Based on the sheer number of e-mails we had about this outfit when I rolled out of bed and changed into my blogging pajamas, I expected to see Cate Blanchett wearing a lantern and a pair of Spanx on her head. In fact, I was actually surprised and disappointed to see her only wearing this:
Now, don't misunderstand: That is nuts. It's like she squeezed herself into a one-legged unitard and then had her stylist -- via an elaborate pulley system and/or a crane operator -- lower over it a dress made from glassware they sell at Pier 1 Imports. But Jessica and I were discussing that after doing this for so long, our reaction to this is, "Oh, Cate. OF COURSE." Because our girl loves a metallic, the shinier and more reflective the better, and she REALLY likes looking like a very attractive alien who has dropped by for a champagne cocktail while she contemplates whether she should turn our planet into a skirt.
So, yes, a big part of my brain is saying, "How can she walk in that thing without chafing her thighs, and also, why does she look like a Barbie that someone's little brother decided to partially mummify?" But another part is saying, "Step it up, Cate. We've been here. Elevate your loony glory to NEW levels of farcical folly." If anyone can, it's her.
Now, don't misunderstand: That is nuts. It's like she squeezed herself into a one-legged unitard and then had her stylist -- via an elaborate pulley system and/or a crane operator -- lower over it a dress made from glassware they sell at Pier 1 Imports. But Jessica and I were discussing that after doing this for so long, our reaction to this is, "Oh, Cate. OF COURSE." Because our girl loves a metallic, the shinier and more reflective the better, and she REALLY likes looking like a very attractive alien who has dropped by for a champagne cocktail while she contemplates whether she should turn our planet into a skirt.
So, yes, a big part of my brain is saying, "How can she walk in that thing without chafing her thighs, and also, why does she look like a Barbie that someone's little brother decided to partially mummify?" But another part is saying, "Step it up, Cate. We've been here. Elevate your loony glory to NEW levels of farcical folly." If anyone can, it's her.
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