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January 27, 2008

THECLICK'S CHICKLIST: BEST REMAKES AT THE SAG AWARDS

Just like the rest of us, actresses have their good days - and their bad days. But unlike the rest of us, they also have stylists, makeup artists and hair dressers tending to their beauty needs - not to mention major world-class designers. Not that any of these ladies ever looked BAD - but this Sunday night, they looked particularly amazing.

10. Vanessa Williams in Escada- She's a great looking lady, but she's often gone way too far with her hair or her gown. At the SAGS, she got it all right for a change.

9. Marcia Cross in aqua Monique L'hullier - The striking red head often wears dresses that overwhelm her fragile figure. This slim-cut slithery number was just right.

8.  Jenna Fisher: The star of "The Office" really radiated in a blue Colette Dinnigan gown with beading - where she normally fades into the background

7.  Teri Hatcher: The "Desperate Housewives" star has the same look at every show: tight gown, long messy hair. At the SAGS, her hair was neat and starky, and her Badgley Mischka gown with its pale print was new and fresh looking.

6.  Jamie Lynn Sigler: The Sopranos' Meadow really shone in a two tone Calvin Klein halter with a white top and blue skirt

5. Marion Cotillard: We don't know what she normally looks like, because the French star of "La Vie En Rose" - which utterly transformed her into eyebrow-less Edith Piaf - didn't get to shine at the Golden Globes. But in a pale strapless Nina Ricci grey gown with a tight waist and full flowing skirt, she could be the new Audrey Hepburn.

4. Glenn Close: Was this the same woman who wore cropped hair and mannish pantsuits on "Damages"? In a slinky Armani strapless gown, she showed off her buff bod and her waved hair made her look like a great star of the thirties.

3.  Sara Ramirez: The Grey's Anatomy star has never looked this good and this sexy, in her purply Angel Sanchez gown and her hair up. Our suggestion: Sara - get a new hairdo and you look better without bangs.

2.  America Ferrara: She has looked pretty at awards shows - but in her grey one shoulder gown with lace and her hair back, she was a knock out. Vanessa Williams, look out! Betty needs a promotion -perhaps to editor in chief.

1. Tina Fey:  Note to Tina: the glasses are cute - but on the red carpet, you looked killer without the specs, and with your hair swept back and that chic little black dress. It's cute to be a funny girl - but it's divine to be a gorgeous girl. And who says you can't be both????

THECLICK'S CHICKLIST:TOP TEN TRENDS AT THE SAG AWARDS

1. Big wavy hair: Kate Beckinsale, Eva Longoria, Debra Messing, Glenn Close, Christina Applegate all donned curvy retro waves  - that ironed stick straight lanky look REEKS of yesterday, as James Carville might say.

2. Sweet and Lowdown: Low low cut strapless gowns (even Glenn Close's Armani) and one shoulder dresses (America Ferrera in Monique L'hullier) were everywhere -and they showed lots of well cared for skin and decollete to their best advantage, Question is: how do they keep those dresses up? The answer: corsets.

3. Tiny Prints:
Cate Blanchett and Kate Hudson both wore swirly small prints, but they were subtle enough not to interrupt their beauty

4. Jewelry: No necklaces - and dangly diamond earrings: Remember those layered necklaces, one a tiny bit longer than the next? Remember chokers? Well, forget all that. Jewelry focus is now on chunky bracelets, cocktail rings, and small thin dangly earrings -or flower clustered studs. The jewelry near the face is delicate -the the jewelry near the hands is oversized.When there were jewels at the neck, they were attached to the gowns -like Debra Messing's Oscar de la Renta.

5. Pale Makeup with Long Lashes: Gone are the crimson mouths of fall 07, and instead, at the SAG awards, we saw monochromatic faces in pale pinks and berryish neutrals - and sweepy long fluttery lashes that were absolutely not real -

6. Jackets and suiting: Tilda Swinton and Julie Christie wore evening tuxedo looks that were handsome and elegant and chic. Why can't women do the tux look at night and still be sexy? We think Yves St.Laurent would back us up. We smell an fall 08 trend coming on.

7. Ruching, gathering, draping, pleating:
we didn't see a gown (Vanessa Williams' yellow, Keisha Whitaker's pale pink Jenny Packham, Diane Lane's Alberta Ferretti) that didn't flow, swoop, drape, pleat or gather - these subtle shaping and soft tailoring devices are what make these gowns give these women such great shape. Of course, they also have great shapes to begin with.

Color: Kyra Sedgwick in deep blue. Kate Beckinsale and Vanessa Williams in buttery yellow. Rebecca Gayheart in red. Keisha Whitaker in pale pink. Diane Lane in forest green. Color is its own trend -  and the ladies in black simply blended into the background.

