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March 20, 2008
Fug Madness 2008: Cher, Round One
(1) LINDSAY LOHAN vs. (16) COURTNEY PELDON
In which our intrepid play-in winner Courtney Peldon faces off against Fug's First Lady of the Leggings, Ms. Lindsay Lohan. While C. Peld's recent strong showing in Fug Madness's premiere game has some experts wondering if she could upset LiLo -- - and has certainly reminded us all that she's TOTALLY NUTBALL -- we must remind you, the voter, that Peldon hasn't really been out and about much recently. Leggings Lohan, on the other hand, has been running around in those trousers of evil for something like 73 days straight and has threatened to actually start selling them. Also, she's capable of this:
Yes, that's a CROPPED SEQUINED REF'S JERSEY. She also once wore what we think is a bike chain tied around her head, appeared in public wearing PANTALOONS, and abused grammar severely. (We choose not to remind you of the fact that she pioneered the unfortunate trend of flashing her pantyless crotch at photographers, but you know it's true.) All that being said, we freaking love Lindsay, even if she is a total hot mess half the time and appears to be trying to actually kill us. Engendering that kind of emotion in people despite being someone who went through a long period of flashing copious side-tit (basically SFW, unless you're a nun) is kind of awesome. On the other hand, Courtney, in addition to all the fugly deliciousness showcased Tuesday, also owns this:
A hard choice, no? Think upon it -- who is more fugly? The Mean Girl who went from being a young, fresh, red-headed, wholesome delight to being someone who goes outside in a Bret Michaels costume and is, by her own admission, prone to stealing other people's drug-filled pants? Or the uber-tacky but still somehow winsome missy who generally looks like she's just raided Trashy Lingerie on the way home from a bake sale? Remember, we're voting based on sartorial body of work, not just these particular heinous-yet-hilarious (heinlarious?) examples thereof. Not that that makes it an easier choice...
(4) RIHANNA vs. (13) SANDRA OH
Can you imagine being stuck in an elevator with these two? We suspect their accessories might somehow cause you grievous physical injuries and we also think it's possible they both could wait out the entire ordeal without giving you any good dirt. In other words, neither of them seem like quite as much gossipy fun as either Lilo OR Courtney Peldon. But we're talking about their clothes here, and both Rihanna and Sandra Oh are fashion risk-takers who sometimes look awesome and sometimes look like they were styled by Susie Head-Injury. Rihanna earned herself a 4 seed thanks to a recent past including a Schizophrenic Grammys Week complete with a dress that might actually be a salute to Bea Arthur, thigh-high leg-warmers, a seriously tragic lace shorts jumpsuit (three words never destined to be said in that order), and the following crazy delight:
Rihanna's body language here sort of screams, "yeah, Chris Brown told me this outfit was a bad idea, but I didn't think he knew what the heck he was talking about. Why didn't I listen to my cute secret boyfriend? WHY? I hope my boob doesn't come out."
And speaking of body language, let's take a look at her competitor, Sandra "Secretly Hates Katherine Heigl, Don't You Think?" Oh:
HER body language whispers, "I'm wearing a vacuum filter, and I'm not okay. Also, remember that time I wore that crazy thing to the Emmys with all those necklaces? Some people loved it, but some other people thought I looked like a mannequin at Claire's Accessories. Sure, I generally look okay, but secretly you're pretty sure I have a deep well of fug buried within my soul that is about to burst out at any moment and slap you right across the face." Look, you know that's true. She's thinking about wearing a set of glass fruit earrings and a barrel to the next Golden Globes right now. She just is.
(5) FERGIE vs. (12) BRAD PITT
Don't get so worked up. We're not saying that Brad Pitt isn't super dreamy, or that his masterful portrayal of a Fed Ex guy in Jimmy Kimmel's "I'm F%#@ing Ben Affleck" didn't set our hearts aflutter and our loins aflame. We ARE saying that dude is in a rut, and that rut is dressed just like our grandpas:
Golf pants-esque fabrics. An omnipreset newsboy cap (sure, he was selling them for charity once, but he could surely sell more than one genre of hat, oui? How about a sombero, just to mix it up? That being said, every time the video plea on his Make It Right website plays, each member of this office giggles girlishly and has to sit down, including Intern George. Who has Brad winning this whole thing, because he's delusional). He's also sporting increasingly troublesome facial/cranial hair. If Brad starts complaining about those jackasses at the condo management board and the overall management of the Los Angeles Dodgers, we're really going to get concerned and may write Angelina a worried letter about her man's geriatric tendencies. On the other hand, Brad is the best accessorised man in town when it comes to Hot Life-Partners and Insanely Cute Children. He also has the advantage of being Brad Pitt.
Speaking of people with cute better-halves, let's take a look at our 5 seed, Miss Fergie Ferg:
If we'd had this a tournament last year, she might well have landed a 1 seed, thanks to those many long years of pants-peeing and pleated short-shorts-wearing she put once put in. Truth be told, Fergie's been looking pretty cute lately. Not that we've forgotten the long and terrible history that got her here, and -- after all -- we are voting based on the past as well as the present. The girl did once go out dressed as a Pink Lady. She rarely, if ever, covered her midriff. And just this summer, she wore a pair of denim bloomers. Yes, in public. She's got a long way to go before she's out of contention for this thing. You could ID her bare stomach in a line-up still, and you know it.
(8) NELLY FURTADO vs (9) PAULA ABDUL
We recently worked with a man who insisted on calling our 8 seed "Nelly Fart-Hardo," and while that is clearly very juvenile, we could not NOT laugh at it. Every time he said it. Perhaps because Nelly often looks as though she just smelled a fart-hardo.
Don't look so superior, lady. You're wearing a dress over pants and all those kids in the background think you're totally boring. Maybe they're just traumatized because they can't forget the time you starred in Charmin On Ice. Or the time you appeared dressed as a casual pirate. Or that OTHER TIME you dressed as a casual pirate. Or your recent, inexplicable descent into blondness. And maybe our voters won't be able to get over it either. Then what face will you make?
Maybe this one, hopefully complete with judgmental pointing:
Oh, PAULA. Every week on American Idol you seem yet more affected by whatever that is in your cup. And we advise you to confirm that you're drinking, if only because intoxication explains outfits like this one, in which you appear to be in costume for a Deadwood-inspired dance revue. A revue in which you also appear wearing this. That's two too many Deadwood-inspired dance revue outfits for our blood.
But we suspect this one might get close. Nelly and Paula both have such a rich history of fug-tastical ensembles that it's hard for us even to choose. Luckily, it's all up to you:
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Comments
I really hope Courtney Peldon takes the whole thing. She deserves it.
Posted by: Lisa | Mar 20, 2008 9:12:53 AM
Even though Lindsay is a horrible violator of the "No Leggings" rule, I have a soft spot for her. Peldon just continually comes out in somewhat trashy, thrown together material, while Lindsay looks "OK" until you see the leggings, for the most part.
I think the vicious media attention has made me have a soft spot for her. So she screwed up a bit - she's just a human!!
Posted by: Jolene | Mar 20, 2008 9:12:59 AM
just 'cause lindsay's more famous than courtney peldon doesn't mean she dresses worse.
Posted by: Amanda MacLean | Mar 20, 2008 9:13:33 AM
I just have to say that Sandra Oh rocks and Old men are so hot right now. (I think that one person can pull that look off handsomely and that is Brad)
Posted by: Mel | Mar 20, 2008 9:13:34 AM
I thought Brad Pitt looked pretty good in that newsboy cap. I don't normally find him attractive. Fergie, on the other hand, is a MESS.
Posted by: Allegra | Mar 20, 2008 9:13:50 AM
So funny!! I never thought about Brad Pitt as being fug, but you've convinced me!
