Certain stars don’t need stylists to make them look amazing.
When I was a boy the Red Carpet was my religion. I remember praying to my television set to deliver me visions of stars with high fashion and glamour, for better or for worse. It was the 1980's, and it was all deliciously fun because in those days women took risks. Jaws dropped when Cher arrived looking like a Vegas showgirl or Geena Davis flashed across the screen in a Can-Can dress that screamed “no-no” to the fashion gods. Yet these were the imaginative, character-building moves that made stars into legends.Today I make my living in fashion and, sadly, I no longer look to Hollywood for inspiration. In truth, Hollywood’s A-listers are not creating their own looks—they all employ stylists to primp and prep them for their appearances—and so most of them have no personal style to speak of. Young starlets are still leggy in mini dresses, and more established actresses are so predictable I practically know what they’ll be wearing before they do. They are all on-trend, and they are all, for the most part, boring. Poor Joan Rivers barely has material to work with these days, and I'm convinced that Richard Blackwell left this earth because he no longer had the makings for a great Worst Dressed list. First Lady Michelle Obama and journalist Diane Sawyer have invigorated the fashion industry more than any of the homogenized looks sported by today’s celebrities.
