Here's Heidi at Nickelodeon™'s 2008 Kids™ Choice Awards held at the Pauley Pavilion in Westwood, California.
Dear Heidi,
Fire your Gays.
Affectionately,
Not Your Gays.
Oh, it's certainly not the worst thing she's worn in public and we get that the Nick events are usually pretty casual as celebrity events go, but the whole look feels a little off. First off, we're just gonna say it and you can all hate us for it: She's getting a little long in the tooth for this look. Yes, she has an amazing body, but that doesn't mean she should be dressing like a slightly slutty teenager with low self esteem and poor color-matching and accessorizing skills. Seriously, those shoes are awful with that outfit. And what's up with those sleeves on that blacklight poster of a shirt? Are they mismatched or is one of her arms much bigger than the other one and we never noticed before now? And finally, we're just not loving the bangs no matter how hard you work them, girl.
[Photos: Frank Micelotta/Mazur/WireImage]
106 comments:
You guys live in my brain! That's exactly what I thought when I looked at the pics. First thought was, "How old is she? No one should do this look past age 19."
I am starting to wonder if the bangs are hiding some particularly aggressive botoxing in the forehead that has rendered her brow immobile.
To quote the lovely yet often ticky-tacky Ms. Heidi ---
"It looks cheap. No?"
- edina -
"First off, we're just gonna say it and you can all hate us for it: She's getting a little long in the tooth for this look."
Thank you!
She is gorgeous, but definately taste challenged, and apparently (sadly) no one will tell her.
Maybe they fear she'll go all Naomi Campbell on their ass, so they just say nothing, nervously make sure she can always find whatever jeans she's looking for, and keep all the phones in a locked gun cabinet.
--GothamTomato
That top is hideous, it looks like Target clearance rack. Surely she can do better than that.
"Bill said: I am starting to wonder if the bangs are hiding some particularly aggressive botoxing in the forehead that has rendered her brow immobile."
Yes, and you are living in my brain. Me thinks Heidi is employing the Goldie Hawn approach to bang camouflage.
--GothamTomato
Well ... I like the top. Not liking the skirt at all. And the shoes??? Ack!!!!
I'm also trying to get my hair to be like hers. I love it.
Then again, I don't have the gay gene ... well, I'm gay, but since I'm a woman, we all know what THAT stereotype means. ;-)
I love it! "Bangouflage."
- edina -
Heidi has never worn anything I've liked. She is a tacky, tasteless, hoochie mama and no amount of airbrushing is gonna change that.
Oh TLo, thank you for lightening up my day!
Wedge heels on a glamazon? Whoa, honey you're going to make those kids feel like dwarves!
I know Heidi has 'the body' - however, wearing some serious ugly is not going to show it off in an appealing way.
T&Lo are right - fire those stylists!
I laughed. When I wrote for the travel beat, we used to talk about "dressing to fit into your surroundings."
When I saw this and read she was at Pauley Pavillion at UCLA and at the MTV awards, I thought she was 1. Trying to impress the teenagers; and 2. Trying to look like someone who did not get into UCLA.
Ah well. At least she's slim and can kind of pull it off. There are many much larger women who try to do the same.
Perhaps someone needs to check the lighting in Heidi's dressing room. Those turquoise shoes do not go with that ensemble.
(Can't believe I used that word to describe the teen wear she selected for the event.) Perhaps she mistook the mission and thought she needed to dress like her target audience. But no - she has worn some pretty awful stuff on the show.
I've got it! Heidi is a perfect candidate for Tim Gunn's Guide to Style Help her, Obi Tim Gunn Kanobi! You're her only hope!
Rosie's Girl
Gosh, those people in New York will wear anything. Taste is not a requirement to live in NY.
Anonymous said...
Gosh, those people in New York will wear anything. Taste is not a requirement to live in NY.
She lives in LA, but nice try, Gotham Tomato's Biggest Fan!
Fugly! And what's with the peace sign? Tacky!
" Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
Gosh, those people in New York will wear anything. Taste is not a requirement to live in NY.