Posted by: Maggie | Mar 20, 2008 9:14:14 AM
i just snorted a little bit at the sight of the OTHER time Nelly Furtado dressed as a casual pirate. That was just too much fugging hilarity for 1 picture!!! honest-to-goodness you need to start warning people!
Posted by: wendy | Mar 20, 2008 9:16:43 AM
i never thought brad pitt was handsome.
Posted by: coconutsmigrate | Mar 20, 2008 9:18:49 AM
I really feel like the Peldon could pull the upset here. I mean, Lindsay is certainly more high-profile and people on the street are wearing leggings arguably in part because of her, so perhaps she's brought more fug on me as a person. However, if I'm really just looking at the clothes, it's Courtney all the way.
Posted by: Marie | Mar 20, 2008 9:19:26 AM
I have to go with the Peldon. I realize it's an upset, but the leggings and the side boob are so jejeune and ultimately just cannot compare to that level of inspired crazy.
Posted by: Kimberly | Mar 20, 2008 9:20:17 AM
Lindsay is worse because she actually thinks she is a style icon.
Rihanna's style repulses me.
Brad Pitt can make anything look good. Fergie never stood a chance.
Paula and Nelly was a tough one, but I went with Nelly as her bad choices always stand out most to me. Paula's allowed to dress like that cos she's a looper.
Posted by: Hayley | Mar 20, 2008 9:20:59 AM
Brad Pitt is hot, but I'm voting with Intern George on this one!!
Posted by: Katie | Mar 20, 2008 9:23:57 AM
What is up with those pantaloons? Someone stage on intervention on that poor woman. Paula Abdul is crazy, sure, but at least she doesn't appear to be horribly constipated in every photo I've ever seen.
Posted by: Kate Smith | Mar 20, 2008 9:25:37 AM
If Peldon doesn't take this, the terrorists have won. I'm generally horrified to share a name with her, but if/when she wins, I will be so proud to be a Courtney. A vastly better dressed one at that.
Posted by: Courtney | Mar 20, 2008 9:25:40 AM
I am no fashion guru, and my roommate will attest to the fact that I fall back on jeans entirely too often. However, pantaloons? Really? No, seriously, pantaloons? There are a lot of trends I have never gotten on board with (uggs and skirts hurt my soul), but this one is horrid. Nelly Furtado's obvious passion for the puffy pants wins this fug, hands down.
Posted by: Cam | Mar 20, 2008 9:26:11 AM
This is too much fun! How could a Peldon NOT win the whole thing?
Posted by: Tana | Mar 20, 2008 9:26:15 AM
I think in a few of these contests (read LiLo and Nelly) the facial expressions become part of the over all fashion fug. That smug expression of superiority while wearing something so laughable is definitely the magic 3 point shot in this contest.
Posted by: Melissa | Mar 20, 2008 9:26:19 AM
I feel like such a schmuck for choosing all of the lower seeds, but so far I haven't been able to bring myself to vote for an underdog. The seedings have been right on!
Posted by: Mels | Mar 20, 2008 9:26:46 AM
I mean to tell you, there's no way, leggings or nay, that Lilo is fuglier than La Peldon.
No way.
She's batshit fugly. And that's saying something, considering the many contenders in this race.
Posted by: Meh_Whatever | Mar 20, 2008 9:28:45 AM
I have come to believe Natalie's pantaloons are simply a camouflage for her unfortunate thighs. I sympathize and therefore, cannot vote for her.
Posted by: Jen | Mar 20, 2008 9:29:10 AM
Clothing-wise, it's a tossup between Lohan and Peldon ... but since Courtney actually looks like she occassionally takes a shower, Lindsey should squeak out the win.
Posted by: Rbelle | Mar 20, 2008 9:30:28 AM
I think Fergie takes the "pee/pea" bit a little too literally!! LOL
c. Peldon dresses like she had her clothing taste buds removed at birth.
Brad Pitt. The man would look fab in a burlap bag. Face it.
Nelly Furtago (love the Fugtago, ladies)has a great voice but lousy taste...maybe she and Peldon had the same surgeon??
And Paula....c'mon. Wasn't she a Dallas Cheerleader once upon a time? 'Splains everything, folks. Be grateful she can still speak mostly full sentences!
Posted by: L. Nickelson | Mar 20, 2008 9:33:08 AM
Lindsay vs. Blonde Peldon: I thought Lindsay would win that wholesale. But, shamefully, I do not have an allergy to leggings, and La Peldon brought a ton of crazy.
Even still, La Lohan...is about 20 years too late. Shouldn't you be not dressing the way people did when you were born?
The leggings line was what cinched it for me, though. Leggings, people, LEGGINGS.
Rihanna vs. Sandra Oh: What really won was not just the body of work, but also the lace jumpsuit. Granted, I forgot about the formal hanbok (until I searched GFY's archives), but she was given a pass on that anyway, so it doesn't count.
Besides, it's about the actual body of fug. Who cares if Sandra has a potential for large amounts of fug? Rihanna has a much longer and brighter/darker history of fug.
Brad vs. Fergie Ferg: Call me when Brad wets his pants at an awards show (okay, so THAT was two years ago), and then we can talk. Plus, though this doesn't count, Fergie's face frightens me.
Nelly Fugtado vs. Paula Fugdul: I'm not forgiving Paula for her body of work when Nelly (and I myself) was just a wee fugger. Plus, Nelly is also like 23. She has an excuse for wearing insane shit. Paula's just drunk.
Also, didn't Paula's costumes get rejected for the Bratz movie? If your fashion sense is horrible enough so that it's not acceptable for a movie based on hooker dolls, you deserve the upset, however small it may be.
Posted by: Chris | Mar 20, 2008 9:33:24 AM
While Lindsay and Courtney are both fugtastic, Courtney is on a more regular basis. Lindsay can actually manage to look pretty fabulous if it's a really important event.
I don't see anything wrong with Brad.
Posted by: Sarah | Mar 20, 2008 9:34:43 AM
fart-hardo~! i love it. i burst out laughing when i read that. yes, so very juvenile, but i had my 42 year old coworker in stitches this morning when i said something about Lake Titicaca.
cmon. say it. Lake Titicaca.
Posted by: boo | Mar 20, 2008 9:34:49 AM
It's not just the leggings with Lohan! I mean, don't get me wrong, the leggings hurt her. But, it's the whole thing. Isn't she vaguely reminiscent of an early trucker hat/bare feet/cut off shorts Britney Spears?! Think back people! This will not end well!!
Posted by: Summer Dawn | Mar 20, 2008 9:35:32 AM
LiLo certainly has her moments. Courtney however, always seems to look like she is wearing a Halloween costume and for that I kind of love her and hope she can at least make it to the final 4 if not win the whole thing.
Posted by: DC | Mar 20, 2008 9:35:54 AM
LI-LO needs to stop wearing 5 year old childrens shirts.
Peldon again looks like cinderella on CRACK!
RHianna is the Hotness, even with her barely there top.
Sandra Oh i love her on GA but her flapper dress needs to be put to death.
Im so sick of Brad Pitt i could Vomit on his face!
Why is Fergie humping the mic pole?? HMM i guess Josh isnt doing his job between the sheets...EEK!
LOVE NELLY FURTADO!
HATE PAULA ABDUL!!
I VOTE PELDON GOT TO LOVE HER CRAZY ANTICS!!!
Posted by: CRAZY FISH!!! | Mar 20, 2008 9:37:37 AM
Unfortunate thighs or no, we're still talking PANTALOONS, people! Ms. Fart-hairdo perfectly capable of finding non-ridiculous cloths that work with her figure, and yet consistently does not. At least, Paula's choices are more frequently forgettable with the occasional disaster.
