Eva Green vs. Helena Bonham Carter: who looked better at the UK premiere?

When faced with a fully-loaded premiere with tons of great photos, I’m often at a loss as to who I should make the lead. You guys seemed to enjoy yesterday’s story about the LA premiere of Dark Shadows, in which I made Johnny Depp and his mid-life-crisis Chemical Peel Face the lead. So today I’m going to begin with the fashion from the London premiere of Dark Shadows – and a good old-fashioned style face-off. Let’s start with maybe one of my favorite dresses that I’ve seen in months, Eva Green in Tom Ford. I would wear the ever-loving f–k out of this dress. I wish it was mine. It’s gorgeous!!!! A beautiful cut, beautiful neckline, it’s flattering and rich and amazing. But is it amazing on Eva? I don’t mind her makeup (she always looks rather goth, which is okay with me), but her hair…? I don’t know why she’s emphasizing her roots?

Who is worthy of defeating Eva Green for Fashion Supremacy? Helena Bonham Carter? Not in this. Look, I get that “kooky Vivienne Westwood” is HBC’s “thing” – but even she looks bored with her own quirkiness here. Time to update the look.

Here’s Chloe Moretz in McQ Alexander McQueen. It’s pretty, and she’s pretty, but something feels “off” to me. Maybe the shoes? Or her hair?

Michelle Pfeiffer: fierce bitch in Lanvin. The dress would be too simple on another woman, but I kind of enjoy it on Michelle. It’s not about the dress – it’s about the woman. Plus, she’s always loved very simple, minimalist clothes. (The bust isn’t doing her any favors though, right?)

You know what these Johnny Depp photos remind me of? They remind me of Daniel Day Lewis, right after he filmed There Will Be Blood, and he dressed like that turn-of-the-19th-century character for about a year. With DDL, it was an acceptable and charming quirk. When Johnny dresses all faux-western, it’s annoying. It seems so… try-hard.

Jonny Lee Miller: I would nail it to the wall.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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  1. Ming says:

    Helena Bonham Carter > all.

    Casually.

    Always.

    • Monkey Jim says:

      This x 1000

    • T.C. says:

      +2
      HBC looked best to me.

    • Rhea says:

      +3

    • bluhare says:

      I love her demented milkmaid look.

    • RovingLass says:

      +5

    • ZenB!tch says:

      I don’t “get” Eva Green. She looks always looks hideous off the set. It’s not ironic and joking like HBC. She just looks hideous.

    • Tara says:

      Love HBC’s dress and overall look. To me she looks comfortable not bored. Eva Greens makeup makes her look like a 48 year old bar maid in Lansing Michigan. Not the worst thing but maybe not the look she was going for.

      • Andie B says:

        I like Helena’s quirky look..she really owns it. Michelle Pfiefer’s dress is a gorgeous colour, but I feel she needs a bigger bust to get away with the strapless thing. On another subject, what the hell has happened to the gorgeous Mr Depp’s face? I never realised what a hottie that Jonny Lee Miller guy is.He’s a bit of alright, as we say in my country.

  2. Launicaangelina says:

    Eva Green’s eyebrows bother me. Michelle Pfeiffer is so beautiful and is aging so well. I know she probably has had some tweaking but she’s doing it right.

    • Red Granny says:

      +1 on everything!

    • Kitten says:

      Exactly. I think Michelle has gotten just slight tweaking. She looks incredible-still looks human unlike so many older celebs.

    • Gia says:

      I get what your saying about the eyebrows, but I kind of love that they are not the -plucked for your life and botoxed to look surprised- typical Hollywood look. She’s hot.

    • gg says:

      I agree – if she plucked them, they wouldn’t weigh her face down visually so much. Her features look to slide right down off her face.

  3. Eleonor says:

    Oh please! it seems a nightgown!!

  4. Red Granny says:

    Johnny the most stylish diva!