She lives in LA, but nice try, Gotham Tomato's Biggest Fan!"
ROFLMAO. Good catch!!
supermodels rarely seem to be able to adequately dress themselves, n'est-ce pas? i guess after years of handlers actually physically dressing you in other people's clothes, you lose the hang of doing it yourself. see: tyra banks
"slightly slutty" is way too kind for this outfit. It is inappropriately sexy for Nickelodeon and inappropriately ugly for anywhere else.
Word, Gotham Tomato.
Much as I love me some Goldie, I am awaiting the day that she progresses to simply a nose poking out of a massive frame of bleached and blown blond hair.
Of course, I think Ann-Margret (who I also love) will advance to the "just hair and a nose" phase first.
I'm fine with the hair and like the bracelets. Everything else is tragic TRAGIC. I am only a moderately fashion-forward gay, and even I could do better than this for her.
Agreed!
I like it. Yeah, she's too old to wear puffy sleeves and mini-skirts, not to mention shopping at Gap Kids, but it's cute and fun and she's showing off her "German engineering", if you know what I mean.
She def. needs new stylists, though, if they let her wear it in public.
That was exactly my thought. First she is incredibly attractive and works hard for the look. She needs to brave a new territory and be a standard bearer for older, hot foxy ladies of how to dress hot and not in such a style that makes you look older and somewhat desperate. She si neither and shouldn't be out in something like this.
forgive me if this is a duplicate.
LMFAO. you boys kill me every single time.
if BRAVO was smart...............
Fire your Gays.
Affectionately,
Not Your Gays
Hahah! You guys!!
Sarah said...
I like it. Yeah, she's too old to wear puffy sleeves and mini-skirts, not to mention shopping at Gap Kids, but it's cute and fun and she's showing off her "German engineering", if you know what I mean.
ROFLMAO!
Definitely not any kind of Fahrvergnügen I'd ever want to see!
Once again, from my 18 year old niece: "Because I don't want to look trendy today & stupid forever".
Emma P.
Heidi's only 34 years old (younger, ahem, than most of us who post here). True, she's no teenager, and there are some definite issues with her look. But she's hardly in Goldie Hawn or Ann Margrock territory (yet). She looks hot -- color blind, granted, but nevertheless hot. Go, Frau Seal!
The hair actually reminds me of this lady....
http://www.celebritynooz.com/watn/images/ann-jillian-then.jpg
Heidi, you're out.
Actually, that look strikes me as very "fly over state." NTTATWWT
I think she's going for a Robots in Disguise thing with the bangs. Unfortunately, as proven by Dee's attempt with her boyfriend's hair at the 2007 Big Fat Quiz of the Year, it is an extremely limited bangcut that looks good on very few people.
"Taste is not a requirement to live in NY."
I'd say Donald Trump's hair is evidence of that.
His toupe is on our state flag.
--GothamTomato
So the reason Heidi dressed like this:
Here at UCLA, we go on Spring Break for the week directly before the Nick Choice Awards. They swarm our campus while we're gone, so neither of us can interfere with the other. Heidi didn't want people to think that ALL the poorly dressed college students had left, and so she decided to become a badly dressed Bruin, just temporarily.
OK, I agree that she is fashion challenged (scary as she is a judge for a fashion show, but that is another subject.)And I agree that the top looks like a Target markdown (or maybe a garage sale bargain.) However, she really is a beauty. And as much as I wanted to hate her new add with the volkswagon Beetle, I couldn't. It is too cute!
Eh...I don't love it, but it's Nickelodeon and she obviously dressing for a much younger audience. Clearly not my fave, butI'm not gonna lambast her for it.
I don't like wedgies.
Both shoes and crack.
Bad experiences with both.
I know, TMI. I'm in a mood.
Goldie and Ann, even Heidi... I like them too. I hope Goldie will make the choice of a real beauty like the late Jessica Tandy who aged gracefully.
I just think that the sleeves are meant for storage of possible large fruit. She just happened to eat the fruit before she got to the show.
