Obviously, I love Oscar fashion.  There’s no denying it’s the grandest, most tradition rich night for stylewatchers.  But I’ll be tuning in this Sunday to see my favorite red carpet at the Golden Globes.  It seems that the looser (read boozier) environment of the Globes combined with its less intimidating cache allows stars to be more creative with their choices.  Sometimes that’s a good thing, and sometime’s it’s not, but I enjoy it either way.

EW.com has a good photo gallery of their picks for Best & Worst Globe Style of the ’00s (which I guess we’re calling the Aughts even though I still find that very awkward).  Among others, EW raved Scarlett Johansson and Nicole Kidman, who both wore beautiful color and formfitting silhouettes.

Nicole in '05 (from EW.com)

Scarlett in '06 (from EW.com)

And they noted that beautiful Lara Flynn Boyle really missed the mark with her tutu terror.

Lara in '03 (from EW.com)

I hate to say “What was she thinking?” but really, WHAT WAS SHE THINKING?  Just an awful idea from start to finish.

It’s not easy to evaluate an era that has just passed, but if I had to pick a look that will always be associated with the past decade, I’d definitely say “Goddess”.  Dozens of women walked the red carpet a la Helen of Troy, and my three favorites are below.

Felicity Huffman in '06 (from people.com), Keira Knightly in '06 (from people.com), Ali Larter in '07 (from InStyle.com)

We saw so many goddesses during the Aughts (ick!) that I doubt we’ll see much of this trend in the coming decade.  One thing I know for sure: this Sunday, I’ll have my sauvignon blanc and my critical eye ready.  Will you be watching?