Angelina Jolie and the case of the dress worn backwards.

Amazing to think blogs are buzzing and the press are talking about Angelina Jolie wearing her dress backwards to this year's Sag Awards. I ask the question. What is backwards? Clothing is meant to be explored and individualized. Tags are signals from the designer on how to wear their garment, but so are care labels telling you to dry clean only. Most items don't even need to be dry cleaned, the care tag, sometimes awkwardly placed is simply to protect the manufacturer and annoy the wearer. Angelina Jolie the mother of six and global ambassador or AKA, the HOTTEST women in the world, is not about to Jennifer Lopez up her appearance as the wild child she once was. Angie's choice to wear her Max Azria dress in a more demure manner should not be considered news-worthy. Especially when Max Azria intended the gown to be worn both ways. The fact that there is so much controversy around Angie's styling choice shows that we are not wearing our clothing, our clothing is wearing us. The back is a beautiful statement and is always the quieter choice to a spilling cleavage. Would have loved to have seen Angie throw this season's thin belt in the center just to punch it up, but kudos for showing the world that clothing does not have to be worn just the way it was intended.

Style Tip-Make your own style moments, never think of clothing with a front and back only. Problem solve your own red carpet appearances and watch your wardrobe options flourish.

When bad styling happens to Celebrities

Here is Kelly Ripa on the OMG worst dressed list for 2008. As I post about Madonna below, this dress is fun, but ironically, both celebs should have switched their furry frocks with one another. Kelly Ripa has very slim legs that don't have the depth of muscle that Madonna' do. I would have put Kelly in the grassy number which would have suited Kelly's petite body much better and put Madonna in the longer black Maribou dress. Kelly's outfit is a case of bad styling not a disaster. This dress is overwhelming Kelly's frame and the shoes are completely closing her in, Had Kelly worn a chunky cut up shoe like Madonna is below and simply shortened the hemline, this outfit would have worked. In it's current styling, the no hose paired with the almost go to work style shoe, just took this outfit from what could have been to confusing.

Style Tip-Busy and busy make simple, when creating a risky outfit, two busy pieces will cancel each other out Don't even think of bringing a work style shoe to the party.