amongst the viewers at the Oscar party I attended. America doesn't really like High Fashion on its red carpets, and truth to tell, it tends to look wrong on such All-American fare as awards shows. So when I thought about drawing a croquis with Hathaway on my mind, the pose and look that came to mind was more JCPenney (not ironically a sponsor for the telecast) despite the overlaid Valentino original.
sad, but true. She's not even Macy's. Just JC Penney.
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