Bryce Dallas Howard in Topshop at Critics’ Choice: cute or needs tailoring?

22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards

Bryce Dallas Howard buys her own dresses for events, she’s talked about it quite a bit, but usually they’re designer or at least from Nordstrom’s. So here she is in a yellow Topshop dress with black accent lines which just looks like it needs some tailoring. It’s not bad, it just looks off the rack. Also, it looks to me like she’s had some injectables recently but maybe her makeup is throwing me off.

22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards

Michelle Williams at The The 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards in LA

Michelle Williams at The The 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards in LA

Emmy Rossum was in this split bodice Armani gown which just looks cheap to me. I think her severe styling, especially that blue eyeshadow, is making it worse. Emmy was there to support her fiance, Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail, as Shameless was surprisingly not nominated in any categories. Mr. Robot was nominated in three but didn’t take home any awards.

The 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards - Arrivals

The 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards - Arrivals

Rachel Bloom of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was in off the shoulder black Christian Siriano and I’ll say something nice – she looks like she’s having fun.

Michelle Williams at The The 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards in LA

Michelle Williams at The The 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards in LA

Hailee Steinfeld is 20 now! I thought she was still in her teens. She seems like she’s everywhere doesn’t she? Hailey wore a black strapless Jason Wu gown with an allover neon floral pattern. This gown is amazing. It feels like the wrong season for this, but that’s a minor issue. Look at her styling it’s perfection.

Ariel Winter at The The 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards in LA

Gillian Jacobs wore a Delpozo gown which was rather interesting from the waist up with a mod metallic floral overlay but lost the plot by continuing the metallic shapes along the skirt, which was inexplicably split into two pointy sections. Who came up with this? It even has a waffle print fabric. Maybe if the skirt was plain and cut normally this would be cute-ish.

Ariel Winter at The The 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards in LA

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  1. Alix says:

    I’ll hand it to BDH — she can pull off that mustard color, which is fiendishly tough to do. Has she had major nose work? Her nose looks super sculpted here.

    Surprised Rossum bothered with a top to her dress at all. How much of her do we need to see?

    • lightpurple says:

      There seems to be a clear panel in the front of Rossum’s dress but yes, too much.

    • It'sJustBlanche says:

      Love the color on her. She needs to stop doing whatever it is she’s doing to her pretty face.

    • Rachel says:

      I had the exact opposite reaction. I don’t think she can pull off that color at all.

    • Shambles says:

      Girlfriend has had EVERYTHING done. Nose, lips, eyes, cheeks… She looks like an entirely different person than she did before all the work, but it was well done so it gets glossed over, I guess.
      https://www.google.com/amp/beautyeditor.ca/.amp/2016/07/29/bryce-dallas-howard-before-and-after?client=safari
      Her nose does look extra-sculpted in these photos. Looks like a nose job too far.

      • Justjj says:

        It’s really unfortunate she ruined her beautiful and unique features. I actually like Rachel Bloom’s dress, whoever that is. I think the yellow top shop dress has a weird case of sad boobies happening.

      • Scarlet Vixen says:

        I just stared-for way too long-at all those pictures in that link, AND I’m sitting here right now watching BDH in “Pete’s Dragon” and I don’t think she’s had that much work done. I think she’s definitely had a nose job (a good one). But, her face moves great in person and looks very natural. As a fellow redhead with very fair skin I know that too much makeup can make fair skin look fake and waxy (I never wear liquid foundation for this very reason). She also isn’t as thin as your typical actress, and gains significant weight during pregnancies that really changes her face. I think in these pictures she has WAY too much makeup on and the bangs and contouring is giving a ‘frozen’ look to her face.

      • elle says:

        She’s given herself permanent derp face.

  2. lucy2 says:

    I agree that Bryce’s could have used a little tailoring. Don’t love any of the dresses.

  3. Nicole says:

    Bryce looks like a different person

    • Esmom says:

      Agreed. I was staring hard at these photos trying to find some semblance of her old face and not having much luck. She looks like she can barely move it now. Too bad because she was perfectly lovely just the way she was.

    • Kitten says:

      YES!!! Like who IS this? This is BDH?!?!?

      Starting to think I was crazy because this is not the actress that I remember. Is it work or maybe a bit of weight gain? WTF.

      • Shambles says:

        It’s most definitely work, Kitten. I posted a before and after link above. Nose, lips, cheeks, eyes, everything. She sculpted the sh!t out of her face.

      • Kitten says:

        Gah I just looked at it…GOOD LORD WHY??
        She was absolutely stunning before! Truly.