  5. gee says:

    Eva Green looks great, I love love love this outfit. HBC is a goddess though. I really love all the ladies here.

  6. Eve says:

    I like Chloe Moretz’s shoes.

    • Maguita says:

      I was about to say this! I want them!!!

      You know who Eva reminds of in these pictures? Yesterday’s pictures of Johnny Lee Miller’s wife. They have the same trannie look.

      • Eve says:

        Eva Green doesn’t look good here…her make-up artist Must. Hate. Her.

        By the way, I gave you Thor yesterday, remember? The shoes are mine.

      • MorticiansDoItDeader says:

        I love Chloe Moretz. She was awesome in Let me in.

      • Maguita says:

        Darn it @Eve!!! Shoes… Hot man… Shoes… f-ck.

        Ok, I give. But remember, NO SHARING, so I keep the man, even if you later on develop a crush on him, because of a new hot role or seeing him carry a baby or somethin’.

      • Eve says:

        Trust me, we will NEVER fight over him.

        Now, I have some bad news for Downey Jr. fans out there: girls, after watching The Avengers a second time (last Tuesday)…I’ve jumped on the bandwagon. And I totally want a piece of that.

        I want to be the meat in a Downey/Ruffalo sandwich. I mean, look at this:

        http://www.pajiba.com/image/tumblr_m3qcm9JPiV1r9s61oo1_500.gif

        GAHHHH!

      • Maguita says:

        Hmmm… RDJ’s Iron Man is standing quite erect while Marc Roffolo pokes at him…

        I give those completely.

        See, I can be quite generous too!

      • Eve says:

        *bitchslapping Maguita for misspelling Mark Ruffalo’s name*

        And I’ll take them 😛 .

      • Maguita says:

        HEY, I’m not the one who’ll be screaming his name in Ecstasy. I don’t need to insist on the kkkkkkkk or aaaaaaaa while clawing the mattress!

        *Disheartened at how my generous and more than gracious offer was accepted*

      • Eve says:

        Oh, sorry…here, have a little bit of my husband (Evans) to ease the pain.

        Give him back after 30 minutes (45 minutes tops), do you hear me?

      • Maguita says:

        ^^NGUH????…..

        Wait…

        What does your husband look like?

      • Eve says:

        I’m lending you “Mah husband” (for 30 or 45 minutes, not more):

        http://www.google.com.br/search?hl=pt-BR&q=chris%20evans&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1024&bih=629&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=7POrT5ySNYec8gSWuv0Z

        P.S.: for all intents and purposes, my Celebitchy-husband is Chris Evans (I assumed you were in on the joke).

      • Maguita says:

        Euh, no thank you. Please keep your husband away from me.

        Can I borrow the shoes? Size 8?

      • Eve says:

        o_O

        That’s the first time I don’t have to share mah husband with someone else here.

        Fine, I’ll buy you a pair (my shoe size is ridiculously, embarrassingly small).

      • Maguita says:

        *Shakes hand*

        You got yourself a deal!

        Lunchtime!

    • bns says:

      Ahhhh me too! But why does she look the same age as me?

  7. lucy2 says:

    Love Chloe and Michelle’s!
    Eva’s dress is OK, but she’s always struck me as a little…odd looking. Don’t like the hair or makeup.

    HBC looks like she and a stapler rolled down a hill covered with fabric scraps – but of course, it’s so her and somehow works.

    • Abby says:

      “HBC looks like she and a stapler rolled down a hill covered with fabric scraps – but of course, it’s so her and somehow works.”

      Almost choked on my coffee. Love it! 🙂

    • Mirella says:

      LOL!!

    • MorticiansDoItDeader says:

      I can’t decide whether I think Eva is gorgeous or Fug. I’ve never been so torn about a persons looks.

      • Veruca says:

        I’ve been sitting on the fence, but I’m leaning towards fug.

        She seems just too try-hard for me.

