KATIE HOLMES - THE EMBODIMENT OF MIU MIU?
Katie Holmes at the Mad Money Premier
So it looks like Ms. Holmes/Mrs. Cruiseis the new face of Miu Miu. She follows a long line of other celebrities like Kirsten Dunst and Lindsay Lohan who also vogued in front of the camera for Miuccia Prada’s more affordable clothing line.
THE ROLE OF HER LIFETIME
I just have one thing to say: I don’t get it. Why would Katie be chosen over . . . well, any other 20-something celebrity in Hollywood? If it was still last year or the early part of this year when she transformed herself (with the help of stylists and make-up artists) into a fashion ingenue with fabulously decadent dresses and a hair cut so chic it could slice through paper better than a Ginzu knife. Hands down the best role of her career. You may think it was playing Joey on Dawson’s Creek, but I beg to differ. Playing ADA Rachel Dawes in Batman Begins next to the handsomely blithe Christian Bale was appallingly bad. Her role as Jackie Truman in the incredibly dumb and deliberate Mad Money should officially ban her from going to any awards shows - EVER. She even took a quick spin on Eli Stone where she danced and sang, but what the hell was up with her hair? I was waiting for her to take flight with those wings they fashioned into her hair. I can’t blame the stylists, however. What could they have done with her hair to make it look decent? And now she is on the Broadway stage with John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Patrick WIlson in a remake of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons. According to the New York Times, Katie “delivers most of her lines with meaningful asperity, italicizing every word.” She ain’t winning a Tony for this role.
I digress . . .
AN ODD THING HAPPENED WHILE IN NEW YORK
Katie Holmes in New York
Something happened to Katie that is inexplicably odd to understand. At the height of her fashion reign, giving gal pal Victoria Beckham a run for her money, Katie did the unimaginable - she chopped her hair off and is a doppelganger for her husband - need I say his name? - and now sports the ultimate Mom Cut. She’s traded in her Hermes bag, Burberry accessories and Prada dresses for jeans she somehow found in my parents’ attic that used to belong to me in 1986. I don’t care if you’re Tom Cruise’s wife or if you just work at the local fast food restaurant - baggy jeans are not cool and rolling them up does not enhance the look!
We’ll have to wait and see how the campaign does and I can’t wait to see what they do with her hair.
What’s your favorite Katie Holmes look from 2008?
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