This year the trends at the Golden Globes weren’t about color but about what wasn’t there: daring bare backs, off-shoulder gowns and thigh slits; and what there was a lot of: long over-flowing trains and ruffled hemlines. Nude shades and neutral tones were also very common but that trend was big last year so it did not have as much impact. Not to mention, plus sized dresses are so much more dramatic in dark greens, reds and black, the colors that did stand out at the 2012 Golden Globes. Long draping evening gowns were dramatically displayed and some of the dress trains truly dragged on the floor. Mary J. Blige even had a feathered train designed by Michael Kors. Best dressed on the red carpet included Angelina Jolie in Versace–a gown that draped all the way to the floor with a very deep slit. Julianne Moore in a black Chanel gown with a fishtail hem, Sofia Vergara in Vera Wang with an equally dramatic fringed and draping train.
Those that did not go for the dramatic sweeping train, dared to bare much of their back, décolletage, shoulders or thighs in high slits. Kate Winslet, for example, had a peek-a-boo keyhole to frame her cleavage. Viola Davis also draped herself in a goddess-inspired a-symmetric gown with a high thigh-baring slit. Claire Danes looked tame in a structured black and white column dress but revealed an alluring cutout back. Queen Latifah who we look to as an example of a woman who dresses for plus size, bared her shoulder and back in an off-shoulder dress. Award-winner Octavia Spencer looked like a goddess in a Tadashi Shoji formal gown with twist front and a beautifully draped hem. Now that the show is over we’re sure to see trendy plus size dresses mimicking the ones worn by celebrities but Jessica London’s collection always covers the timeless trends as well as offering plus size special occasion dresses that will get you nominated for the most gorgeous woman in the room every time. Don’t forget the plus sized shapewear to give you a smooth look under your dresses.
