Best Dressed at The Golden Globes 2014

Last Night was the first night of the BIG Award Ceremony Season. The Golden Globes red carpet was an array of gorgeous gowns to make us all swoon and wish that we were Superstars living in Hollywood!

Even though very few of us will ever need to wear gowns that cost the same as a studio apartment in Mayfair, it is nice to take a look and a bit of inspiration anyway!

Below are some pictures of the best dresses on the carpet and why I like them:

My first mention is Lena Dunham, in this Zac Posen dress..  I am a massive fan of yellow on the Red Carpet as it packs such a punch and I LOVE the fact that this dress embraces her CURVES!!!!  The only thing I would have changed would be the neckline to something similar to this Zac Pre fall dress...

I also thought that Julia Roberts looked phenomenal in this Dolce & Gabbana dress...  This is a style trick we could all use to turn around an old strapless dress and the shirt makes it feel very black tie!  I would have added in a more statement accessory but still think she looks chic!

Next up our very own Emma Watson looked very demure from the front in this RED Dior dress but it was at the back that the dress had its wow!! I love it when a young start takes a fashion risk (and not one where they are basically just naked)

Last but not least I have to mention another British star...  Helen Mirren who always nails the red carpet and last night was no different in this striking mint green Jenny Packham number with her fab new cropped hair!  This woman ouses style!

Other dresses that need mentioning are the ones that are great Body shape dress examples:

Perfect hourglass dress - Highlights the symmetrical curves beautifully

 Dress by Max Azria Atelier

This is great for a pair shape as the shoulders work really well at balancing the bottom and hips.

Dress by Marchesa

The perfect dress for Strawberry and Rhubarb girls:

Dress by Dolce & Gabbana

Great for our apple shapes is this dress with a column of draped fabric to disguise that tummy area:

Dress by Thakoon

If I were an Actress

I actually was a jobbing actor for a short time but never with enough success to have been considering what I could wear on the red carpet.  But with the awards season in full swing I keep finding myself choosing outfits for the stars.  So I thought that I would share my styling choices with you.

I would love to see Nicole Kidman in a soft toned dress as she does pale skin against pale fabrics so well.  My 2 top options so far are this gown by Elie Saab,

Or this gorgeous Marchesa gown..

For Michelle Williams I would love to see her in something fabulous and reminiscent of the yellow Vera Wang dress from the 2006 Oscars.  So I have picked 2 very different looks, the first is this delicate violet coloured dress from Elie Saab which I think would look stunning on her.

The 2nd is this great dress by Oscar de la Renta which would be a fabulously sexy dress for her.

Amy Adams is stunning and I always love seeing her red hair contrast with colourful dresses, so my first choice would be this adorable dress from Carolina Herrera as the clash with her red hair would make a great statement.

But I also think she looks great in bottle greens so I have also picked this Elie Saab number which is probably a bit of an obvious choice.

Of course I have had thoughts about Natalie Portman's choices and it is taking me longer to pick her outfit especially as she is pregnant..  I would love to see her in something Black Swan Esq like these 2 Marchesa options.

But because of her baby bump I think she will be opting for something less fitted like this Emanuel Ungaro dress.

Or this beautiful Marchesa one shoulder gown however I am hoping to find something a little more spectacular.

Then last but by no means least...  Tilda Swinton, I know she is not up for an award but her choices are always so interesting that I just had to have a look seeing as she has already worn the Jil Sanders look which was an obvious choice for her.  So I have come up with this great number by Alexis Mabille.

I can't wait till the actual night to see what gowns will be gracing the carpet this year and will obviously be giving my opinions on the best and worst!