I love Cobie Smulders, who plays Robin Scherbatsky on How I Met Your Mother (CBS). I love Craig Ferguson, who plays Craig Ferguson on the Late Late Show (CBS). I do not, however, love what Cobie Smulders is wearing when she plays Cobie Smulders on the Late Late Show starring Craig Ferguson as Craig Ferguson.
I really don’t know what’s wrong with Cobie Smulders. She is smoking hot, but girlfriend cannot dress herself to save her life. Let’s talk about this horrendous outfit.
Okay.
Like her character, Cobie likes tall heeled boots. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with wearing a pair of tall boots with a colorful, printed little dress. (Even though this dress isn’t that little, at least by Hollywood standards.)
But Jesus Christ, look at that horrendous cut. It’s got a dropped waist, for crying out loud. I HATE DROPPED WAISTS. And the way the fabric drapes and falls there, it just looks ill-fitting. And the asymmetrical off-shoulder thing, with the flaps in the sleeves…ugh, ugh, ugh.
Just a horrible, horrible look.
The thing is, tall boots make your legs look longer and really slim down the body as they lengthen it visually. But you’ve got to keep everything else sleek. Not tight, just sleek. A boxy or ill-fitting billowy dress like this one up there is not going to look good with tall boots because you’ll just look square, shapeless (if the dress is boxy, that is) and stumpy.
And no woman in her right mind would ever want to look stumpy.
So naturally, I had to revamp this look. Keep in mind that this look might not be appropriate for your office. I mean, tall heeled brown boots? A sleeveless dress? It is probably way too sexy for the workplace. Some of you might be able to get away with it if you toss a sweater on top. For the rest of you, this might be a more appropriate after-work ensemble.
Sleeveless Printed Sheath Dress ………. $44.99
Cassidy Dress Boots in Brown ………. $49.99
I found both of these at Macy’s, so this is technically a One Stop Shop post, too! Yay! Two birds with one stone!
Anyway, yes, there’s not a lot to this. I picked a printed, bright dress like Cobie Smulder’s, but this one has a more flattering fit. It’s figure flattering without being skin-tight and trashy, and it’s warm and bold and vibrant, without all that excess fabric hanging down. Blech. And, of course, I found a pair of brown heeled boots.
You certainly won’t look stumpy in this get-up! Gah, I wish Cobie had called me before going on Ferguson dressed like this. I mean, I would have been more interested in finding out from her whether or not her character and Neil Patrick Harris’s character are going to get back together, but eventually we would have gotten around to some fashion advice.
Eventually.
(I just really love Robin and Barney. How could you not?!)
SUPER CRAPPY RANDOM PICSPAM.
