I think very highly of Rachel McAdams’ beauty. She is truly a gorgeous woman, and she could easily rule every red carpet she ever walked. Unfortunately, Rachel has something of a styling problem. It’s not like she’s got Rihanna’s stylist or anything like that, someone who cosigns whatever crazy, hormonal “let’s shave half of my hair off and rock it” sort of thing. But Rachel’s stylist does cosign some sketchy stuff. Take this whole look, from the London premiere of Sherlock Holmes Monday night. Rachel looks pretty, yes. But… off. I think it’s the hair. Big up front with a loose braid? This dress (by Andrew Gn) could have had done with a classic chignon. Or even just have the hair loose. The makeup is flawless, though. It just goes to show how difficult it is to f-ck up when you’re working with a face like that.
Once I saw the January cover for Vogue, I did develop another theory about Rachel, though. Maybe the hair issues on the red carpet last night were about her not knowing what to do with sketchy extensions? Because on the cover of Vogue, Rachel is rocking a really cute, cropped, punked-out ‘do. I like her better as a brunette, but the cut is lovely. Considering the Vogue shoot was probably a couple of months ago, Rachel has probably gotten extensions since then, probably for a movie, and she doesn’t know what to do with them.
No interview excerpts have come out from Vogue yet, but Rachel was interviewed by Total Film Magazine (via Showbiz Spy) about her supporting role in Sherlock Holmes, and her success in films thus far. Rachel said: “There’s a balance of some hand guiding you somewhere, and at the same time your own free will and taking the bull by the horns. I do think it’s a combination of the two that gets you wherever you are. And I think there’s a little bit of control, but not much!” Rachel also says she got the role in holmes because she “hunted Guy down and camped on his doorstep until he relented! OK, no, we had a chat in a garden and it went from there… Fortunately, it worked out for me.” Sweet girl.
Rachel McAdams at the ‘Sherlock Holmes’ London premiere December 14, 2009. Credit: WENN. Also, January Vogue cover courtesy of CoverAwards.
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