It wouldn't be so bad if the skirt was just a little longer. She is a mother. Most kids would just die if their mothers wore a skirt that short.
"Sarah said...
I like it. Yeah, she's too old to wear puffy sleeves and mini-skirts, not to mention shopping at Gap Kids, but it's cute and fun and she's showing off her "German engineering", if you know what I mean.
She def. needs new stylists, though, if they let her wear it in public."
Does that mean like she should just wear it in the bedroom? The better thing to say is she needs new stylists if they let her wear it at all.
She is so beautiful and has such a gorgeous body, why doesn't she wear beautiful clothes? why does she dress like a ragamuffin?
christian was at the nick awards too, he looked good
gothamtomato said...
I'd say Donald Trump's .... toupe is on our state flag.
--GothamTomato
And thus we have the answer to the puzzle of why the coatimundi and the buffy headed marmoset are endangered. The Donald's headwarmer - Whoa! All that money and no mirror.
I kinda like the shirt, a very cute print. I don't know if she should be wearing that shirt, but I like it nonetheless. The haircut is really off though.
oh hahahahahaha! Fire your gays! Spitting green tea on keyboard!
Thanks, guys, Frau Seal is too old for the skirt and the shoes. And we know she does have taste issues.
I don't care, I like bangs. They do cover wrinkled foreheads and so maybe there is a Botox or wrinkle issue but I think they're cute on her.
Babies...
Everything you said. X2.
I have a similar issue sometimes.
Looking significantly younger than your age is 2-aged sword.
You cannot "dress your age" because you a) don't feel your age, b)don't look your age, c)if you dressed "your age" you would look like you were wearing your mom's clothes.
There is a gap in fashion. It's like it really does not address women between 20 and 50 ( good-looking 50, as in like Oprah and Ellen De Generis 50). I mean, Salma Hayek is my age.41 this month.
But it's either all slutty teen, or old lady "Golden Girl".
So sometimes,it's hard to balance the proper and old enough since you are somebody's Mum(and my daughter is going to open my fashion show.. 5'10 at 14!!!!), but still hot and edgy...
Sometimes, the balance is hard to strike.
And she is lucky. They make cool designer clothes her size. Now take this exercise and try to do it in a size 18. Yeah...
Now you have my life and why at my age I am becoming a designer....
Love,
Milla
I'm still very miffed at Ms. Klum for her casual jeans and t-shirt ensemble at the PR finale show. This outfit does nothing to ameliorate my miffedness. Where, pray tell, is the Fashion in these two outfits?
Just to jackhammer a dead horse here, when Iman stepped out on the PRC runway to greet her designers each week, there were times when they actually gasped at her fashion fabulosity. When was the last time Heidi engendered such awe?
TLO, promise me that if I ever start dressing like that (well I would never dress like that, but you get my meaning), that you will quietly take me into a corner and bitch slap some age-appropriate sense into me?
Who else is willing her to stumble after that pose in those clunky shoes - I can fair hear her fleshy thighs squeeling across that wooden floor.
Agnes Gooch said...
"... when Iman stepped out on the PRC runway to greet her designers each week, there were times when they actually gasped at her fashion fabulosity. When was the last time Heidi engendered such awe?"
When she was pregnant. She looked fantastic when she was up-geknocked.
I don't know how she can honestly critique the designs of others when she is willing to leave her house in what appears to the uniform of those under 20. I am a 38 year female so I feel perfectly okay saying that she is too old for this look. If she wants to be sexy, there are other ways to do it. I don't even find this sexy actually.
Skirt is too short and the details on it compete with the pattern on the shirt. The shoes were all wrong for the skirt but would have been fine if she'd worn something a bit longer and not so off-color denim-y. The bracelet...wtf is up with her and her accessories? Does she pull stuff off the Bluefly wall?
Oy vey
I'd have to agree with the girl behind her. What the hell?
Hooker get-up. This woman can't dress to save her life. She RARELY (maybe ONCE she did!) gets it right.
My god the shoes, the shoes...they are sooooooooooo wrong. My eyes hurt.
She's so out she's back in.
