# Drew Barrymore's Golden Globes Look: Fug or Fab? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 15, 2009, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389 "2009-01-15T05:12:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389/1 "2009-01-15T05:12:23Z")
[Drew Barrymore’s](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FW86_jO7k_A/SW3qeq4jmjI/AAAAAAAAzm0/Gn7P93ZiHbc/s1600-h/DrewBarrymore_JohnGalliano_1.jpg) Golden Globes look has gotten a lot of attention. The girls at [Go Fug Yourself](http://gofugyourself.celebuzz.com/go_fug_yourself/2009/01/golden_globes_fug_carpet_drew.html#more) hated it and thought she looked like a crazy lady who was shot out of a cannon. The Project Rungay boys thought she looked like Angie Dickinson. I have to admit, I love the dress. Beautiful color, elegant style, well fitted. The hair was just this side of too poofy. I see what she was going for, but it got a little out of hand. I applaud her for having fun with it, though. Too many of the looks were either cliche, or boring, or both. If it was just a little bit more restrained, I think it would have looked retro and awesome instead of like she was kind of on a bender. What do you think? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389/2 "2009-01-15T05:17:07Z")
Note that the Project Runway boys are, er, a but light in their pumps, so to speak. I’d do her sideways. Okay, the hair is a bit too poofy, but the hair spray relaxes by morning. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389/3 "2009-01-15T05:17:40Z")
My husband and I both declared it, “Marilyn Monroe by way of Courtney Love.” It looks like she was going for Romantic Elegance, and missed it by thismuch. The dress actually looks pretty good in that still, but in motion it didn’t move well, and the top looked like it was about to pull a Janet Jackson on her. It looked awkward, not graceful at all. The hair reminded me of when my grandmother’s hairdresser takes out her curlers but hasn’t combed it out yet. Yuck. I loved the jewelry and makeup though! Drew is adorable pretty much no matter what. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389/4 "2009-01-15T05:17:43Z")
I think she looks cute, but I love Drew and can’t stand those backbiting bitches at Fug. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389/5 "2009-01-15T05:38:51Z")
I think it works, and I think you’ll see she’s a bit of bellwether. Keep this in mind when the Oscars air. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389/6 "2009-01-15T05:43:17Z")
The hair is too big, but she doesn’t look fugly. ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389/7 "2009-01-15T06:12:58Z")
I love it. _shrug_ ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389/8 "2009-01-15T06:16:38Z")
Just going by the photo it looks like one of the more decent things I’ve seen being worn by a Hollywood type to a ceremony. But I haven’t seen it in motion so perhaps that could change. ---
**Author:** ![Orual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389/9 "2009-01-15T06:32:51Z")
The dress was pretty, but the hair looked wretched and ruined the effect. She looked like a crazy bag lady who stole a nice gown. > [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > Just going by the photo it looks like one of the more decent things I’ve seen being worn by a Hollywood type to a ceremony. But I haven’t seen it in motion so perhaps that could change. In motion, she was acting like a total ditz/drunk, which didn’t do much for making a good impression. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389/10 "2009-01-15T06:36:47Z")
Yeah, it’s just one pic, but I think it’s the best one I’ve ever seen of her. She’s a knockout right there. ---
**Author:** ![buns3000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c89c15/32.png) [@buns3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buns3000)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389/11 "2009-01-15T07:21:48Z")
My initial reaction was that her hair looked terrible. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389/12 "2009-01-15T13:11:24Z")
I loved the hair BUT I understand why others might not. I actually thought “THAT’s the hairstyle she ought to wear if she ever does her Barbarella project.” Sideways, forwards & backwards. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389/13 "2009-01-15T13:42:26Z")
I’ll get the warning page here at work if I click the link, but from what I remember the dress was nice but the hair looked like she had gotten fucked in the limo on the way over. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389/14 "2009-01-15T13:56:53Z")
Boyfriend and I both thought she was stunning. Actually, I think she was the best dressed woman there. I don’t remember her hair being quite that large, though. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389/15 "2009-01-15T13:58:30Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > The hair reminded me of when my grandmother’s hairdresser takes out her curlers but hasn’t combed it out yet. Yuck. > [@corkboard](#): > > … the hair looked like she had gotten fucked in the limo on the way over. That’s it! It was her decision to fuck instead of getting the comb-out that did her in! Another vote for seriously ugly. (Just out of curiosity – do the people who don’t think it’s ugly remember the '60s firsthand? I think it’s easier to see the attractiveness of extreme 'dos if you didn’t live through the era firsthand.) ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389/16 "2009-01-15T14:26:43Z")
I think she looks great. Ditsy and fun loving look IMO and very sexy. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389/17 "2009-01-15T14:28:31Z")
In a red carpet interview with Jessica Lange at her side she mentioned that they were there promoting their upcoming HBO film Grey Gardens (about, I believe, crazy rich ladies) and my thought at that moment was “Oh that explains the hair”. I really like the dress itself, and like it on her. ---
**Author:** ![Gwyen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/858c86/32.png) [@Gwyen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gwyen)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389/18 "2009-01-15T14:34:20Z")
I thought it was the best she has ever looked. In fact, I thought everyone at the GG looked great. Everyone was stunning, or just shy of it. No one looked bad… IMO. Maybe I missed some folks? I’ll go check out some stills and see if my opinion changes. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389/19 "2009-01-15T14:40:31Z")
LOVE the dress. Take the hair in an inch and polish it up a bit, and I’d probably love it, too. But yeah, that’s a little too big and too windblown. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389/20 "2009-01-15T14:43:47Z")
> [@Gwyen](#): > > I thought it was the best she has ever looked. > > In fact, I thought everyone at the GG looked great. Everyone was stunning, or just shy of it. No one looked bad… IMO. Maybe I missed some folks? I’ll go check out some stills and see if my opinion changes. Is it possible you didn’t see Renee Zellweger? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-barrymores-golden-globes-look-fug-or-fab/481389.md?page=2)