<![CDATA[Jezebel: tracee ellis ross]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png <![CDATA[Jezebel: tracee ellis ross]]> http://jezebel.com/tag/traceeellisross http://jezebel.com/tag/traceeellisross <![CDATA[Stars Rock The Red Carpet At NAACP Image Awards]]> Last nights' NAACP Image Awards honored members of the African-American community (Aretha, Stevie) for various achievements, but one of the great unspoken achievements of the evening was the red carpet-wear. The women, on the whole, all looked beautiful, sophisticated, and fresh: America Ferrera was radiant, Chandra Wilson sparkled, and Jordin Sparks boasted a million-watt smile. There were, of course, the inevitable unfortunate choices. And while it would give anyone great glee to see Omarosa in an all-wrong dress, it hurs me to see Sydney Poitier (Death Proof) and Vanessa Williams looking less than their best. I did a double-take, however, when I saw Eva Pigford, left, who looks like an old-school glamor girl now: She's come so far since her days under Tyra's tutelage! The full Good, Bad, and Ugly after the jump.

The Good:
naacpchandrawilson.jpgShort and sparkly looks great on Chandra Wilson.
naacpkatewalsh.jpgKate Walsh: Case in point of why I'm crazy for navy.
naacpjordinsparks.jpgJordin Sparks: The girl next door gets all dressed up — and looks great.
naacpamericaferrera.jpgAmerica Ferrera is nothing short of picture perfect.


The Bad:
naacpjurneesmolett.jpgWill someone please tell me what happened to Jurnee Smollett?
naacpsydneypoitier.jpgSydney Poitier's dress just looks dated and tired.
naacpomarosa.jpgOmarosa: Still fired.
naacpvanessawilliams.jpgVanessa Williams' dress could have been great.


The Ugly:
naacpcchpounder.jpgI spy with my bionic eye an Erin Fetherston for Target heart tote bag on the arm of CCH Pounder.
naacpchristalkhalil.jpgDid Christel Khalil wear her saloon girl Halloween costume on the red carpet?

[All photos via Bauer-Griffin.]

]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=356921&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BET Awards: From Raunchy To Ross And Back Again]]> Oh, it wasn't all fashion (Bone Thugs N') Harmony at last night's BET Awards. While some of the designs on display were models of restrained femininity, others were... well, less so. Image gallery and snap sartorial judgments — plus random white dude — after the jump.

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Pretty ladies! From left to right: Former 'America's Next Top Model' winner Eva Pigford, American Idol winner Jordin Sparks, and chartbuster Rihanna.

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Too leopardy, too short, too tight. From left to right: Eve, Ciara, Jennifer Hudson.

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The old, the new, the white dude. From left to right: Diana Ross, Tracee Ellis Ross, Michael Buffer

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