You are dead on the observation about being "long in the tooth". Too many women of a certain age think because they are in great shape and "look young" they can wear teenagers' styles. She also looks as though she's had some face work done. Heaven forbid anyone should age naturally!
Milla, word to everything you said. I'm turning 40 in a few weeks and it's really hard to find clothes that are cute, but appropriate for my age.
However, Ms. Klum does have taste issues and this is definitely part of it. The shirt isn't even Target quality. It's more Rainbow shop quality. If the skirt were only 3 inches longer it would look a lot more appropriate even if it is the Nik awards.
I don't want to see her dress "old" but there are so many other things she could have worn that would have looked better.
Out. Out, out, out! Oh, my god, those shoes are godawful! The entire look screams, "Hey, baby, you lookin' to party?" Tell her not to stand on a street corner for more than 5 seconds or she'll be telling it to a judge (and I don't mean Michael Kors).
Gothamtomato said, "[Donald Trump's] toupée is on our state flag."
What is with these guys with more money than God and bad toupées? It's not like they can't afford a decent rug, yet they insist on wearing something that looks like roadkill.
CUE: police siren ~~ wrrreeee nrr reeee~~ whooop~~
tires screeching against curb...
Veteran officer: "My God, aqua-cork-heeled-wedges...we haven't seen the likes of this since the serial burnt-orange, crochet bikini days of 1977. Oh,
the humanity...the carnage!"
Rookie officer: "Hold on...something's coming up on our wireless database... indication that the perf has had multiple arrests for minor-magpie assaults and ..wait ...major felony tootie-exposure with intent to disarm. We've got a collar!"
Vet: "Orchid, cowl, turtleneck...?"
Rookie: "No...mostly a boatneck-blacklight, floating starfish polyester trashbag, hinged by 1/3 yard of stretch denim."
Vet: "Trash bag, eh? Duct tape can't be far behind."
Rookie: "Check. Woven faux belt and loops....also employed as cuffs."
Vet: "Focus ...focus. She's armed and dangerous~"
Rookie: "Clearly. ..but consider the possibility of Mariah-Carey-by-Proxy or
Madonna-insane-crotchomyalgia....we just don't know what this
supermodel has suffered."
Vet: "Son...if it quacks....it's probably a duck." (followed by hang-dog, seasoned lift-of-the-brow)
____
heeheee...I thought this might be appropriate to the Lifetime victim network drama-ish thinghy.
Heidi, I think, dressed for her audience at this event. Honestly, I can't slay her for it...but I will offer that she could soooooo~ ROCK elegance/sexy....maturity. If someone could only convince her to do so.
When Heidi says "I'd wear that" in the PR judging, we now know it isn't a compliment.
Aw. She looks cute in that first pic!
But, the skirt is too short for a kiddie-event, no?
Hmm, I kind of like the print on the shirt. Rework it, pair it with a pencil skirt and maybe a purple/indigo pump and it's 500% more sophisticated.
Rosie's Girl: "Help her, Obi Tim Gunn Kanobi! You're her only hope!
SNORT!!! Thanks for the laugh!
Taking on the Death Star is one thing, but...do you think The Force is up tho THIS challenge?
-Ignatz
eric3000: "slightly slutty" is way too kind for this outfit. It is inappropriately sexy for Nickelodeon and inappropriately ugly for anywhere else.
EXACTLY what I was thinking but too inarticulate to express.
-Ignatz
I'm not a huge fan of that outfit and admit it looks a bit cheap but I'm getting a bit tired with people saying stuff like "She's getting a little long in the tooth for this look."
Guys, todays women don't stop wearing mini skirts just because they hit 30. We got just as much right to show off our legs as any 19 year old and to be honest, we often look much better ;)
If you know how to dress (and Heidi clearly doesn't) Mini skirts and puffy sleeves can look fabulous even on women much older than Heidi.
Looks like she left her outfit in the limo by accident that had to grab something from Miley Cyrus' dressing room.
she looks like she shops in the juniors section at Target.