9. Gradation of color: Angelina Jolie's caramel fade vintage Hermes gown and Diane Lane's pale green and dark green chiffon Alberta Ferretti proved that dark tones bleeding into paler tones can be eyepopping and powerful.

10. Cuff bracelets: They are everywhere and often - they are vintage, they are new, and they are often piled up. And they don't have to be made of Fred Leighton diamonds: go on TheFind and type in "cuffs" - they come in all sizes and shapes.

THECLICK'S CHICKLIST: THE TOP TEN DRESSES AT THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS

I know these awards show gown ratings lists can be tedious and shallow - but listen up, TheFind readers! This could be your last and and only red carpet glamour opportunity, so we might as well indulge in it while we can. With the Writers Guild still on strike we don't know if the Oscar show will even happen - let alone up the glamour ante. Here's my list for the ladies who looked truly outstanding on Sunday night - and these are the looks you'll want to be emulating when you go to all those summer weddings in a few months.

10. Keisha Whitaker:
The Oscar winner's ex-model wife looked more than pretty in very pale pink -a pale flower of a color for her Jenny Packham gown with tiny chiffon pleating. Look for pale pink and peaches to make a big black tie statement this spring.

9. Rebecca Gayheart: Her lipstick red strapless Marchesa gown was well-matched with a high ponytail that made it look like a cross between "Valley of the Dolls" and "Rome." She wisely didn't load the look down with a necklace, but did long earrings, and didn't over-gussy her gorgeous dress.

8. America Ferrera: TV's "Ugly Betty" has often chosen deep blues and greens on the red carpet- but her smokey grey one shouldered chiffon and lace Monique L'hullier gown was so flattering with her dark hair and really set off her lips and eyes to great effect. Guess what? Ugly Betty is NOT at all ugly - and grey is always graceful, day or night. For spring, pick lighter shades of the smokey subtle neutral hue -and play it up with dark pink lips.

7. Ellen Page: We're so happy to see the 20 year old "Juno" star and Oscar nominee chose a young designer - Zac Posen - and a young look: a black chic fluttery cap sleeved dress to the knees and fresh straight hair. Young girls shouldn't wear gowns -they get overwhelmed. Ellen made a really lovely age-appropriate choice.

6. Sara Ramirez: the Grey's Anatomy co-star isn't known for her fashion choices -and she's far from a sample size two. But in her fuschia crossed with lavender Angel Sanchez strapless fishtail mermaid dress -highly fitted then flaring out in old Hollywood style - she crossed the line into fashionista territory. Attention brunettes everywhere: pinks and purples and fuschias are the way to go for spring.

5. Kyra Sedgwick: While many of the blonde actresses who showed up at the SAGS did the old school style of big blonde locks and pale sparkly dresses, Sedgwick took the opposite route: she slinked into a deep blue L'Wren Scott beautiful bombshell cut dress, and tucked her hair back to let the dress shine. When you're wearing a strong color, it's good to play down hair, makeup and jewelry, as Kyra did. (And L'Wren Scott is the former stylist to Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore and Sarah Jessica Parker, so she sure knows how to cut a dress. Her small collection is at Barneys.)

4. Cate Blanchett: How many actresses can wear prints on the red carpet? And how many pregnant ones could? Cate Blanchett breaks all the fashion rules and creates new ones - and she always has. We loved her in a black, white, green and pink print strapless Balenciaga. Look for big and small prints in black tie dresses and cocktail this spring.

3. Debra Messing: She's always red carpet ready, but her gold and encrusted Oscar de la Renta Roman-style gown -with incredible unusual necklace-neck detail on the gown - was just breathtaking with her red wavy hair. The girl just gets it!!! Neck detail like that will even be on t-shirts this summer.

2. Kate Beckinsale in Luisa Beccaria: You don't hear much about this Italian designer but her clothes are really stunning. And Kate really wore this pale buttercup tiered gown to perfection - with much of her waved hair pulled back into a loose low ponytail, to show off the dress color against her skin.

and a TIE FOR NUMBER ONE!!!!

ANGELINA JOLIE IN VINTAGE HERMES: Angelina gradated chocolate and vanilla goddess gown is not like any gown she's worn before. She's known for her slinky whites or blacks and never wears anything loose -so this Roman style soft flowing dress with tons of chiffon ombred fabric had tongues wagging that she might actully be pregnant. Pregnant or not -she was a vision of loveliness, and unique in every way. Prada and many other designers did ombred and faded fabrics in their spring collections, and this should make sure they become really hot.

AND

ELLEN POMPEO IN NINA RICCI by Olivier Theyskens: Pompeo always wears cutting edge designers to the hilt, trying out new looks before other actresses have ever heard of them. No wonder - her stylist is the amazing Andrea Lieberman, who dressed Jennifer Lopez for years. The silvery Nina Ricci was fragmented like a diamond, cut and shiney like a jewel. It looks like metallics just aren't going away for a while. Silver is always a stunner.