Kate Hudson in white Alexander McQueen at TIFF: glamorous or try-hard?

For my money, Kate Hudson has been looking the best she’s ever looked. Remember how her styling was kind of trashy when she was dating A-Rod several years ago? And remember how she seemed to be following the Kate Moss/Sienna Miller boho vibe for a long time? Well, I think she’s finally playing it straight, style-wise. It’s debatable whether or not Kate Hudson is a movie star, but it helps that she’s finally beginning to dress like one full-time. These are photos of Kate at the Toronto International Film Festival last night. She was attending the TIFF premiere of The Reluctant Fundamentalist, the same film Kate was promoting last week in Venice. Kate’s gown is Alexander McQueen – it’s kind of overkill for TIFF, I think. But she still looks amazing, the gown is gorgeous, and she looks flawless overall. Her body is incredible too. Damn.

Here’s Gwyneth Paltrow at last night’s TIFF premiere of Thanks For Sharing. Goop wore Tom Ford – it’s a really great LBD, isn’t it? I’m not a huge fan of black satin for gowns and cocktail dresses, but the dress has an excellent cut, and it’s very flattering on Goop’s figure. Her makeup is pretty meh, and I’m SO tired of the flat-ironed hair. But this is still a really good look for her. My one complaint: I think those shoes are really trashy and Real Housewife-ish, AND she already wore them to the Stand Up To Cancer event.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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  1. emmieapricot says:

    of course kate’s body looks amazing — but so does her face! i never remember her looking this good… is she doing 6 hours of daily facial exercises as well?

    • mercy says:

      Definitely botoxing, probably some fillers. She had her nose done early on, and I believe she got small implants recently (or she has started to wear a bra.) She still looks more like her father than Goldie to me.

      Dress is ok. She looks good in white, but I liked last week’s white pantsuit better.

    • Mimi says:

      Definite tweaks happening, especially the eyes, skin & lips. In the second pic she looks like a busted Cate Blanchett too me, but she does look “pretty” (and less cutesy).
      GP is starting to look…fried. Like she’s flat ironed her face too much as well. 😉

      • Elizabeth says:

        KH definitely looks like she’s been doing “something” to her face. She looks so different – like someone else, all angular and everything. She looks OK but it just looks obvious that she’s had work done.

      • dilettante says:

        My first reaction was that she had been crying a lot or hadn’t gotten nearly enough sleep (with a new baby, two very likely scenarios). So she caked on the under-eye concealer, but still can’t hide the puffiness and so it all makes her eyes look smaller. Don’t know about the rest of the stuff, though.

    • Marianne says:

      She did have a baby like last year…thats probably why her boobs are bigger.

    • Rory says:

      That second nose job she got was well worth it.

  2. Rita says:

    Kate looks great here. Every thing’s in place and she doesn’t have to try. Best I’ve seen her.

    • gg says:

      Damn her body is bangin. But – reverse raccoon alert!

    • deehunny says:

      i really like this dress. last two-three looks have been out of the park for her. gwen looks ok, I really don’t mind the trashy shoes.

    • LadyJane says:

      Kate’s dress is too long. Fine otherwise. I agree – the jury is out on whether she is an actual ‘actor’ of note. Mech.

  3. K-MAC says:

    She looks INCREDIBLE!!! I want her dermatologist!

  4. RocketMerry says:

    The white kind of kills her.She looks lost in a sea of white. I think all that sparkles is good for her and matte colours and clothes are not.

    Her skin glows, though, and her body… damn, I’m envious!

    • Chicagogurl17 says:

      Agree but Rachel Zoe is the stylist and she loves putting blondes in white. Hell her whole house it white.

  5. Leaf says:

    Both Kate and Goop look good here! I love both of their dresses and I would totally wear the black one that Goop is sporting. Her shoes on the other hand are hideous.

  6. Malificent says:

    IMHO, women over 35ish should never wear flat-ironed hair. No matter how well-preserved a woman is, it doesn’t end up looking sleek, it just looks too harsh and unnecessarily aging.

    Of course, having straight hair myself, I’ve never understood why people would go deliberately out of their way to make it that straight anyway….

  7. Aiobhan says:

    Other than the shoes ( I have always hated white shoes) she looks stunning. Kate and Fishsticks have always had amazing style and flawless skin. I guess those cleanses really work.