Yes, I wonder if Heidi wouldn't make it on Tim's show, recall that participant that dressed much younger than her age and embarassed her husband and daughter at the PTA or some such.
I just can't stand that stupid celeb peace sign gimmick... What, no red bows anymore?
Or maybe she's signalling her current state, two "V"s, for 'vagina' and 'vacuous'.
watch this new VW advertisement with Heidi and a "Beetle". Someone else must have dressed her. She looks cute and sounds cute.
Just wish she would have again uttered the immortal line, "What's up with you?"
http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/adtrack/2008-03-31-vw-adtrack_N.htm
oops here is a link. might be on youtube or somewhere else too
I have to say -- I can't believe she has that body after 3 kids -- I'd love to look like her! Having said that, if I DID look like her, I wouldn't be wearing that! She is really taste challenged and needs to consult a stylist.
She does look "cheap." Also, it looks like an outfit you could "get at a mall somewhere."
I wore those shoes in 1986. What did Heidi do: Raid a Payless Shoe Store warehouse?
Tsk. Tsk.
Oh, give it up guys. It's the Kid's Choice Awards. Jessica Alba was wearing a soylet green sack and Chris Brown had on an orange Nickelodeon hoodie. There's no in or out here, just plain fun.
Jaqua said...
Oh, give it up guys. It's the Kid's Choice Awards. Jessica Alba was wearing a soylet green sack and Chris Brown had on an orange Nickelodeon hoodie. There's no in or out here, just plain fun.
Honey, did you wander on to the wrong blog or something?
No one would look good in this outfit. It's a not age-inappropriate. It's taste-inappropriate.
If a teenage girl were wearing this outfit, we would be more willing to forgive her because she's obviously a fashion victim and has not learned any sense yet. But we're harsher on Heidi because she should know better.
I thought Sarah Jessica Parker looked great in that mini-dress with the opaque hose from a couple weeks ago. Age is not an issue!
I think Heidi can certainly rock a denim mini, but not this one. And not with that top and those shoes.
I don't dislike the pieces separately, but they look really unattractive together. And they'd look really unattractive on someone half her age.
You know, this is the first set of photos of Heidi that make me want to buy her a sandwich. And a cookie.
Heidi seems to be in a very Flock of Seagulls/16 Candles/Valley Girl phase lately. Tickity-tack! And not apologizing for it (although she should).
Heidi simply needs to have Uli, Kara Saun, Emmet, and Laura fill her closet and leave it at that.
Then she can look age appropriate and hot, and dare I say...elegant.
She lives in LA, but nice try, Gotham Tomato's Biggest Fan!
You are wrong there, Heidi does have a home in LA, but she also has an apartment in NY.
Altogether too much tootie!!
I know I'm continuing an off-topic straying, but have to insert that Trump's hair is not a toupe, it's a combover. I saw a fab shot of it blowing in the wind but can't find at the moment.
" sam said...
That top is hideous, it looks like Target clearance rack. Surely she can do better than that."
WhaaaChaaa? HEY! Don't be hatin my Target now... I loves me some Target. Hmmph.
OUT-of her mind, as usual.
Her legs are hot, but the outfit is decidedly NOT FIERCE.
--beth
She looks like a Bratz doll
I'm sorry, Heidi, you are out!
She is way too old for that look. Separately the shoes and skirt, even as short as it is, are okay. That shirt is hideous.
I'm so glad it's not just me that hates this bang look. I just want to brush the hair away from her face. How can she see?!
Those shoes looked a little dirty, kinda like she's been shopping at Goodwill. And what's with that duct tape bracelet? Is she trying to get rid of warts?
Am I the only one who doesn't hate this?
Of all the events to wear something far younger than your years, it seems nickelodeon would be the place to do it.
She looks fine.
Ok, I'll admit, I kinda love the shoes but yes, NOT with that outfit. And yes, she needs some age appropriate dress advice.
And yes, I'm probably too old to be wearing those wedges too!!!!
But damn, bitch has legs up to her armpits!!!
Oh to be young again and be able to ACTUALLY wear TINY skirts......I'm gonna need another bar of chocolate.