        I have a major case of the sads now. I don’t get it…she was SO pretty!

    • original kay says:

      YES! and those bangs have got to go

    • Josefina says:

      Yeah, she looks like a Square Enix character here. Shame, because I think she looked so pretty since she gained weight.

    • SpunkyPR says:

      Maybe she’s trying a new look so people won’t compare her to Jessica Chastain? I will say this, it’s nice to see an actress who doesn’t look like a stick wearing a dress that is a little revealing on the side. (Looking at the last picture.) I remember when she got a lot of criticism for not losing her baby weight. She looks healthy and happy which I think is great.

    • Chelsey says:

      She looks like Charlize Theron

    • lisa says:

      thank you! i thought they labeled the photo wrong

    • raincoaster says:

      Specifically, she looks like Barbara Eden, in the I Dream of Jeannie period.

  4. lightpurple says:

    Gillian’s dress looks like something Erin would create in an unconventional challenge on this season’s Project Runway.

    • Emily says:

      I’m so glad someone else is watching. When I saw those little flowers, it’s the first thing I thought of.

  5. BendyWindy says:

    I think it’s Bryce’s makeup. It’s too much. She looks better with softer, barely there makeup and someone went hard on the contouring.

  6. Belle Epoch says:

    Bryce’s dress is BAD! The color is awful and it makes her look fat!

    • Patricia says:

      What??! I was here to comment that Bryce’s figure is beautiful. She’s shapely and lovely. And I really like the dress on her, personally.

    • Lalu says:

      Fat? I think that’s way harsh. She isn’t stick thin like most of these women but she certainly isn’t fat. I like seeing someone that looks a bit different.

    • sienna says:

      The statement may be harsh but the sentiment is correct. She is definitely a little more fleshy than the usual ultra-slim figures we see on red carpets. I think her figure is lovely, but like all of us, there are certain styles that flatter more than others, and I think this style is a miss.

      • Belle Epoch says:

        Thank you Sienna. I did not say she WAS fat. The dress is unflattering and gives her the appearance of stomach rolls! She is just fine.

      • Cidey says:

        Agreed- She isn’t FAT but sure looks it in that hideous getup.

  7. Fallon says:

    Looks like Bryce had work done on her lips? She looks like a different person.

    • detritus says:

      She definintely has. She needs to lay off it, everything else is fine. and that mustard looks good on her, which is not a thing I say about that colour often.

    • HappyMom says:

      Yes! Holy lip fillers. And the rest of her face looks like fillers also. Ugh.

  8. Melody says:

    BDH: dress needed tailoring, face did not. I hate what Hollywood does to the self-worth of women.

  9. lucy says:

    I think Rachel Bloom looks fantastic here! You sound like you’re throwing shade at her – but I’m not sure why? Her dress shows off her curves, her legs look long and gorgeous, her hair is lovely and she looks happy and beautiful!

  10. Esmom says:

    Haley’s dress is lovely and she looks perfect from head to toe.

    Emmy R looks like she’s trying way too hard to be edgy. As for Shameless, I wanted to like it but almost every scene in the episodes I’ve watched feels forced to me. And some of the storylines just feel contrived. Maybe I gave up too soon.

    • MrsBPitt says:

      Hailee looks the best! Very pretty!

      I can’t believe Shameless is still on! I gave up on it a long time ago! Not good….

      • Esmom says:

        I’m glad I’m not the only one who doesn’t like it. A few friends of mine have raved about it and I just don’t get the fuss.

    • Nik says:

      @Esmom

      I don’t know how much you watched but the show was okay at best during its first two seasons. If you stick with it, it truly becomes great for season 3 &4.

      Now on season 7 it’s past its prime but I still watch because I’m too invested in the characters. Emmy, along with the other cast, has been doing really phenomenal, albeit unrecognized, work.

  11. ell says:

    bdh is lovely, but there’s no way she’s a size US 6 (UK 10) as she says, unless she’s very short, which she isn’t. i just wish celebs were honest about their size, it doesn’t help the problem at all when they say they’re smaller than they actually are.

    all these dresses are ugly btw.

    • Lalu says:

      I get what you are saying but in the real world it’s no one’s business what size you are or how much you weigh. I don’t think it’s our business to know what size dress she wears. If she lies about it, then it must bother her.

      • tegteg says:

        BDH should just say “no comment” or “it’s inappropriate to ask me my dress size,” rather than lie about it then… I agree, it’s no one’s business. However, when she publicly lies about it, then she makes it everyone’s business. I’m sick of Hollywood women (I’m side eyeing you, Amy Schumer) doing this. They preach how they don’t care about weight and love being “curvy” and then lie about their dress size.

