From Gwyneth to JLo: Best and worst dressed celebs at the Golden Globes of all-time

LIKE the Oscars, Hollywood’s most famous faces show off their red carpet style at the Golden Globes. But not everyone has got it right over the years.

Big hair, low-cut neckline, metallic dress ... check! Jennifer Lopez usually gets it right at the Golden Globes. Picture: Getty Images

GLITTERING gowns, plunging necklines and more double-sided ‘boob’ tape than just about anywhere ... yep, welcome to the Golden Globes.

Scarlett Johansson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Lopez and Angelina Jolie have stepped out in some of the most stylish looks ever worn to the Hollywood awards, which honour TV and movies.

Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for Cameron Diaz, Sharon Stone or The Nanny.

Normally ahead of the Golden Globes, the women of Hollywood would be clamouring to find the perfect headline-grabbing dress for the red carpet.

Instead, many are planning to sport basic black to Sunday’s gala — a sartorial protest over sexual harassment.

Jessica Chastain, Meryl Streep and Emma Stone are leading the actresses taking a stand against the avalanche of misconduct allegations that have felled Harvey Weinstein and numerous other Tinseltown A-listers.

But backing for the campaign by male stars including Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson -- who say they, too, will turn out in black in a gesture of solidarity.

The Globes doesn’t specify a formal dress code, so anything goes, colour-wise.

And every year, we see some of the best and worst dressed stars on the red carpet.

WORST DRESSED

As stars prepare to strut the red carpet in Los Angeles on Monday, these are some Golden Globes looks we’d rather forget.

Lara Flynn Boyle was tutu much in this David Cardona-designed ballet outfit in 2003.

Julia Roberts suited up in this unflattering Giorgio Armani ensemble in 1990.

Sharon Stone went Marilyn Manson-style goth in 2003.

Usually chic Cate Blanchett showed her stripes (and not in a stylish way) in 2001.

Sarah Jessica Parker wore mismatched satin in 2003.

It was party at the bottom and business at the top for Gwyneth Paltrow in 1999.

The Nanny (aka Fran Drescher) wore an ill-received floral crown in 1996.

Cameron Diaz basically wore her PJs in 1999.

Courtney Love showed some celebrity skin with this slashed Galliano look in 2000, which some likened to a garbage bag.

Diane Kruger couldn’t stay clothed in Marchesa in 2005.

BEST DRESSED

Of course, not all Hollywood stars turn heads for the wrong reasons. These celebrities nailed the dress code at the Golden Globes over the years.

Pretty in pink Sarah Jessica Parker during the height of her Sex and the City fame in 2001.

Then-couple Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder were a goth-inspired power couple in 1991.

Charlize Theron went as a lemon mirangue in 2004.

Red hot Scarlett Johansson in 2006.

Mad Mens star January Jones was also red-y in 2011.

Angelina Jolie was green with envy in 2011.

Emma Stone glittered in silver in 2017.

This Dior dress inspired many copycats after Jennifer Lawrence wore it in 2014.

Jennifer Lopez showed some leg in 2015.

Wolf of Wall Street-era Margot Robbie in 2014.

Some commentators have suggested that the more conservatively-minded men wishing to show support this year for women and the #metoo movement could adopt a pin or ribbon.

New York-based stylist Michael Fisher, who dresses Hugh Jackman and Sam Rockwell, says his clients are going to wear dark suits with “black pocket squares” to support the cause.

“It’s going to be an inevitable thing out of solidarity. I think the majority of men are going to go safe in a black suit with a white shirt so no one’s going to look the odd man out,” he told weekly trade magazine Variety.

“I’m so inspired by men wearing black to the Golden Globes, an event to which they’d normally wear black tuxedos,” tweeted an acerbic Erin Gloria Ryan, a writer for The Daily Beast.

“It’s part of the storied man tradition of making the least possible effort but expecting credit anyway.”

Designers and stylists are notoriously secretive ahead of awards ceremonies about how their stars are going to turn out.

Representatives of the fashion community in Los Angeles have been reporting a run on all-black clothing for the Globes, from gowns to cocktail dresses and men’s suits, according to Variety.

“We are working hard to get in more all-black options to support those who are adhering to the Golden Globes consensus,” one unnamed spokesperson told the magazine, adding that this included menswear.

But there is controversy too surrounding the women’s campaign. “Dear actresses: please wear bright colors 2 celebrate our power, not black 2 mourn the predators. They don’t deserve it,” tweeted Elisabeth Sereda, a writer and producer based in Venice, California.

- with AFP

Originally published as From Gwyneth to JLo: Best and worst dressed celebs at the Golden Globes of all-time