  8. AquaticMusings says:

    Eva is gorgeous as per usual, but can she manage one smile? I am not even asking for teeth, but something other than that taut look that ages her and makes her seem a bit masculine here.

  9. shaboo says:

    eva green has dead eyes!

  10. stellalovejoydiver says:

    Jonny Lee Miller >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Johnny Depp.

    • loudval says:

      mmm ditto on the wall-nailing. I’ve crushed on JLM since Hackers and it hasn’t abated.

      And 5 years ago I would have hit Depp too, but these days he’s too try-hard, too mid-life-crisis-y.

  11. Adrien says:

    EVA.

    Yikes at Johnny Depp’s shoes.

  12. Jessica says:

    I LOVE IT!! about Johnny Lee Miller “I would nail it to the wall” – LOL!!!

  13. Agnes says:

    i love Helena Bonham Carter, but hate her style. Michelle Pfeiffer looks fantastic!

  14. RuddyZooKeeper says:

    Has HBC worn this before? Usually she’s surprising and fun. This looks recycled–I’m disappointed and bored. Maybe that’s why she’s bored, too. It’s always more fun wearing an awesome dress the first time around.

    And Depp’s mustache grooming is off center. Like it’s growing directly out of that nostril. I’ve seen way too much of him lately to notice something as ridiculous as that.

    • MW says:

      Yeah, some thing or things about her dress looks familiar. But she gets a pass from me. That’ s just the way she rolls!

    • ZenB!tch says:

      She’s worn this same cut at least 3 times – the pattern is new.

      She needs a new dress style. It’s getting boring and I don’t want my HBC to be boring.

      I think she wore a plain black or dark blue/green one to the Oscars last year. It was the one time she looked almost normal. It was a clue. Sigh.

  15. DeltaJuliet says:

    I first saw Eva Green in Casino Royale, and I couldn’t figure out if she was pretty or not. Since it’s one of my favorite movies, I’ve seen it about a million times now and I’ve come to the conclusion that the word to describe her is “striking”. She has a unique look and gorgeous features. I don’t find her traditionally beautiful, but I can’t stop looking at her.

    • Willow says:

      I’ll agree with “striking” if it means hitting one so hard with her ‘look at me’ neediness. She reminds me of Spatz so badly – just odd looking enough to garner attention while rating a “meh” at most. Glad she’s not cookie-cutter LA look; but, she is SO lacking in beauty. And that dress does not flatter her in ANY way.

  16. bea says:

    If Michelle Pfeifer has had work, who ever is doing it is a GENIUS. She looks fantastic in every way. LOVE her dress.

    Eva’s dress and the gold cuff are too die for.

    HBC and Johnny need to check the calendar and realize they’re both working looks from their 20s. Not good on either count.

    Chloe’s dress is just odd and I don’t like the shoes. In the commercials for Dark Shadows she looks like she’s going to be the funny one.

    • ZenB!tch says:

      HBC was much more subdued in her 20s. I do wish she would try a new cut. All her dresses are more or less the same cut.

  17. Kristen says:

    This is one of those really great occasions where half of the people have shown up for one kind of an event, and the other have shown up for a fancy version of carnival days.

  18. Gabrielle says:

    Once again, Johnny Depp looks amazing to me.

  19. Lindy says:

    Love Eva Green’s dress but the hair and makeup (esp. that orangey red lipstick) are not working. And while I totally adore HBC and think she’s basically in her own category and can wear whatever and still be interesting and smart and creative and lovely in an off-kilter way, I totally agree that she needs to mix things up a bit. Her dresses are all looking the same.

  20. Dee Cee says:

    True to their real life characters Helena and Johnny win any and all comparison contests and challenges..

  21. mary simon says:

    Johnny Depp hasn’t washed his hair since the cast appeared on “Ellen”.

  22. Orly says:

    HBC wins. Always.

  23. Pedge says:

    Eva Green is a goddess made flesh. Truth.

  24. JB says:

    Eva Green is so much prettier blonde. That hair and make-up ruin her face. Not goth- just plain ugly.

