Eva Longoria Parker may play one on TV, but she’s no desperate housewife.  The actress is usually flawless on the red carpet, and I love the aqua blue jewel collar dress she wore to the recent Critics’ Choice Awards.
Although the jewel collar trend has been around for a few seasons, it’s still going strong and has transformed from gaudy and costume-like to a funky and sophisticated formal look.  I couldn’t find a dress in the same standout color as Eva’s, but I found a few stylish jewel collar dress options that will give every Hot Mama a Hollywood makeover.

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It’s award season and the stars are hitting the red carpet dressed to impress.  Inevitably, there will be a few misses to accompany the fashion hits.  I loved up-and-coming actress Taraji P. Henson’s portrayal of Brad Pitt’s adoptive mother, “Queenie,” in the excellent “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”  For that moving portrayal, Henson recently received a Best Supporting Actress nod at the Critics’ Choice Awards.

I’m certain that Henson, who also stars in the film “Not Easily Broken” (see the above clip) with perennial hottie Morris Chestnut deserved the nomination, but I’m not sure about her dress selection for the …read more