Fashion Police
The Uggh Quotient
Here at GLAM we feel we’ve let a lot of celebrities get away with too much for far too long. So this month, we’re calling on the fashion police, and unveiling our very own worst dressed celebrities list. These are the ones with the ‘Uggh Quotient’!
Lady Gaga
We know, we know, we’re stepping on thin ice here. Everybody’s going crazy about the latest addition to the music scene, Lady Gaga – as much for her tunes as for her fashion choices. People call it art. And we say this with regret, really we do, but what? Are you seriously calling a space orbit dress paired with yellow, not blonde mind you, yellow hair, cool? SERIOUSLY? She has guts, we’ll give you that. But she is not a fashion guru! Strange maybe, but not a fashion guru. There. Someone finally said it. 26
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Miley Cyrus
Little Miley’s growin’ up. Just google ‘Adam Shankman’ issue and you’ll know what we mean. However, she still hasn’t learnt to master the fine art of dressing. She hasn’t found a way to dress age appropriately yet. Most of the dresses she chooses for formal events make her look way too old. When she does dress her age, she ends up looking like a cheesy teen star straight off the Disney Channel. Oh, wait...Our bad Miley.
Simon Cowell
Ironic, that most of the men on our list are turning out to be British. What happened to the era of top hats and tuxedos? Minor digressions aside, we’re glad Simon’s just gotten engaged. We hear the new fiancée is currently redoing his wardrobe. About time too! For a man who can make or break a star, how is it that he knows NOTHING about dressing well. The Reality Show mogul can often be seen in figure hugging tees. What really ticks us off is that his Tees always have a V-neck! GIVE THE MAN A GQ! Anyone? Please....?
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Ricky Gervais
He’s funny as hell, but let’s face it, the man isn’t going to win any awards for his fashion sense any time soon. Sure he looks good in a tux, but otherwise, Mr. Gervais can be spotted in comfy old sweat pants most of the time. He is, according to himself, the laziest man on the planet. His comfy, down to earth, I-just-crawled-out-of-my-house, isn’t really our thing... but we’re guessing he doesn’t care about what we think. So we’ll just keep quiet about it.
Britney Spears Could any ‘worst dressed’ list really be complete without Britney? Let’s just say her shaved head, barefoot-in-a-gas-station look isn’t really going to be winning any awards any time soon. At the height of her crisis, she even wore a very strange pink wig. Not to mention, the young lady’s choice of arm apparel – yep, we’re talking about ex boyfriend, K-Fed! Britney’s slowly recovering from her meltdown, and maybe going on about her past it a bit passe... but can her fashion reputation ever really bounce back? We’re going to go with... NO.
Russell Brand It’s the whole grungy, I’m too cool to shower or shave thing he has going on. And someone give him a comb. And some soap. We’re wondering where his mother is when he’s wandering around in those skin tight leather pants, hair a mess, eyes gone a’ wild. What this man needs is a good long scolding. And a scrub. Funny doesn’t have to translate to ‘trainwreck’ Russell!
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Victoria Beckham
We don’t know what it is. True, she’s stylish. She’s got that pixie-cut-verging-on-a-bob thing going for her. And she dresses with the help of the best brands. Unlike Britney, who’s just been lumped with K-Fed, Victoria also has the honour of calling David Beckham hers (*sigh* gorgeousness). And yet, somehow, she never looks well dressed. Mr. Blackwell,a writer notorious for his worst dressed lists said it best, “In one skinnymini monstrosity after another, pouty ‘Posh’ can really wreck-em”. We agree. We do have to add though, smile sometimes Vic, it makes people look nice. The grimacing/pouting routine is getting old. And, maybe go out and eat sometimes?
Rose McGowan
Remember Rose McGowan? The replacement Charmed sister? Ring a bell? Well, it seems like men do bring the worst out in some of us, cos back in 1998, during the MTV Video Music Awards, Rose showed up with rock star boyfriend Marilyn Manson (another walking fashion disaster. Hello? GQ anyone?) on the night wearing... wait for it... a see through dress (by see through, we don’t mean a glimpse here or there, we mean SEE THROUGH), and well, let’s just say it didn’t cover much.... or anything really. Earned entrance to hall of fashion shame? Check.
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