Matt and Coleen takes on the Oscar Dresses

One of the things I picked up from growing up around too many women is the all essential critique of what the ladies wear on the red carpet. I have enlisted my fiance to give her perspective. And while we don't always agree, it is certainly enjoyable to be part of the discourse. Enjoy!

Matt's take: I am going to give a thumbs down to Cameron. It was a nice dress, but she had the tan lines rocking and I thought the her hair and the dress were uniformed. Coleen's take: Thumbs up. I have to admit I am not generally a fan of JT's exes, because there has to be something wrong with you to mess that up, but in this case I think Cameron is rockin' this thing and has the body to do it.

Matt's Take: I thought the bow was too big. It seemed bigger than her face. Still, she looked nice. I'm giving it a neutral. Coleen's take: Thumbs up. Come on, she was flawless in this. Red on red. Nice. Classy.

Matt's take: This is one of the worst dress nominees for me. I didn't like the coat or the color. Very Addam's family-esque. Coleen's take: Thumb's down. This is a train wreck, even with the handicap for being older and good with a pair of scissors. The dress is way too long, heavy, and what's with the jacket? Her ahir looks nice though.

Matt's Take: I think I've been negative on all of the dresses. When I first saw the dress, or the cape, I wasn't that taken by it. I just don't get the cape. Thumbs down. Coleen's take: This is a classic case of thumbs up and down. In the picture here, it's down. What is that thing she's wearing over her dress? A sheet? But when she was presenting she took the sheet off and revealed a very nice neckline and showed off a wow figure. Go mama. But, regardless, thumb's down on the hair. It was a lazy pony tail. No one at the Oscars should have hair that looks like mine even on a good day.

Matt's take: Mama Mia! Thumbs up. The only knock I have on the dress were the sleeves. A couple of angles looked liked it was sort of that naked nylon you see on figure skaters. If it was, the dress goes down a couple of notches for me. On this picture it looks like its just skin. And lots of it! Coleen's take: Sorry. Down. This wasn't anything original that I've seen. In fact, how many times can JLo where a plunging V (green grammy dress, anyone?). But, hey, she had twin babies and still looks hot. So, whatever.

Matt's Take: I thought it looked like a giant drape wrapped around like a toga. Thumbs down. Coleen's take: Oh, I don't know. How do you criticize Meryl Streep? It's not my favorite, but it was glitzy. Sideways thumb.

Matt's take: This would would have been my favorite dress by far of the night, until I saw the back. Still, it was a nice dress. I'm just not sure what the designer was thinking about the back. It looked unfinished. Coleen's take: One of my best picks of the Oscars. The color was stunning, I loved the bodice and layers...but the back was terrible. It was like an 8-inch nude bra strap. So weird. That alonen prevented Michelle's dress from being the best of the night for me. But if she walked like a crab the whole night I would have never known.

Matt's Take: This is one of my favorites of the night. Thumbs up! Coleen's take: Hmm. I liked this dress until up close I saw the polka dots. I'll just focus on the positive: good color, I liked the diamond necklace, rockin' post baby figure, and good hair. Overall, thumbs up.

Matt's Take: One of my favorites of the night. She sparkled in the Help and I thought the dress was perfect for her. Big thumbs up! Coleen's Take: Thumbs up. Flawless execution of this dress, perfect for her body and made her look exquisite for her memorable night.

Matt's take: Thumbs up. If there is a knock on this dress is that it's "traditional". I thought it was nice. Most people I thought tried to hard to stretch the modern theme. I liked it. Coleen's take: This was nice. It looked great on her and the color was interesting. I'm not a huge fan of the off the shoulder dresses, but I'm not going to dwell. She looked quite nice. Up.

Matt's Take: Oooh man. I liked the dress, but I'm not a huge Jolie fan, at all. I think if you rock a dress like this, your leg shouldn't look like that. I'm only grading dresses here, right? Coleen's take: Ich. Bleck. Horrible. Cheap. Anorexic. Pitiful. Worst of the night. Worst ever.

Matt's Take: I really like Rooney Mara's look. I thought the dress could have been a bit tighter up top, but overall, I thought this was one of the best looks of the night. Thumbs up. Coleen's Take: Thumbs up. I like this Rooney Mara. And I like to say Rooney Mara. Her dress was unique and carried a simple elegance. I'm not a fan of the bangs, and think more attention to a glamorous hairstyle would have done wonders.

Matt's Take: Thumbs down. I'm not sure what look she was going for here. Worst dressed nominee. Coleen's Take: Oh gosh. This is a beautiful girl who has just broke onto the scene and her movie is nominated for the best of the year. Well, the Oscars have come and gone, and you wore that dress. Here's what you do next, fire your stylist, and find another good movie to be in so you get another chance to right your wrong.

Matt's Take: I love the color and bottom of this dress. The top looked liked leaves and I couldn't get jolly green giant out of my head all night. But overall, I thought it was a nice dress. Coleen's Take: This was a bold move, and I like it. The color was interesting and the only one on the red carpet. It shows off a mighty fine bossum, and she looked stunning. Thumbs up. And Matt's favorite dress of the night:

Work it Girl! And Coleen's favorite dress of the night:

This wasn't really easy for me. But I'm going to pretend I didn't see the back of this dress and choose to remember this remarkable color and stunning fit. Yay Michelle!