Hey Guys!
So, you went, you saw...did you love???
Apparently a lot of you were super juiced about the flick. Tanasia writes, "I thought it would be cool to show you how "Carried Away" fans got for Sex and the City...."
"...Attached is a flick of me on opening night of the movie. Xoxo."
You look amazing! Lovin the white vest pantsuit, heels, and sequined bag!
So what do you think: Did Tanasia get carried away?
Smootches!
Fashion, News, and What Nots
*New York Magazine's David Edelstein had a good review of the movie, but brought up an interesting point (that I didn't quite realize while watching). He says, "Sex and the City’s nod to the nonwhite is scary. Jennifer Hudson plays Carrie’s personal assistant, and Oh my God, it’s Hattie McDaniel for the new millennium..."
"... Instead of cleaning Carrie’s house, she cleans up her computer files (although she does help declutter the apartment, too). She admires her mistress in those beautiful outfits. And check out that smile when you give her a Louis Vuitton handbag! Please, Sex and the City, do not pretend you exist in the real multiracial world. White will always be your new black." Meow!!! While I was watching, I didn't really have a problem with JHud's character (save the marbles in her mouth accent). But what did y'all think? Were you happy with the 'sister' representation???*In other sad fashion news, legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent passed away this Sunday...
26 comments:
Hi Claire,
Personally I feel that JHuds wardrobe and make up were HORRIBLE!
What did you think?
Her weave was absolutely horrible!! And I hated that scene where she was trying on a dress and they had a six year old girl with a weave down her back. Just...I had no words
Its like they didn't make any effort to make her look special or fashionable.
I agree with Anonymous 11.15a. It's like Patricia Field just sent her to Sears with $200 and a product placement deal with Bag, Borrow, or Steal. Against the backdrop of all the other sartorial wondrousness, Poor St.Louise faded into the background. No pretty dresses, no edgy coats or tops for poor Louise. Just those damned bags. *sigh* I was so looking forward to some non-skinny fashion, too. Oh well.
this is funny because I paid no attention to her until my friend was like what the hell is up with JHUD look then it dawned on me THE BLACK GIRL FROM ST LOUIS=A HOT ASS MESS what is the world coming to must we be misrepresented all the time? I mean bad enough they exclude us from everything but when they do find it in their heart(or lack there of) to include us they represent who we are totally not...oh well I guess until we define who we are others will continue to do it for us....
i wasn't feelin her character at all, but SJP said so herself, they chose her because "African-American women and women of color have been a big part of our audience for a long time (and) we really haven't been responsible to them."
And that's how it came off - throw in the token black because we haven't been "responsible." It just didn't seem like an organic and sincere character.
in terms of the representation, i wouldn't go as far as comparing her to macdaniel, but this role definitely calls into question her acting chops. She totally got lucky with Dreamgirls
The representation of African Americans throughout the whole SATC series was very limited, so we can't all of sudden have a problem with it when the movie premieres. I'm not making "lite" of the issue (indeed there is one) but, I love the fashion and the dialogue nothing more nothing less. Yes, I made a mental note to myself during the movie that, "with someone as fab as Carrie doing the hiring, why would she hire someone so.........homely?" This could have ben a time to shine, but once again we were failed by Hollywood and her performance was...cute to say the least, but Patricia could have done so much better with character and her choice of attire for Ms. Hudson....did we forget, that this woman is an ACADEMY AWARD WINNER?