Posted by: Mertseger | Mar 20, 2008 9:37:42 AM
I'm glad you girls saved Nelly and Paula for the end. After I read Nelly's rundown, I could only think "Fart-hardo" and had trouble concentrating through the giggles. Ah, the mind of an adult child!
Posted by: Liz | Mar 20, 2008 9:38:21 AM
i'm considering intent ... in the case of Peldon, if she doesn't wear something fugtastic then she's just another generic blond. lindsey, on the other hand, is going to be photographed NO MATTER WHAT and therefore should know enough not to wear the crotch-mangling leggings so often. courtney p seems to relish the fug - lindsey might actually learn something from winning this competition.
Posted by: susan | Mar 20, 2008 9:40:27 AM
I was really torn between LiLo and C.Pel. The fact that Lindsay wears leggings almost every single day almost swayed me, but in the end, it all came down to the fact that leggings will never be as bad as spandex biker shorts. I had to go with Courtney.
Posted by: Sarah | Mar 20, 2008 9:41:25 AM
I have to go with Nellie over Paula. Paula at least has fun with her fug, while Nellie seems bitter at the way her outfits turn out.
Posted by: Deb | Mar 20, 2008 9:41:48 AM
Peldon over Lohan, for consistently displaying a level of flair and creativity that leaves Lohan's more everyday fug in the dust. Can Peldon beat Bai Ling? No. But she can beat Lohan.
Rihanna over Oh: Oh may be thinking about commiting sartorial atrocities all over town, but Rihanna's actually doing it.
Fergie over Pitt: As with the Peldon/Lohan matchup, Fergie is more consistently inspired in her fug. Pitt's sins, and they do exist, seem to run more along the lines of looking rumpled and tired.
Furtado over Abdul: "Charmin on Ice" trumps just about anything Abdul could come up with.
Posted by: Kate | Mar 20, 2008 9:42:28 AM
Mind you, this coming from a person who insists on calling Carrie Underwood "Carrie Underwear." Not quite as giggle inspiring as Fart-Hardo, but I'm sticking to my guns.
Posted by: Liz | Mar 20, 2008 9:42:41 AM
Oops, meant Nelly, not Natalie. ;)
Also, Peldon must go all the way! Her outfits are hypnotisingly FUG!
Posted by: Jen | Mar 20, 2008 9:43:12 AM
At least Lindsay has been known to show up in public looking not only presentable, but also elegant, indicating that she at least knows 1 person with some sense of fashion (probably just the one, though, and I think that one person has been stranded on the moon or somewhere, judging by her recent descent into legging-madness). Courtney Peldon, on the other hand, has never looked anything but inappropriate and ridiculous, which I find entertaining and, ultimately, fuglier.
Posted by: Morgan | Mar 20, 2008 9:43:59 AM
But Paula Abdul IS Susie Head-Injury. Not fair to pick on the handicapped. OK, fine. I voted for her. But still.
Posted by: Mignon Heggen | Mar 20, 2008 9:45:34 AM
Regarding the Lilo/Peldon debate: We have to remember that Ms. Courtney Peldon has rarely been out and about lately, while Lilo's been hitting the streets daily in the aforementioned fashion atrocities.
Lindsay takes the cake in my book. Courtney just seems too, well, Paula Abdul to win it all - she's so bad, it almost seems good.
Posted by: Laura | Mar 20, 2008 9:46:11 AM
Oh, some of these were tough, soul-pulling choices. Lindsay versus Courtney? Paula versus Nelly? In the end, though, I had to go with Lindsay and Nelly--Lindsay because as Heather and Jessica have pointed out, she's out and about more, spreading her pestilential fug around her (witness, for example, the trend of capri leggings under dresses with high heels, which I still see everywhere--even on women in their 50s--and which I know Lindsay started when she appeared everywhere dressed like that about two summers ago) and Nelly, because oy--the pantaloons--they burn my eyes just to look at them.
Posted by: Jennifer | Mar 20, 2008 9:46:56 AM
I've seen La Lohan looking elegant. Blonde Peldon, on the other hand, NEVER looks elegant--when she shows up at an event looking only vaguely tacky (like a cocktail-waitress-turned-realtor from the Simi Valley), that's shocking enough for you to post it.
I feel like there needs to be some recognition of C. Peld's deep and abiding commitment to the fug. The woman is a FUG MACHINE! She delivers the fug--neither rain, nor snow, nor heat, nor gloom of night shall stay this courier from the completion of her appointed fug!
Posted by: JupiterPluvius | Mar 20, 2008 9:47:05 AM
The Lindsay vs Peldon is HARD. While I believe that Peldon is more fugly as a whole in general, Lilo should know and do better based on her status and funds.
And if it's true that "Fugly, however, is a self-inflicted state, and no one seems to excel at dwelling in the depths of fug quite like pretty people with money to spare and little sense of how to spend it. Celebrities are always skipping around in public wearing things that are phenomenally perplexing; as these red-carpet dwellers are often considered trendsetters or bastions of Hip Present and Hip Future, we like to take them to task for careless choices." (Go Fug Yourself, FAQ)
Courtney isn't really a celebrity. Would anyone think of her as a trendsetter? No, but Lilo... that definition fits her to a tee. She's totally held up by the media and seen as stylish. Sigh. Don't know what to do. Maybe I'll just pick it out of a hat.
Posted by: Jean | Mar 20, 2008 9:47:16 AM
I can't believe you've pitted Peldon against LiLo so early in the competition. I can understand having them duke it out in the Final 16, but Round 1? It's WAY too early at this point in the game to have LiLo stepping on Courtney's neck w/her stilettos.
You are some seriously evil bitches. If I weren't so madly in love w/you, I'd hate you.
Posted by: Amy | Mar 20, 2008 9:47:27 AM
The way in which you worded the question in the Furtado-Abdul bracket - "who most masterfully wields her fug" - made me go with Paula. She is fug, no doubt, but she flaunts the fug, she owns the fug, she is the Fug Master!
Posted by: KPod | Mar 20, 2008 9:47:59 AM
I did NOT expect the sudden anxiety that seized me upon being confronted with the Peldon / Lohan showdown. Ultimately, I had to cast my vote for C. Peld. At least her fug has a touch of whimsy and fun to it, while LiLo's is mostly tragic and accidental, like Dana never taught her better. I sort of just want to give her a hug and then take her shopping for jeans.
Posted by: Betsy | Mar 20, 2008 9:48:33 AM
I think LiLo takes the Peldon. The Peldons strike me as the type to wear the fugly clothes BECAUSE they are fugly and they want the attention. Like that Phoebe Price chick. I can't reward that kind of attention whoring with my vote. Lindsay actually thinks she looks good. That makes her more pathetic.
Posted by: Shauna | Mar 20, 2008 9:48:40 AM
Linds is just in a huge rut. I mean, the leggings crutch can only get you so far, but I have to give her credit for wearing clothes that reflect what is going on in her life. My life is crap= I'm gonna look like crap, people. At least she isn't pasting a big Hollywood smile on it and pulling a Tara Reid "I've gotten my life together and aren't I adorable and ingenue-esque....oh, wait, no I'm not..." Peldon just has no taste, period. No contest. I'm sure Lindsey CAN dress herself; she just chooses not to bother. As for the other one- I think she raided her old Barbie trunk and requested a local fashion student to replicate every single outfit in her size.
Posted by: Lisa | Mar 20, 2008 9:48:49 AM
While Peldon fugs her clothes, LiLo fugs her entire look often enough that I'm amazed anyone recognizes her.
Posted by: Jeff | Mar 20, 2008 9:48:50 AM
LiLo vs Peldon was a tough one for me and I actually found myself stressing out, thinking "What if I make the wrong decision?!" Then I remembered what I was actually voting for. Anyway, I went with C-Pel because a) I think Lindsay is one step away from being Britney, meaning mentally ill, and b) while some of her outfits are heinous they're boring-ly heinous, not heinous with any panache.