  8. Franziska says:

    I don’t love that dress on goopy – the boob area isn’t very fitted so it makes her look like she has giant wide knockers

    kate looks great – nice to see those 6 hrs/day of exercising paid off

  9. Polk8dot says:

    Is Kate messing with her face now? It used to look pretty but a little like a humpty-dumpty; like it broke to pieces and someone glued it back together and some pieces did not fit anymore. There was always something so off about it, like it was freaking melting.
    Now suddenly the face started looking like a mature woman’s with good bone structure (which could never be said before). It got taut, and classier, and definitely better than ever.

    I’m convinced she’s shot it full of Botox and expecially FILLERS the moment she stopped breastfeeding.
    Actually, her face has the same stiffness, same wax figure/latex makeup look as Eva Mendes’s. I think they are sharing a plastic surgeon. Oh, and I suspect a subtle nose job, too, and upper eyelid/brow lift.

  10. Devyn says:

    Not crazy about shoulder pads so pronounced tbh but Kate is so beautiful it hurts. She could wear just about anything.

    Gwyneth looks great too.

  11. bns says:

    Kate’s face looks….smooth.

    Nice shoes, GOOP.

  12. DIANE says:

    I can’t stand her (or Goop). Another talentless, not that smart or attractive celeb offspring who thinks she’s hot stuff just because of who her parents are. And why is she always squinting?? Does she think that makes her look sexy?? Maybe she should see an optometrist.

    • salamanca says:

      Ha, exactly.

    • yolo says:

      hahahhaa…her eyes… they are small and squinty naturally! I was floored when she became the model for Almay. They would cake on tons of eye make up and I swear, her eyes would totally disappear. She def needs to keep it light and natural. What has she done lately movie wise?? Movie star status is definitely debatable.

    • mst says:

      I agree. I never thought Kate Hudson was pretty and she is not a good actress. Her face is starting to look like Ellen Barkin’s, and that is not good.

    • Bobby sue says:

      And both only stooping to do tv for GLEE! UUGHHH

  13. lw says:

    Kate has clearly had some procedures. She’s aging in reverse. I just saw a bit of that awful movie with her and Anne Hathaway. It was made a few years ago, and she looks much younger now. Her face has definitely been “rejuvenated”.

  14. Gia says:

    If my G hops on the chicken cutlet train, I’ll be so pissed!! I’m seeing some tweaking in that first pic…

  15. Lem says:

    It’s her lips. Kate has done her top lip. It’s usually non existent

  16. sillyone says:

    Her face and leg do not seem to match in age. Think someone had a tweak or two done.

  17. Isa says:

    Goop looks bloated in that dress. She needs to detoxify STAT!

  18. Esmom says:

    She screams of try hard to me. And it cracks me up to see her with her scruffy, babyfaced bf (husband?) because they look so mismatched.

    She’s always struck me as someone who cannot love without a man…and that pretty much any man will do.

    I do have to admit she does look better than ever.

  19. Nava says:

    Kate’s dress would look better if the front didn’t resemble a bedazzled twat….imo…..

    • Susie (1 of 3) says:

      Kim K. has been wearing these pointy shoulder pads also. Bet she’s disappointed she didn’t see this dress first.

  20. Stella says:

    I immediately thought of this blind item
    http://blindgossip.com/?p=47072

    (I know Kate Hudson is not married, but she and Matthew Bellamy have a son and live like a married couple, so…)

    • emmieapricot says:

      Oh wow — that would make sense! Now that I look at her, it seems more than fillers. Her face does look pulled back. And just like the blind item notes, it’s not too drastic and it looks good.
      Good catch Stella!

    • JRenee says:

      I thought they did get married earlier this year? Sounds about right though.

    • Fudge you, I'm going to Guam! says:

      Don’t think it’s her.
      I think it’s Emily Blunt (Google recent pics of her and see for yourself!).

      • emmieapricot says:

        Emily Blunt is a good guess too — She’s no stranger to plastic surgery. She’s definitely had her nose and her lips augmented so I could see her doing something more intense. We’ll probably never know who it is because (almost) everyone denies having work. They are all just naturally beautiful. right.

  21. silly you says:

    kate’s dress is a yes, but the shoes…no. gwyneth’s dress is just a standard black dress. might have been great if the top fit.

  22. pinchofsalt says:

    Flawless

    • DreamyK says:

      You could bounce a quarter off of that a**.

      She looks fantastic. I wish we could see the back of the dress though.

  23. xoxo says:

    UPPER LIP FILLED!

  24. I.want.shoes says:

    Don’t care for Kate’s dress but it does flatter her fab body.

    Goop’s dress is an ill-fitting, wrinkly mess (are those wrinkles on her forehead new or did she stop Botoxing?)

