FASHION AT THE GRAMMYs 2014: The Goods, The Not So Good and the Uglys

So last night, I kept my eyes glued to my TV screen to enjoy every bit of the Red Carpet moment at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles; well...since I could not make myself available in Los Angeles, lest I'd be mistaken for Brandy or Kerry Washington, like it was reported they did with Dencia dolled up like/as Nicki Minaj, I have cooked up this review based on what I first saw on TV and later looked closely into from several images plaguing the internet.

Itching to say, I am not very impressed by the stylish-not-so-stylish representations from the Grammys this year...or could it be that the Grammys is losing its higi-haga and people are no longer willing to make the effort to look just as great? or my dear celebrities are simply losing style? I am not sure.  So, straightaway, from the pool of not so great, I have painstakingly managed to fish out the goods, the not so good and the worst dressed (this did not take time) from an evening usually associated with style and expected to be remarkable.

Whilst I am going to leave the bulk of the 'yabbings' to Emmy Collins - trust me, he is the professional at this, you! my dearest reader will get to do the scoring on a scale of 0 -10, starting with Pharrell Williams owing me 10 points in that thing that is apparently 'wearing him'.


Worst Dressed:

Pharrell Williams (-10/10)

Five (5) BlondeDolly© Men who stood out in 2013

The world is heavily inundated with mediocrity; its 'luxurious' celebration (misrepresentation) as the new king of cool and blueprint to 'quick fame'. This is sad... but not news!  In juxtaposition, I am glad there are still many 'few good men'...and more than 5 actually out there (e.g Russell Simmons, Brenden Dilley, Peter Georgescu, Barrack Obama, Roger Federer, Babatunde Fashola, e.t.c)

Like Margaret Thatcher, only that I am a little 'worse' (pun intended), I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it.

This post celebrates 5 fantastic men whom I have never met in person, but whose works, words, materials, achievements, mentality, humanitarian lifestyle, contributions, dreams, drive, desires, skills sets' and gifts inspired me a great deal in 2013.

1. Actor, Director and Writer, crime committed not to add 'very handsome' Aml Ameen starts my list. Talk about amazing career leap! It is not everyday nor very easy that one lands a Hollywood role in a blockbuster movie with (only) big casts like Oprah Winfrey, Forest Whitaker, Jane Fonda, David Oyelowo and the A-list star studded others. 

Aml (pronounced Am-Mel as on his twitter page @AmlAmeen) - an embodiment of hard work, focus, dedication and humility - deserves more celebration, more roles and more opportunities in the coming years. Watching his interview with Vox Africa certainly underscores him as a young man who is well focused, has big dreams and certainly knows where he is going.