How would you

How would you have dressed Candace Bergen to make her look presentable for
the Emmys?

AJ...

First off, CB has dressed so well for so long that I forgive her for
this outfit, which is sadly unflattering. Sleeves are too big,
skirt too mermaidy shaped, belt too jarring. She needed
a dark color, with slim sleeves, and an A-line-ish skirt.
Or a suit. She looks great in suits.

A more tailored white shirt, with a skirt in a better shape,
even in that same color, and a belt slung long over the
untucked shirt would have looked a lot better.

caryperk39...

I was glad to read this post, because I forgive her too. Didn't Tyra
look a little bit larger too?

I give her props for dressing the way she wanted in spite of her more
mature figure. I thought her choice was interesting. There were many
who looked worse, in my opinion!

Smokey...

Paula Abdul looked pretty weird in the pictures I saw. Also, as to others,
I don't really understand the excess of chest thing -- maybe I'm fashion

julianne_x...

I consulted my copy of "The Pocket Stylist", and CB in that photograph
looks like a type D (narrow or sloping shoulders, small to med bust,
full waist, wide hips). The general recommendation is to create a
focal point above the waist and broaden the appearance of the shoulder
line. This was the first thing that came to my mind--her face was very
attractive, and that should have been emphasized. No wonder her outfit
looked so awful, with the poufy sleeves and belt focussing attention at
waist/hip level.

(Now if I can just get down to brass tacks, and go through my closet
with the aid of this book as I've been intending.)

Julianne X

Smokey...

Do you have a link to a picture of her at the Emmys? I have seen several
references to her attire, but can't find a photo.

Barbara...

See if this works:

stars...

Not sure how I would have dressed her.....but it wouldn't be like that!
That outfit is not flattering her figure at all. The belt and bunchiness
make her waist look thick.

TIA,
Smokey

CarolCorb...

Perhaps a chocolate brown or black satin pantsuit with a cami/shell of
a contrasting color. With brown, perhaps a matte gold satin. No
necklace, only drop earrings with citrine stones. With the black, a
silvery grey shell. Drop earrings again with another type of gemstone.
Saw a pantsuit at the Bloomingdale site that did not have front
buttons, but tied at the side.

What do you think, JR?? What suggestions would you make??

jrogow...

I think a dark brown dress with long sleeves, very form-fitting sleeves and
bodice with a fairly deep (but not overly wide) vee at the neck, fullish
skirt (not that peacock tail type) that had a vee front .

I'd want the vee neck and the sleeves trimmed in a bronze colour, and bronze
accessories.

A necklace and earrings that would draw the eyes away from the waist would
help, as would an upsweep hair do.

Or a tunic in a pretty green over slim darker green pants to give the
illusion that she had a figure under it.

repressed, but I think women generally look much prettier showing *modest*
cleavage than showing the max that is allowed on tv.

Gofugyourself.com has a funny closeup of Tyra Banks' hairline/wigline in its
Emmy section.