Posted by: Laura | Mar 20, 2008 9:49:43 AM
lord. i'd forgotten how freaking AWFUL nelly's knees look in those pirate pants. they look like they're retaining water, or are inflatable...or something. on the upside, i guess they could double as floatation devices if (when?) her ship goes down...
paula has dressed like a nut job for so long that she's verging on nut job icon, and is therefore exempt.
Posted by: lelo | Mar 20, 2008 9:49:56 AM
Yeah, in this intent is key and to me, Lindsay and Rhianna seem to think they're redefining cool with their outfits. they must be stopped.
Posted by: stephley | Mar 20, 2008 9:50:07 AM
I have to go with LiLo because, seriously, leggings are a blight on the human race.
Fergie was quite the easy choice... between the brilliance of pee stains and Pink Lady jacket (which my 10 year old self covets while singing Summer Lovin') she is a constant source of fug.
Rhianna, oh Rhianna of the secret relationship, stylin' some crazy bits of fabric thrown on her person, how could you not vote for her? She may be young but her body of fug is vast.
Nelly v. Paula... two hot messes... that one took me quite a while to decide. But in the end I had to go with Ms. Paula "Cold Hearted Snake" Abdul because I reflected back to all of her poor style choices that we have been subjected to since the 80's. At one point she seemed to be channeling LaToya Jackson, and that is never a good thing.
Posted by: Tara | Mar 20, 2008 9:50:24 AM
i am surprised to realize that, mano y mano, the Court knocks La Lohan back on her stripper heels. If Little Bo Peep were Cinderella, this would indeed be a cinderella story. court ftw!
Brad is boring, but he's no match for Ms. Pea. Heh.
the other games - close calls! I expect the last 5 minutes will tell the story.
Posted by: KC | Mar 20, 2008 9:50:40 AM
I have to say that the toughest choice was between Nelly and Paula.
However, Paula's batsh*t crazy and doesn't seem like she can help it. Almost as though she wakes up the morning (afternoon?) after a night of prescription drugs, Nyquil and Absinthe (the kind that is actually made in wormwood casks), wipes the orange Cheezies residue off her chin with her pillow case and then meanders through her closet until she finds something that speaks to her. Literally.
Nelly, on the other hand, grew up in my home town, and we don't raise no crazy kids. So, I am assuming that she was compos mentis when she chose those outfits... and that bottle of Sun-In that had probably passed its sell-by date by a few years when she used it.
So, in the end, I found the lady who had the mental capacity to choose those "outfits" guilty of all alleged fashion crimes.
Posted by: Maureen | Mar 20, 2008 9:50:58 AM
You mean I have to choose between Paula and Nelly? I had to go with Paula, based on the ill use of fedoras, but the two are so similarly matched...or not, depinding on the outfit!
Posted by: Drie | Mar 20, 2008 9:51:54 AM
I don't think we need mention that gawdawful Cosmo cover of Fergie (which, am I alone here? looked suspiciously like Ellen Pompeo). Fergie is just...really, really unattractive. No contest.
Posted by: Tamar | Mar 20, 2008 9:52:11 AM
As much as I feared that voting for Fergie would suggest I had failed to acknowledge her recent attempts to extricate herself from the jaws of fugliness, and as much as I am loath to discourage her in said attempts . . . I couldn't resist choosing her in the end. As a senior in college last year, my roommate and I on more than one occasion took a study break just to drink Mike's and laugh hysterically at her dancing in Union Jack underwear and humping a Buckingham Palace guard in the "London Bridge" video. It was as though she was auditioning to be the sixth Spice Girl (and no offense to the Spice Girls intended). After the fond memories of fug she's given me, I never could have voted for Brad in good conscience.
Posted by: Amelia | Mar 20, 2008 9:52:17 AM
Nelly Fart-Hardo... oh, that is good. Her new moniker as far as I'm concerned. It is a tough contest she's in, but c'mon, look at her face. I mean that face tells the world that even she is disgusted with the fugliness that exudes from her clothing.
Posted by: Valerie | Mar 20, 2008 9:52:56 AM
Anyone with pantaloons or bloomers gets my vote. Hands-down. Those things are ridiculous.
Posted by: Devonna | Mar 20, 2008 9:55:20 AM
That Peldon/Lohan vote was tough. But ultimately I had to go with LiLo; this is her legacy we're talking about. Besides, she needs the press. Unless that sex tape proves to be true.
Posted by: Eric | Mar 20, 2008 9:55:23 AM
Peldon vs. Li-Lo is tough, but i think Peldon's clownishness actually counts against her in this match-up. Peldon looks like she raided her mother's closet and picked out the sparkliest, froofroofiest gowns because they make her happy. Lindsay, on the other hand, looks like she dressed in the dark from skeevy separates tossed on the floor by the former resident, a junkie. And I think that's a worse crime against fashion.
Posted by: Anne K | Mar 20, 2008 9:55:47 AM
Nelly vs Paula was SO hard to vote! They both dress as though they routinely shop Costume Warehouse Jumble sales.
Posted by: RightAsRainCreations | Mar 20, 2008 9:57:01 AM
Lindsay thinks she looks stylish, Peldon i think is trying to look crazy and interesting. So Lindsay is just more of a FUG becuase she's soooo oblivious. And Fergie...I try to understand her clothing choices...she attempts to look hot and sexy but always seems to miss it entirely.
Posted by: eddie | Mar 20, 2008 9:58:13 AM
Come on! Sandra Oh is so sweet and polite looking and ethereally beautiful. Rhianna thinks grass skirts and corsets are a match made in heaven. Who are we kidding here...really.
Posted by: Gabrielle | Mar 20, 2008 9:59:00 AM
I think Lindsay should be disqualified because she's insane. We don't know if she's selecting her outfits due to intoxication or the influence of drugs. Peldon, we know damn sure, is selecting her outfits with a clear mind.
Posted by: Shannon | Mar 20, 2008 9:59:26 AM
The Dutchess never stood a chance! Fergie-Ferg has sported more atrocities than 95% of the celebrities on this site. Forget the denim bloomers--what about those horrific high-waisted jeans from the "Big Girls Don't Cry" video? That she wore with SUSPENDERS and a DEBBIE GIBSON HAT. That outfit sure as hell made this Big Girl cry...
Posted by: Kristin | Mar 20, 2008 10:00:12 AM
Thing is, the Pelster is really only famous because she dresses like a head case. If you can be well-known solely through your body of work, with that body of work being "clothes" (and I use that word somewhat carefully here) , there really isn't any contest...
Posted by: Chryseis | Mar 20, 2008 10:00:23 AM
I'm giving LiLo the benefit of the doubt for having eaten her way through rehab and embracing the leggings as her version of "fat pants."
Posted by: Cortney | Mar 20, 2008 10:01:55 AM
Easy choice. I can remember when Lindsay would occasionally look respectable, but I can't ever remember that for either Peldon. Plus, the Peldon is actively batshit crazy, and crazy beats stoned and/or homeless fashion any day.
Posted by: jane | Mar 20, 2008 10:02:09 AM
I'm surprised you didn't suggest voters take a stroll down memory lane in Courtney's and Lindsay's Frequent Offenders files.
Without a doubt, Courtney has the most fug-awful file. But then you have to consider the wider impact made my Miss Lohan, and how much more often we're forced to view her fugtastic self in the media.
My vote goes for Lindsay.
Posted by: bw | Mar 20, 2008 10:02:57 AM
For me, the problem with Courtney is that she hasn't worn any of her crazy ensembles since, like, 2006. Whereas Lindsay is still out and about thinking she looks good, and usually being way wrong. My vote's with LiLo.