        HOWEVER: I will say, high end designers are notorious for vanity sizing… so it is entirely possible that at least some of these women are being told they are a 6.

      • ell says:

        agree with tegteg comment. she doesn’t have to say what size she is, but the moment you lie about it, you’re not doing anyone a favour. especially when the point you’re trying to get across is that actresses of all sizes should be able to find variety in dress samples.

      • BendyWindy says:

        These kinds of comments annoy the ever-loving crap out of me. I had the same measurements that Amy Schumer gave when she said she was a size 8- 5’6″, 155-160 lbs., and other than my bust being smaller than hers…I wore…a size 8. So when people say, “She’s lying, she’s not that size,” it’s patently ridiculous. You don’t know and it IS possible. And as for “well, the actress should just say that it’s no one’s business and not comment,” why don’t you just pretend it’s no one’s business and not comment?

      • ell says:

        @BendyWindy because it’s hypocritical to lie when you’re making a point of how unfair it is that only slim women get choices in dresses.

        also, those measurements are what amy says, which are likely not to be true, just like her being a size 8 isn’t. here’s the thing; there’s nothing wrong in being a bigger size. but the moment these celebs lie about it, they make it look as it is something to be shamed of. these comments annoy you because you take it personally, but it’s not about you. surely you should try to put it in context.

  12. Square Bologna says:

    I see injectables in BDH’s cheeks and lips. Unnecessary and a damn shame.

  13. giulia says:

    BDH: I like that she’s feeling herself here. The color and goddess style are a nice surprise. This is the best she’s looked on the rc in a.while, IMNSHO.

  14. Birdie says:

    I hate that this distracted me so much, but there’s no ” ‘s ” at the end of Nordstrom! Anyways, it TOTALLY looks like Bryce has had some work done. Hoping it’s just that her makeup artist got too ambitious with the contour, though.

  15. Fiorella says:

    Lovely colour and hair on Bryce
    She’s awesome in black mirror

  16. kri says:

    BDH’s haircolor-I would sell a kidney for it…Hailee looks great, but I am SO tired of those shoes.

  17. Marianne says:

    Oh yeah…Bryce is definitely looking tweaked.

  18. QQ says:

    Jesus The Boob Area… So Tragic cause she was Working that color too… Also DEFINITELY something done, i thought I was Going crazy watching her in Black Mirror but then now she is not in that overly artificial/plasticky/sugary Palette is kinda obvious something is happening to the nose and the mouth and maybe injectibles wise… and for what? Bah! she was super pretty

    Hailee looks super pretty and no shade whatever that is that Christian Siriano did for Rachel Bloom is a Good Thing! is interesting without being Lena Dunham Level trolling ( they both seem to have that same “I wanna be weird Vibe” and non traditional bodies for designers … Its clear one takes stylists advice and the other one does not)

  19. serena says:

    It makes me mad how they always belittle Shameless, it’s such a great show and it never won anything!

  20. Alarmjaguar says:

    I love the Jason Wu dress! Gorgeous

  21. hey-ya says:

    …sorry folks but topshop is run by a guy who took from the workers to give to the rich…makes trump look like mother theresa…

  22. gene123 says:

    I love Rachel Bloom because she just has so much fun on the red carpet. She is always smiling and laughing and being slightly tipsy and I identify with that. Everyone is so serious on the red carpet

  23. holly hobby says:

    Ok she has got to stop playing with her face now. She’s not even 40 for pete’s sake!

  24. MissM says:

    I like BDH but it annoys me how she goes on and on about buying her own dresses because no one has her size. She is a thin woman, if she had a half decent stylist she could be wearing all sorts of designer gowns. The problem is her stylist or lack of one. If celebs like Amy Schumer who are the same size or larger than BDH can get designer garb than so can she.

  25. Greentea says:

    Bryce is sooo pretty but sad to see she’s succumbed to the LA curse of getting work done to the face. Very botoxy here.

  26. Meow says:

    BDH is so pretty. Even the nose tweaks work in her favour. Gorgeous lady.

  27. Tallia says:

    The dress needs to be pressed. It’s wrinkly. The color looks great on her, but her hair could have been styled better.

    I think when she was younger she looked like she could be Jessica Chastain’s little sister.

  28. Libra girl says:

    BDH looks COMPLETELY different??!! No?? She looks so different from the Help. Her face looks so full and her nose looks different? ?? I didn’t even think that was her. Love her in that dress tho.