2014 Year in Review: THE WTF

My dear  readers, we come now to the end of another year together. Who knew when we began this year just how many athletic cut tops we'd see?! I wonder what next year will bring. HOPEFULLY next year brings us many frocks and looks as delightfully Shay as these. These were definitely Too Shay.

THE WTF

Katy Perry and Riff Raff at the VMAs!

Absolutely the most delightful homage to terrible fashion. I will forever love Katy Perry for this. I will forever not know who Riff Raff is except as "the guy who did the denim suit homage."

Kiki at the Met Ball!

This is the WTF entry I whole-heartedly loved. It's weird, it's wonderful, and Kiki rocked it.

Pharrell and friends at the Oscars!

Awwww, you guyyyyys! This is before we knew how very very sick of that song we would get! I love this. I love the shorts, I love the floppy bow on the ladyfriend, I love the MATCHING FLOPPY BOW on the stunned looking woman in the background, I just love it all.

Rita Moreno at the SAGs!

She is a treasure.

Sandra Lee at the Met Ball!

HAHAHAHA I totally forgot about the fairy godmother saddlebag extravaganza and I am so delighted to see it again! Honestly, I think the gloves are what make it art.

Yael Stone at the Emmys!

I mean, really.... WTF IS GOING ON HERE?!

Lupita Nyong'o at the Met Ball!

Remember that time when Lupita dressed as a mardi gras float but also as the decor in a tacky seafood restaurant? It would be tragic if it wasn't so hilarious.

Emma Watson at the Golden Globes!

Emma Watson deceived us!!!!

PANTS OF DECEPTION!

Adriane Lenox at the Tonys!

No deception here, just some white formal shorts, a chiffon rain coat, and a decorative gourd as a hat.

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka at the Met Ball!

I stand by my original statement: they are dressed as marionettes in shrunken clothes. These suits have actually appeared in my nightmares this year. I'm dead serious.

Lena Dunham at the Emmys!

Lena went to the Emmys dressed as a parfait...like you do.

Finally, my friends, let us not forget that we experienced something together that wasn't terrible but wasn't good and definitely did not make sense. I ask that you never forget....

Paula Patton at the Golden Globes!

Happy new year, WTS Nation! Remember: don't have anyone else's type of fun tonight, only your own. And also remember that while it is the appropriate season for a velvet gown, they so seldom look good....best to skip it.

2014 Year in Review: THE BAD

Ah, 2014. The year that saw Julie Bowen and Sarah Paulson go on probation. FINALLY. The year that Cate Blanchett dressed as a valet key case for the Oscars. The year that Edie Falco was incapable of wearing something, anything that fit. The year that man buns were A Thing. The year that Jared Leto toured his Rock and Roll Jesus getup to all the award shows. The year that Julia Roberts wore an aquarium as a dress. Yes, it's been quite a year. In no particular order, here are perhaps not the worst of the worst but definitely the looks that stuck in my mind.

THE BAD

Alexa Chung at the Met Ball!

The cop's face in the background just sort of says it all, huh? This is one of the ugliest dresses I think I've ever seen.

Kate Mara at the Tonys!

I still think this dress looks like one of those Ugly Dolls.

Taylor Swift at the VMAs!

Every time I hear "Blank Space" I picture her in this uncomfortunate onesie. It's kind of ruining that song for me.

Sally Hawkins at the Golden Globes!

Grandma Sal was one of the most memorable looks of the year for me. Not in a good way.

Christina Hendricks at the Emmys!

When La Hendricks strays from Christian Siriano, things get bad. Like bitter-sexy-aunt-at-a-wedding bad.

Solange at the Met Ball!

Straight up, Solange's wedding was one of my top three fashion moments of the year but before that came this: the giant peach vagina dress of our nightmares.

Malin Ackerman at the SAGs!

You know, it's been almost a whole year since I saw this dress and I still can't figure out why anyone would wear it. It's like a macrame plant hanger gone terribly wrong.

Anna Kendrick at the Oscars!

This might actually be my least favorite gown of the year, as well as one of the most memorable. Who could possibly forget the kitchen backsplash torso of doom? She definitely got Patton'd for this.

BONUS SECTION!

In going through my files, my dear readers, I was reminded of one of my favorite non-celebrity fashion events of the year: the girl in the blue dress in the background of half the Golden Globe photos. And so I present to you

A TRIBUTE TO THE GIRL IN THE BLUE DRESS IN THE BACKGROUND

Just arriving on the scene, not worried about Ariel Winter....

Obviously too busy to acknowledge Aubrey Plaza's middle school style...

Purposely ignoring Robin Wright's ho hum look...

Trying not to laugh...

And the, like the rest of us, giving up on life upon seeing Naomi Watts. 

I love you, Girl In Blue.

2014 Year in Review: THE GOOD

My dear readers! I have not forgotten about you! Once again I find myself at the end of the year, eager to reflect on what we've been through together. 2014 was quite a year for fashion, no? We lost Joan and Oscar but we found Lupita. Mindy Kaling got a new stylist (thank god) and Amy Adams tried to go "slinky" 40 times to no avail. Lena Dunham wore a muppet that one time, no one knocked our socks off at the Tonys, and we quickly grew weary of the McConaissance.

Let's celebrate the final three days of 2014 by recapping the Best, the Worst, and the Most WTF. (There is no need to highlight the Most Meh - that would be so boring. You deserve better.) For you, today, I have a baker's dozen of my favorite looks of the year in no particular order except that the best ones are last (Spoiler Alert: Lupita, Lupita, Lupita).

THE GOOD

Croatia's Coach in the World Cup!

I'll bet you forgot about my #1 hottie of the World Cup, didn't you? Ugh, I love this guy. Looking good, Croatian Coach!

Alison Williams at the Emmys!

Shockingly good and a big departure for her style-wise. Let's hope she continues in this vein for the upcoming Golden Globes.

Liu Wen at the Met Ball!

Showstopping drama in construction and color.

Cate Blanchett at the SAGs!

Again, I die. This dress cost me a thousand deaths.

Janelle Monae at the Met Ball!

Absolutely perfection from head to toe.

Oprah at the SAGs!

This is how I always want to picture Oprah when I think of her. Fabulous, fabulous.

Charlize Theron at the Met Ball!

Bow down! This is the height of Charlize.

Uzo Aduba at the Emmys!

Bow down again! Here we see the moment Uzo stepped directly into the spotlight.

Karolina Kurkova at the Met Ball!

I think this is the best dress of the year. I will never tire of looking at this masterpiece. I, for one, cannot wait to see what Karolina wears to the Met Ball next year.

Lupita Nyong'o at the Oscars!

Fairy tale princess - by this point in the awards season, you'll remember that we were all salivating, waiting for a showstopping look... no disappointment here. Gorgeous to the max.

Lupita Nyong'o at the SAGs!

This is the dress that made me start expecting excellence from her, style-wise. Shouldn't work, totally does. THAT is real fashion.

and finally....

Lupita Nyong'o at the Golden Globes!

Here it is: the moment America leaned forward and said, "Who is SHE!?"  Lupita, thank you for making this year in fashion so much fun!