Posted by: Heather | Mar 20, 2008 10:04:02 AM
I find myself voting based on the person...sorry. For example, I too hate Katherine Heigl (Sandra Oh), and I love Beyonce (there were rumors that Jigga cheated on B with Rhianna) so Rhianna becomes fuggliest in that match.
Posted by: Krista | Mar 20, 2008 10:04:56 AM
I knew my vote instantly in three out of four of these....however, the Lohan - Peldon decision is going to take all of my mental energy...I'll have to get back to you.......
Posted by: requires serious consideration | Mar 20, 2008 10:04:57 AM
Lohan because she actually thinks she's couture, trendy and looks insanely hot. I think Peldon knows she's a loony dresser and thrives off it. The bigger Fug is the one who is delusional!
Posted by: Kristina | Mar 20, 2008 10:05:09 AM
Oh my God! COMMENTS ARE BACK ON THIS WEBSITE!
Oh my God! THAT'S THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE!
Posted by: Jujupiter | Mar 20, 2008 10:05:51 AM
I feel that Lindsay should be dinged because she appears to be able to hire a stylist while Peldon isn't likely to have the funds OR the wherewithal to know better about PR.
Posted by: simple me | Mar 20, 2008 10:07:05 AM
It's got to be lilo, she is the fuglier due to sheer media saturation alone. Plus, I hold her personally responsible for inspiring the 'leggings as a substitute for pants" trend I see everywhere....
Posted by: Sweid | Mar 20, 2008 10:11:52 AM
It's been said, but it bears repeating, Brad Pitt could wear a hefty sack and look fab. I'd pay $9.50 at the cineplex to watch 2 hours of him reading the phone book in a garbage bag.
Peldon is definitely the cinderella competitor to watch. She could sneak away with it all!
Posted by: Lorraine Bates | Mar 20, 2008 10:12:04 AM
I'm voting the for the people who just seem to be naturally fugly. Courtney TRIES to look bad, Sandra seems to only have some off-nights, Brad is... innately gorgeous, and Paula is in her own special world.
But LiLo, Rihanna, Fergie and Nelly are just day in, day out, horribly dressed, and nothing can ever change that.
Posted by: Sophia | Mar 20, 2008 10:12:24 AM
All of the clothes these people wear are pretty bad (except for Brad Pitt), but I still can't figure out what Courtney Peldon's style is supposed to be exactly. Is she a trampy fairy? Every time I see a picture of her I am completely dumbfounded.
Posted by: Athena | Mar 20, 2008 10:12:27 AM
I can't believe you made me vote for Brad Pitt.
Fergie has just worked so hard in the past six months. She needs to be cautiously praised, and maybe she'll stay on the non-fug path. (Not that her rough days weren't entertaining...)
Posted by: Tanya | Mar 20, 2008 10:16:38 AM
i know this is just supposed to be about the clothes...but nelly makes herself even more fugly with the faces she makes in her pictures...atleast paula nutty abdul smiles...i think courtney has this...atleast lilo keeps herself covered, 'most' of the time...kinda...
Posted by: Cara | Mar 20, 2008 10:18:34 AM
Regarding the Lohan vs. Peldon thing, I just don't see that it's even a CONTEST. Lindsay is trashy, yes, but her biggest fashion faux pas lately has been leggings. Peldon's biggest fashion faux pas has been everything she's wearing. If Lindsay would just clean up her act, get the red hair back, and gain back that adorable figure, the fug would, itself, just fade away. Courtney, on the other hand, would have very little to set her apart if it weren't for her fug.
Posted by: Tray | Mar 20, 2008 10:23:59 AM
LINDSAY. only because she has the means to actually dress well, and doesn't use those means - the cashola, or the stylists who could help her look as though she had any class. peldo's clothes are fuglier over-all, but I think the girl can't help it. she looks like she shops at dress barn and those haloween stores that pop up at haloween.
Posted by: lee lee | Mar 20, 2008 10:32:17 AM
I hope C Peld makes it far but Phoebe Price is the one who really deserves it. Did you see the video Michael K posted on dlisted? She says "If I'm in the worst dressed column [in the US], I'm on the best dressed list everywhere else in the world."
Posted by: Megan | Mar 20, 2008 10:33:47 AM
I STILL think Brad's lost the hot...
Posted by: dv8trix | Mar 20, 2008 10:34:10 AM
Peldon to win it all!
I'm pretty sure she dresses as she does just to make it onto the pages of Go Fug Yourself -- It's the most press she gets.
Posted by: Lindsey | Mar 20, 2008 10:34:36 AM
This is the BEST. MARCH. EVER.
Fug Girls, you rock my entire universe. Thank you so much for the hours and hours of entertainment.
Now I must go back to comparing photos, flipping coins, and voting.
Posted by: Emerald | Mar 20, 2008 10:41:24 AM
I was all set to vote for Abdul until I was reminded of the flesh-colored bloomers. No one's knees should be treated so poorly.
Posted by: Mags | Mar 20, 2008 10:47:26 AM
How can Charmin on Ice not be winning? That is beyond anything. (Well, maybe not Peldon's biker shorts.) Tough to vote for Rihanna because I like her and her hair, but Sandra Oh is just not consistently fugly enough. Not to mention, it turned out that the fugliest thing she ever wore was a cultural reference, so ... slightly disqualified. Also, I can't help it, I like Paula. That Cold Hearted Snake video was hotness itself when I was 11. I think she's earned that pink be-bowed corset. I love Fug Madness!!
Posted by: FKLC | Mar 20, 2008 10:48:15 AM
courtney peldon's dress should be an inspiration for one of those food network challenge cake decorating shows, because the dress works as a cake...not so much as a dress.
Posted by: njtx71 | Mar 20, 2008 10:48:27 AM
Oh man, the Lohan/Peldon is going to be a close one. I'm def. voting for the former, anyone who supports the blacken-your-eyes-until-you-look-like-a-mugging-victim gets my vote by default.
P.S. Mel - Since when is the 40 age bracket 'old'?!
Posted by: Amy | Mar 20, 2008 10:50:32 AM
Fergie PEED in her PANTS. On STAGE. She deserves the Lifetime Fug Achievement Award for just that one incident. I mean, COME ON.
Posted by: Catherine | Mar 20, 2008 10:54:32 AM
There is just no room for debate here. Peldon wins as Champion Fug regardless of the identity of her competitor. She is the embodiment of Fug.
Posted by: Emily | Mar 20, 2008 10:57:49 AM
There is just no room for debate here. Peldon wins as Champion Fug regardless of the identity of her competitor. She is the embodiment of Fug.
Posted by: Emily | Mar 20, 2008 10:58:02 AM
I have to go with Peldon over Lohan. LiLo is at least TRYING to follow a fundamental rule of fashion. My grandmother always said to get ready and before you walk out the door, take one thing off so as not to over do it. Unfortunately, no one explained to LiLo that this timeless sartorial advice was mainly referring to accessories and not necessarily referring to pants.
Posted by: KathyK | Mar 20, 2008 11:00:02 AM
nelly fart-hardo!!! wow. i shouldn't be laughing as hard as i am.
but this one's close. i tipped on nelly b/c, frankly, i think paula's got a lot more to contend with (i.e. finding the right dosage of meds/alcohol during a live broadcast) than the clothes she's wearing whereas fart-hardo is sane enough to know better.
Posted by: km | Mar 20, 2008 11:00:09 AM
I had to pick Nelly Fart Hardo - the weird toilet paper dress? Come on!
Posted by: Megan | Mar 20, 2008 11:02:55 AM
I can't see anyone but Fergie coming out this bracket. Despite Lohans leggings fetish, nothing, NOTHING is worse then peeing your pants and refusing to change them, except perhaps taking a dookie in your pants and then deliberately sitting down so said dookie squishes all over the place. Which sad to say, I'd bet cash money that Fergie has done, more then once.