  25. Mara says:

    Eva is a very beautiful woman but the hair style is really ugly .

  26. sup says:

    at first glance i mistook eva for marilyn manson

  27. Embee says:

    Eva – great dress and cuffs, but her hair needs more polish for this look: lop off 8 inches and smooth it out.
    Helena – I never argue with her choices – she’s Her.
    Chloe – adorable but the belt should be half its width and she’d looks less stumpy in the waist.
    Michelle – gorgey!
    Jack Sparrow – whatever
    JLM – yum yum!

  28. Member says:

    I love Helena!…Eva is beautiful too
    I think Johnny is looking really good lately!

  29. ladybert62 says:

    Boy, they all look weird – maybe that was the intent? Helen Boham Carter – well, she is always strange. Eva Green just is NOT a pretty face – her dress is ok but not spectacular. Ms. Pfeiffer – looks ok, not great. Johnny looks downright nasty.

  30. Stubbylove says:

    Can’t wait to see this movie this weekend.

  31. skilo says:

    Eva looks like crap. HBC is the best I love, love, love her!

  32. Mouse says:

    I think Eva’s getup looks awful. Gold does NOT go with midnight blue, although I love those cuffs. Tea length skirt with some funky earrings might have saved it, but it looks like a housecoat here. And I disagree, I think HBC is rocking that look!

  33. Camille (The original) says:

    Michelle Pfeiffer – I adore her. She can do no wrong in my book. She has been my main girl crush for as long as I can remember. 🙂

    HBC – I adore her too, but she does look over it.

    Eva is a beautiful and striking looking woman, but she always looks such a hot-mess on the RC. Why??? I want to scrub her down and give her a makeover and a better dress.

    Johnny Depp – ugh. *eye roll*

  34. dahlia1947 says:

    Um, it’s hard to choose. Eva’s dress is plain and boring. HEr makeup is really scary and Helena’s hair and dress are really scary, so I’ll say that they both look terrible.

  35. Diane P says:

    Johnny is still gorgeous, no matter what he wears, or doesn’t wear!!

  36. Noel says:

    HBC is the hottest woman ever. She must dress this way or men would be on her like flies on a cupcake.

  37. LittleDeadGirl says:

    Love Pfeiffer and her minimilist dress. She really is so beautiful and so far she’s the only one pulling me to see Dark Shadows.

  38. ZenB!tch says:

    I think HBC started dressing absolutely batty after she hooked up with Tim Burton – I love the man but he is FUGLY. I really think she wants to make them look more like a couple. She was gorgeous in the 80s and 90s and while not a great dresser she looked more normal.

    I don’t “get” Eva Green, she always looks bad to me off the set.

    Still the worst is Depp. WTF? He’s topped himself!

  39. lower-case deb says:

    i’m not a fan of the length of Green’s dress though. But the cut is wonder-wonderful. Not a fan of her facial acrobatics either. She should take lessons from HBC. HBC always has the best expressions!

  40. ZenB!tch says:

    One last thing, why does Eva look 10 years older than HBC and 5 years older than Michelle?

    Is she even 30? I almost feel sorry for her. YIKES.

  41. cannonball says:

    E. G. looks like a man but uglier than Marilyn Manson. Hate the lipstick and super masculine face in 3rd picture. I agree, someone hates her to make her look so awful.

  42. muppet_barbershop says:

    Chloe’s shoes are off, yeah. I seriously think that in this case Helena looks better than Eva, even given the themed nature of the event. Hey, Angie’s first husband looks pretty great!

  43. Chrissy says:

    I really love the dress on Eva Green, but I agree the hair is bad. Like it was greasy so she just flattened it down with a ton of hair gel. From the neck up, HBC looks awesome, but I am tired of the schtick with her clothes. Same with Johnny Depp – it’s just gotten old.

  44. bucky says:

    helena is beautiful in the dress. eva looks like crap.