WHEW! Guess I'm seriously on the wrong side of this one! At first glance I thought she looked cute. Heidi is a beautiful woman with legs I would kill for LOL! What's with all the mall hate? Just because you can afford all designer togs is no reason to always spend a fortune on every outfit. I'll bet 90% of you on here shop at the mall or outlet stores, or Tarjay.
So the shoes are dated and well-worn. I'll bet they're comfy too. I'm just not on board with TG advice about always being a bit starched and uncomfortable when you dress up. And I KNOW that this look is not dressed up! I'll admit that the skirt is going on short-short. But once upon a time, loooong looong ago, I was there when the mini-skirt got started. OOHH, now i'm admitting I'm older than most of you. So what! And I rocked the mini-skirt look every chance I got and so did all the other 20 and 30 somethings! (And just so you know, I would never ever ever wear one again!)
And the bangs hate, I just do not get it. I've seen much shaggier, messy bangs on celebrities. I think she can wear bangs as well as anyone.
OK, sorry for the rant. I'm fairly new to posting here and have read TLO for ages. Love you guys! I've learned so much about fashion from TLO, PRW and some of the bloggers. Love following links that lead me to new knowledge. Who knew that the MetMus had such fabulous fashion history.
For some reason I just felt like defending Heidi. Oh, and the double peace signs, not any more posing than the PPS feerce look!
-MLL-
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If I looked like her, I would walk around nude constantly, so I guess in comparison I thought she looked pretty conservative.
Not in love with the wedges or the shoes, but at first glance I thought she looked pretty appropriate for the event.
I ask you, is it fair to have legs like that? Is it even legal?
I meant "wedges and the shirt" above, obvs.
"burnt-orange, crochet bikini"
OMG, I had one! I loved them and had one in beige and one in turquoise, too! They looked hot with a kick-ass tan, (that I got from sun-bathing with baby oil and tin foil, Lord help me!)
Alas, many moons ago.
With her legs and profession, she can still rock the denim mini, but surely she must have a nicer top.
And I have to disagree about the bangs. They're still in and she wears them nicer than most others.
Thanks for the memory!
That's my little sister's idea of a good look, which is synonymous with "fashion disaster".
I just got an email from Payless (guess we are BFFs or something) about their latest "BOGO sale" and right there, front and center were WEDGES! Guess Heidi got the email days earlier and was able to pick out hers before everyone else. Hmmph.
http://tinyurl.com/58c75r
Aw, she's just channeling her inner child...you know, the inner child that wants to wear their bathing suit or ballet tutu to the store with cowboy boots. You know that kid. But if you don't let them wear what they want, they'll have a tantrum, and no one wants that to happen.
I hate that look. It's way too young and trashy for her.
The top is HIDEOUS!!!! It looks like something you buy at a local fair.
"winged_sheep said...
She looks like a Bratz doll"
ROFL. She does, doesn't she?
Heidi Klum is straight-up tacky. She need some serious help. The woman is the hostess of a fucking FASHION SHOW!!!
Some models can't dress themselves without the help of a stylist. Heidi is one of them. Wait! She does have a stylist. OK, scratch that. Heidi can't dress. Period.
barby wrote:
"I ask you, is it fair to have legs like that? Is it even legal?"
No, and it shouldn't be.
I swear, baby won the genetics lottery, didn't she? My legs didn't look that good when I was 18, much less now that I'm [watermelon watermelon]. And after 3 kids! ACK!!!!
The old fogey in me is appalled that she wore a skirt that short to a children's network event.
"Dear Heidi,
Fire your Gays.
Affectionately,
Not Your Gays."
LOL. You bitches are going straight to hell. LOVE. YOU.
She's so out that I can't even laugh about it.
She's getting ready to guest star as Hannah Montana's embarrassing hoochie mama mom. Just remember, this is the woman who needed Britney Spears to tell her how to diaper her baby properly.
Um, very "Housewives of Orange County"...
She's never been able to dress herself-that's why I think she's one of the worst judges on PR or on any reality TV show.
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