Posted by: Ben | Mar 20, 2008 11:05:19 AM
"I'm wearing a vacuum filter, and I'm not okay" did it for me.
Posted by: Stephanie S. | Mar 20, 2008 11:08:54 AM
That Peldon picture is an event for my office. It was before my time but I can't find her in our database as a guest or anything. I'm so disappointed and really curious.
Posted by: Susan | Mar 20, 2008 11:10:17 AM
Peldon is worse than Lohan because Peldon never looks good - she's always in some manic, half bo-peep half pirate get up. Whereas Lohan at least sometimes pulls it together.
And Furtado over Paula Abdul because at least Paula looks like she's having fun. Nelly Furtado looks like she's wearing shredded swan gowns on the way to a funeral.
Posted by: Zoe | Mar 20, 2008 11:17:41 AM
Lindsay vs. Courtney. A battle for the ages! Given the fact that they display relatively equal levels of fugability, I had to base my vote on which of them more closely resembles a sane human being. In this case the answer is Lindsay. Therefore, Courtney grabs the fug vote. TKO!
At least the stuff Sandra wears looks like it can be found at Barney's. Unlike Rhianna's duds, which allowed her to take the prize away from Sandra simply due to the fact that most of it looks like it was manufactured in a Korean aluminum-shingle factory.
I went against the grain in the Brad/Fergie matchup. Ultimately, I felt this came down to who was trending in which direction. Fergie is trending up; presumably with age comes a bit of fashion maturity. As for Brad, he's over the hump and coming down the other side of the mountain...really effing fast. More and more, he looks like he sleeps in under a bridge and forages for scraps in a makeshift dump on the outskirts of New Orleans. (Maybe Angelina could use a few of those scraps, ya think, Brad??) Therefore, my vote went to Sad Brad.
Again, another very evenly matched pair is submitted for our consideration: Paula and Nelly. I'll admit, I am tempted to vote for Nelly just out of patriotic solidarity. However, putting that aside, I do think my fellow Canadian is working harder for the vote. Paula is invariably sunny and upbeat, even when dressed like a goth kindergartener. On the other hand, Nelly consistently looks like she hates herself for wearing what she does. And that won me over. So do I, Nelly. So do I.
Posted by: Pandora | Mar 20, 2008 11:21:46 AM
I may lose all credibility here but-I am SO over Brad Pitt. Guh.
I agree with the many stated comments earlier RE: LiLo. That girl thinks she's a syle icon? Puh-LEASE! Also, dare I say it, C-Peld seems almost...ironic. Lindsay, so much potential to be beautiful and succesful=such a disapointment.
Thanks for the Fug Brackets and the rest of your work. Well written criticism frivolity is so refreshing!
Posted by: JWB | Mar 20, 2008 11:23:18 AM
I am loving that Peldon and McLeggings are in a dead heat.
Also, Nelly Furtado has been dressing truly fug in the last year, but I can't vote against a girl from my hometown, especially when her competition is the mayor of Crazytown.
Posted by: Marianne | Mar 20, 2008 11:24:59 AM
As much as I love La Peldon's brand of sartorial crazy, I had to go with LiLo because she really should know better. And you don't quite get the same whiff of desperation from her fugsembles.
Posted by: Martha | Mar 20, 2008 11:25:02 AM
For the love of Fug, C. Peld must take LiLo down. As much as I loathe the leggings and would like to see LiLo advance for deeper battles, she simply cannot beat the Power of Peldon!
Nelly Fart-Hardo, man I needed that laugh today!
Posted by: Madeline | Mar 20, 2008 11:25:29 AM
See, I disagree that Peldon never looks good. yes, sometimes (most of the time) her clothes are a crazy homage to a cartoon chacter, but her makeup often looks fairly nice and she usually looks HAPPY to be where she is! Lohan...well there's just no excuse for the things she does to her face, she looks dirty most of the time and she keeps changing her hair color to the most unflattering possible choices. There's no excuse for that.
Posted by: peachfish | Mar 20, 2008 11:26:51 AM
smelly furrytwata should win it all.
Posted by: nic | Mar 20, 2008 11:26:54 AM
Wow. I can't believe that Nelly Furtado wore that atrocious outfit… twice!!!
What was she thinking?
Also, Paula is for sure a hot mess, but her wardrobe kind of fits her personality, don't you think? :)
Posted by: Jessie | Mar 20, 2008 11:27:51 AM
Lohan is worse. She has money, access, front row seats at Fashion Week, and high-priced stylists, for goodness sake...and this is still what she ends up wearing. Peldon has to pick out her own stuff at WalMart or wherever. She is doing the best she can with a very limited palette here!
Posted by: Ellen | Mar 20, 2008 11:29:43 AM
No no. It's "Smelly Fartado." With her hit song, "I'm Like a Turd."
And, in conclusion, I am apparently a 12-year-old boy.
Posted by: kerminator | Mar 20, 2008 11:35:02 AM
Holy crap - neck and neck between Loho and the Peld!! Not sure if it's quite fair to pit these two powerhouses against each other so early in the competition, but ultimately where one's fug can be mostly explained by a misguided penchant for spandies, the other's is simply EVIL GENIUS. The Peld is going all the way!!!
Posted by: bee | Mar 20, 2008 11:37:55 AM
Lindsay is the fuglier of the two although a very close call indeed. See, not only are Lindsay's clothes fug, but her horribly orange skin, terribly applied bronzer and perpetually pursed lip facial expressions take the cake for me. Plus I really hate her legs and then she goes and wears leggings on a pair of legs that can barely even wear jeans well.
Nelly Furtado over Paula too. Tough, really tough stuff.
Posted by: fruitsalad | Mar 20, 2008 11:46:16 AM
I really feel that you have to take into account available resources- to whit, LaLohan has the resources available to really put together some interesting stuff, and instead she wears those goddamned leggings all the time. LaPeldon has decidedly fewer resources, and is trying to get the attention she can in order to increase the available resources.
Posted by: alyce | Mar 20, 2008 11:49:54 AM
I can't believe Paula is beating Nelly. I mean, yeah, Paula dresses kooky, but she owns her look no matter how fug. Nelly is bland anyway (at least in photos, she may be the coolest ever in person for all I know), and appears even more so when covered in her twee poofy pantaloons. It's like she's trying to costume herself in a personality and wound up in the Skipper Barbie section.
Posted by: XiolaBlue | Mar 20, 2008 11:52:32 AM
Wow, Lilo and The Peldon are so. close. I voted Peldon, though, because she NEVER gets it right, whereas Lilo occasionally looks good.
Posted by: charishawk | Mar 20, 2008 11:56:49 AM
I think of Courtney Peldon as living in a world where it's always Halloween. Those are *costumes*--hilarious costumes! And, I dunno, she looks so goofy and happy. The clothes are godawful, but overall effect is oddly endearing.
But while Courtney Peldon wanders blissfully through the streets of L.A. dressed like a succession of milkmaids and fairy princesses, Lindsey Lohan staggers out of nighclubs, limos, and The Ivy ("WHY won't people leave me ALONE?!?") in tacky, tasteless, unflattering and unimaginative clothes. Lohan's sartorial choices induce winces, not giggles.
That's the fundamental difference. Courtney's clothes are delightfully crazy. Lindsey's clothes are depressingly fugly (the better to match her ugly soul, my dear). That's why Lindsey deserves to win the Peldon-Lohan matchup.
Posted by: Margaret | Mar 20, 2008 11:57:27 AM
but...I don't want Peldon to become more famous...it's kind of like that Phobe woman. Now I know her name...so hard to make a decision.
Posted by: squidoo | Mar 20, 2008 11:58:45 AM
Too bad Brad has a slim chance of winning the first round. Despite the old manishness, he is still gorgeous. I'll take fug-Brad over no Brad anyday.