  25. Littlestar says:

    Omg I MUST HAVE that white McQueen dress!!! I’m getting married in a year’ish and have been searching for a perfect white sexy non-traditional, non-bridal wedding gown for what seems like forever. Not everyone wants a poofy ball gown :(.

  26. Mew says:

    The dress would be awesome without the shoulder paddings.. the paddings make it look try-hard and just plain stupid.

  27. JRenee says:

    Kate’s face does look like she has had some work done. I like Gwennie’s shoes!

  28. The Original Mia says:

    Always try hard. Always.

  29. annaloo. says:

    Hadn’t Gwynnie worn Kate’s dress once, but with a cape?

  30. stephanie says:

    Kate’s body is slamming. Move over, Gwyneth.

  31. Welldun says:

    Oh wow, Kate looks a little like Melissa Joan Hart in some of these pics…can’t be what she was going for…

  32. Tastykakes says:

    Just wondering why the phrase “try hard” implies something negative. The same people (generally) who trash a woman for daring to leave the house with a greasy ponytail & yoga pants (like many of YOU do from time to time, I’m sure) accuse a woman of making an effort to look impressive. Which is it people? Can anyone ever win?

    • Elizabeth says:

      IMO “try hard” means trying too hard i.e. to be someone you are not (but you want everyone to THINK you are). I not a huge fan of Kate Hudson but like her in some stuff. She nails the Hollywood glamor look when she wants to (i.e. on the red carpet) and her outfit nails it here too. But her face (face lift?) is freaking me out. It may look good but it sure doesn’t look like her!

  33. Lizzie says:

    Kate Hudson is one of the classic beauties. She is beautiful here and in whatever she wears. She has this inner beauty that shows in her sparkling eyes and real, no holds barred laugh. She is so vivacious! Why the heck does anyone give Gwenyth Paltrow any attenttion. She is stick skinny. If she turned sideways and stuck her tongue out, she’d look like a zipper! She has never been even believable or good in any of her roles – no talent! Where are her kids? She is always inserting herself into publicity and her kids seem to be a bother. Gwennie – you are an ugly, scrawny, non-maternal, no talent skank! Go away!!

  34. CatJ says:

    Second and third pix, looking like she has the Camille Grammer eye droop…wonky eye is dead giveaway of over- ‘toxing’…

  35. oi vey says:

    I cannot stand this woman…I’ve no idea why either

  36. Carolyn says:

    Definitely not natural. Had the misfortune of watching 30 mins of “Fools Gold” recently. Remind me why/how Kate is considered to be an actress?

    • Susie (1 of 3) says:

      She’s Goldie Hahn’s daughter, otherwise we would never have seen or heard of her.

      • Elizabeth says:

        ++ (although I really liked her in Fool’s Gold. I know, I know – it’s not someting I’m proud of!)

  37. Debra says:

    Both girls have great figures. Kates dress is not flattering. Gweneths is cut funny plus wrinkled. Disappointment. GPs legs are to die for.

  38. Palefire says:

    Do you think she’s had a facelift? That always amaze balls me about people that young doing that. Her skin looks great. I wish people were more open about procedures and actual products they use. Can Botox and a facial do all that? Even Ashlee Simpson looks totally diff in recent photos. She almost looks like Kate winslet!

  39. Shoe_lover says:

    i want Kate’s ar$e. how many thousands of lunges would i have to do to get it?

  40. Jilly Bean says:

    she looks like a blond version of jennifer carpenter (deb from dexter)

  41. ojulia123 says:

    Trying hard….and succeeding?

  42. Loralei says:

    I think the dress looks like an ice skating outfit. Totally gaudy. Kate seems like a shallow , superficial , talentless actor and person.

  43. ZenB!tch says:

    Too “Bob Mackie” for my taste. Goop looks old or worn or both.

  44. GoodCapon says:

    My man Matthew looks great!! 😀

    Gwyneth looks the part too, although I can’t understand what’s going on around her chest area…

  45. ToastedSkin says:

    completely off-topic but I have to mention this somewhere until there’s a thread for it.
    Blake & Ryan Reynolds got married!! I cant believe it!

  46. Anon says:

    I like Kate Hudson, she looks good.

  47. Memphis says:

    Her body looks amazing in the dress, but the whole look seems to formal and boring on her.

  48. BooBooLaRue says:

    Flawless maybe. But could she please do something about that sneer? Her face gonna freeze like that!

  49. bagladey says:

    Kate now has the same “smushed”, flat-in-the-middle top lip that “never had any work done” Kyle Richards has, so Kate’s obviously had her lips filled in addition to botoxing.

  50. Bonfire Beach says:

    I love Goop’s shoes & would like a designer ID on them.