Posted by: Little Rain Cloud | Mar 20, 2008 11:59:40 AM
LiLo v. Peldon - At least Courtney Peldon looks clean!
Posted by: Blanca | Mar 20, 2008 12:11:58 PM
I think there should be two tournaments (similar to the NCAA and the NIT). People like Chloe and Gwen - who know what they're doing and make fug endearing and fun - get to play in the real tournament. And the not-very-important, clueless, hapless, better-off-left-stuck-to-the-plate ones get their own category (I'm looking at you Jessica Simpson, Olsens, Peldons....).
Posted by: E Ev | Mar 20, 2008 12:16:09 PM
I disagree that it's all about the clothes re: Pitt vs. Ferg. I think it should be taken into serious consideration that she has chosen to make her face look like that.
Ew.
Posted by: Robin | Mar 20, 2008 12:23:35 PM
Lohan wins it with the Brett Michaels outfit and that crazy flapper thing with Karl. But she really wins it because her clothes frustrate me. It's like when my teachers would write "capable of doing better" on my report card and then give me an F. So I'm giving Lindsay an F, for Fugly.
Also, I don't know why I never paid attention to what Rihanna was wearing before. That's some entertaining fug.
Posted by: Jenna | Mar 20, 2008 12:31:57 PM
Re: Rihanna--what's strange is that I thought she used to have a real keen sense of style, and I really liked what she wore (and I actually...i thought the thigh warmers were kind of cute). But then she took a turn for the worse. Right after she cut her hair short I thought she definitely showed a sense of style, I think she's just being styled wrong now!!
Lindsay--thinks she's great, such a waste of figure/talent. Fug all the way. Peldon...who cares? She's ridiculous, but just too silly to take seriously. I was amazed it was almost 50-50%.
Ferg is trash and she knows it--and owns it! Fug it up, girl.
And it was a toss-up between Paula and Nelly, but WHAT IS UP with the pantaloons?? She has no idea how to make faces or dress up the bottom half of herself. Paula...as crazy as she always is. But predictable!
Posted by: Erin | Mar 20, 2008 12:39:29 PM
Courtney Peldon came from out of nowhere with her ubercreepy abs and that crazy look in her eyes! And Lilo....as skanky as the past 24.....ok, 36.....months have been for her, is really pretty underneath it all. I say there is hope for her. So......Peldon all the way!
Rihanna....I voted for her because no one should get *that* famous *that* quickly with one song and THOSE clothes. Plus, Sandra Oh gets points because I do believe she secretly hates Kathryn "Being-Married-Is-So-Annoying" Heigl, which get her a free pass in my book.
Brad Pitt broke my heart when he broken Jen's......but I hate Fergie, so....whatever. I picked her.
And finally, poor Paula Abdul. She is clearly kookooroo's, but to my knowledge, has never dressed like a pirate (TWICE!). She looks like a deranged extra from the set of Pirates of The Carribean - The Curse of the Talentless Girl.
Posted by: Missie | Mar 20, 2008 12:46:42 PM
Yeah, I'm on the "give Paula a break" bandwagon. KM said it best - it's hard to get dressed while trying to concoct the perfect alcohol/pill ratio to keep you looking happy next to Simon and Randy on a live broadcast. At least she CHANGES her clothes, unlike Simon. If I see that black t-shirt one more time, I'm throwing a brick through my plasma screen.
Posted by: Lorraine Bates | Mar 20, 2008 12:56:50 PM
Nelly Fart-hardo. I will be laughing at that for the rest of my life. But not, like, non-stop or anything.
I feel sorry for Paula A, I can't help it.
I give it to Lilo the pro over Courtney, who seems simply a cheerful amateur.
Posted by: tigerstripes | Mar 20, 2008 1:05:13 PM
I voted for Peldon. I guess over here I'm not really seeing the leggings crisis that has struck America right in the apple pie pants, so LiLo just looks sweaty. Whereas peldon? That's trampy style-tastic I can work with in my world. That pink dress looks just like the display window of an eastern european wedding store. Peldon's got a secret, post-communist Rachel Zoe tucked away somewhere:
http://carpetblog.typepad.com/carpetblogger/fashion/index.html
scroll all the way down for the rules.
Posted by: Liza | Mar 20, 2008 1:07:51 PM
Courtney. While the evidence against Lindsey may have greater volume, what were the circumstances for most of those photos? Grocery shopping? Getting off a long plane flight? Come on people. Most American's look pretty fugly in those circumstances, particularly girls in their early 20's, who I regularly see at the supermarket in pajamas and flip-flops. The really damning evidence is on the red carpet, where nobody in their right mind would show up looking like Courtney Peldon.
Posted by: John | Mar 20, 2008 1:09:35 PM
Okay, people but really. Courtney Peldon dresses insane because no one knows who she is and she is demanding people pay attention to her. Lilo tries to be all inconspicuous and then DOESN'T WEAR PANTS.
Posted by: Nicole Joy | Mar 20, 2008 1:09:44 PM
nothing can ever make me unsee those pantaloons. move over, abdul.
Posted by: cmw | Mar 20, 2008 1:12:30 PM
I had to go with C. Peldon, and here's why: her fugs make me smile. They're just so over the top. (And often so colorful, oddly enough...) On the other hand, LiLo's fugs, generally speaking, are depressing. I went through the LiLo category and just found image after image of black leggings, Bret Michaels look-alikes, and LiLo looking like another stint in rehab (and/or a sandwich) wouldn't hurt. Just too sad.
Posted by: Lizzie | Mar 20, 2008 1:18:09 PM
I can't believe Paula is winning. The three outfits they have of her on here are not that that bad - not at least compared to Nelly's wacky pantaloons.
That said, based on Paula's wacky personality, I feel jipped that she doesnt wear more wacky clothes. Really!
Posted by: Will | Mar 20, 2008 1:18:46 PM
britney spears gets out for mental illness but paula doesn't? The casual pirate thing did it for me.
Lilo can't honestly be losing? I refuse. WHAT ABOUT THE LEGGINGS?
Posted by: Julia | Mar 20, 2008 1:22:08 PM
Lindsay is the fuglier, because I exPECT more from her! Like poor Courtney is D-list all the way, she's not having gorgeous designer clothes thrown at her constantly. Also, she does not normally rock leggings. Lindsay FTW.
Posted by: Megan | Mar 20, 2008 1:23:55 PM
I can't believe Paula is winning. The three outfits they have of her on here are not that that bad - not at least compared to Nelly's wacky pantaloons.
That said, based on Paula's wacky personality, I feel jipped that she doesnt wear more wacky clothes. Really!
Posted by: Will | Mar 20, 2008 1:24:39 PM
Lindsay is the fuglier, because I exPECT more from her! Like poor Courtney is D-list all the way, she's not having gorgeous designer clothes thrown at her constantly. Also, she does not normally rock leggings. Lindsay FTW.
Posted by: Megan | Mar 20, 2008 1:25:42 PM
Courtney is made of such a fug-WIN.
I think she should be at least in the semi-finals.
Posted by: baeva | Mar 20, 2008 1:37:17 PM
I went with Peldon because she appears to put quite a bit of energy and thought into being fugly. Lohan is fugly because she's just plain lazy.
I gave the vote to Nelly because of the "OTHER pirate costume." Plus Paula is short and crazy. Nelly should know better.
And let's face it, there's no way I would vote against Brad.
Posted by: Kathleen | Mar 20, 2008 1:38:25 PM
The 8% of people who voted for Brad are clearly in need of a long hug from Intern George to stabilize their rapidly deteriorating mental faculties.
Posted by: Andrew | Mar 20, 2008 1:48:36 PM
man, you guys REALLY don't want Lohan to get upset in the first round! You practically voted for us.
Posted by: kalisa | Mar 20, 2008 1:55:06 PM
LiLo has the excuse of "cocaine". Well, at least for half of the year. Peldon is just trashy, and I think she is a life size Polly Pocket in the above picture.
Rihanna. I mean, come on... I don't care what Chris Brown is into, a PVC Dominatrix outfit is NEVER okay for public use!
Brad Pitt, because I expect way more from him than this.
Paula Abdul. I mean, it is Paula Adbul, nobody outcrazies Pdul
Posted by: Liz | Mar 20, 2008 1:58:32 PM
I was checking the Lilo vs. Courtney P. pics and when i opened the one where Lilo tries to emulate Bret Michaels, my boyfriend who was behind me asked me if it was Kid Rock. I think that says it all.
I'm also very disappointed that you didnt include Fergie's yellow, scary cocktail dress as an evidence of her intense fug.
Posted by: Crouttie | Mar 20, 2008 2:02:41 PM
So where does Bai Ling feature in all of this? Or is she disqualified for being too darn good at it?
BTW, the only place I know Bai Ling from is this site. Oh, the shame (on her, obviously).
Posted by: Sundaeg1rl | Mar 20, 2008 2:03:45 PM
The "P"s have it; you know it, you feel it. I must add Casual Pirate to my lexicon because we use formal shorts all the time now. It just comes out! We're at an event, I'm scoping the crowd, I lean over to my friend and say "check out the formal shorts"...and the victim doesn't even know what we are talking about.........
Posted by: Lisa | Mar 20, 2008 2:05:38 PM
Fart-Hardo? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH!
Posted by: verytallgirl | Mar 20, 2008 2:15:02 PM
I am ASTOUNDED that Lohan/Peldon is so close. Come ON, people! PATALOONS.
Posted by: Kate | Mar 20, 2008 2:15:50 PM
i too voted for lindsay i agree with what was said earlier she is more famous and has more resources than peldon, and she does think she is a style icon on her own so my vote is my way of saying: honey, no. same goes for rihana
Posted by: laura | Mar 20, 2008 2:18:59 PM
I still can't believe Lohan was given the #1 spot. Yes she does look not the best from day to day, but keep in mind she has her picture taken multiples times a day every day..how would you look? Whenever she is showing up for an actual red carpet (and not just out running errands) she always looks put together and never boring. She has had so many great looks this year, memorably and flattering gowns, sexy mini-dresses (that rainbow bondage one was better than any of the imitators) so I think she shouldn't be #1
Posted by: andrew | Mar 20, 2008 2:29:13 PM
Wow, Lohan vs. Peldon is NECK-TO-NECK. Ack!
Posted by: Mme. Meow | Mar 20, 2008 2:46:40 PM
LiLo FTW!
Posted by: mrs o | Mar 20, 2008 3:03:33 PM
Why do I never recognize Nelly Furtado. Literally, NEVER? Are we really sure this is the same woman who had quirky hits ten years ago and then came back with completely different sound and look? Really, really sure?
Posted by: YankinTex | Mar 20, 2008 3:09:01 PM
YIKES! This Cher Bracket is a tough one. I voted here last because seriously, it's just too hard! Too many decisions, too many decisions!!
Posted by: CShell | Mar 20, 2008 3:09:11 PM
Had to go with LiLo because you know that she is still wearing the same stank-a** pair of leggings without washing them. C. Peldon maybe the patron saint of GFY and dresses accordingly but I do believe she keeps her body and her fug clean. It was a squeaker for me though.
Paula Abdul defines fugliness while Nelly Furtardo just looks like she smells it.
Fergie - is a man.
Posted by: jen310 | Mar 20, 2008 3:09:21 PM
I like Grandpa clothes.
Posted by: pumpkin | Mar 20, 2008 3:12:23 PM
ladies, this is ridiculous fun. pure brilliance.
much love from the gays in brooklyn.
Posted by: dave blenk | Mar 20, 2008 3:14:14 PM
Wow. Lohan/Peldon close race. I don't think I'll sleep all night!
Posted by: Maxine | Mar 20, 2008 3:17:39 PM
Brad Pitt shouldn't be here. If it were a man's competition he'd win best dressed. Ok he has the flat cap but most times he does just fine - if a little boring.
Courtney Peldon has to win - trashy, fugly and why is she dressed as a mock-Disney-genie?
Poor old Lilo - oh she does just roll over doesn't she. I like everyone else here have a soft spot for The Lohan. She is the only person in living history to like leggings to this maddening extent. She should win for fugging it to an extreme, but against C-Pel there is not contest I'm afraid.
Fug-Hardo - made me laugh but what does it mean. Saying that she is only a newbie compared to Fugdul. She dresses tooooo young. And the comments about the blonde Nelly moment. Haven't we all made a mistake at the hairdressers and have to live with it a few weeks before we get it changed? At least she's gone back to what is good.
Rock on GFY this is fabulous xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Posted by: Juji | Mar 20, 2008 3:26:53 PM
If Peldon can get past Juliette to get to the final four I think she can totally go all the way.
Posted by: liana | Mar 20, 2008 3:28:24 PM
Lohan vs. Peldon is such a tough call. We love them both. Or more correctly, we love them, but HATE what they wear.
Everyone is going under the assumption that LiLo has money to burn and buy stylists, etc., but we really have no idea what her net worth is. (Why is it not a hard stretch to imagine her cash being frittered away by Michael sucking up cases of Old Milwaukee while Dina mainlines on shopping on the QVC channel?)
While Lindsey can look really good if she tries, when she’s bad she looks pretty depressing. Courtney by comparison looks much more kooky, loveable, and creative in her heinous style of dress. You can’t help but be impressed by how deliciously tacky her wardrobe is. Therefore: PELDON FOR THE WIN! (This round. There’s still the looming potentials of Posh, Bai Ling, or Chloe Sevigny to have to overcome to take the whole crown. Good luck to all!)
Posted by: edxxk | Mar 20, 2008 3:32:54 PM
I filled out my bracket with Peldon losing to Bai in the final. We'll see.
Posted by: Chelsea | Mar 20, 2008 3:44:34 PM
I cannot even BELIEVE how close the Lohan-Peldon match is! GO PELDON GO!
Posted by: Kelly | Mar 20, 2008 3:49:16 PM
Ugh, you people, "Have a soft spot for Lilo"? Really?
WHY?
Courtney Peldon's fug is lol-worthy and all kinds of 80s Barbie Doll crazy. But Lindsay Lohan is T-R-A-S-H, pure and simple. She hasn't looked cute since early 2005, which is also when she had her last film hit. She's destroyed her pretty skin with sucking and snorting anyone and anything that comes her way. Her clothes are just such a hot mess. She tries to hard to be ~edgy~ and ends up missing the mark and falling into catastrophe every time.
Also, I have seen pics of her coochie-coo, her breasts, and every stoned/wasted/pissy/smug look she can muster, which is usually on a daily basis. Courtney Peldon at least gets that she's a bit of a joke. Lohan thinks she's an I*C*O*N and its really pathetic.
Final point: The Marilyn Monroe pics. Well, version 2. Actually, her first set (from Vanity Fair) were kind of gross too, because she had peroxide hair and black eyebrows, but at least she looked youthful and kind of carefree. In the latest set, she looks hard and nasty and desperate.
TEAM LOHAN!
Posted by: DANCING WITH THE FUGS | Mar 20, 2008 3:50:28 PM
Oh, and to add to my case that Lohan is pure trash, and thus Fugster Queen 2008, she's reportedly stolen a lot of designer clothes and items from photoshoots, AND she's a little racist. ("The black guy did it!" = her defense this past summer when coke was found in her pants and she went on a rampage to chase down her assistant. Classy!)
Posted by: DANCING WITH THE FUGS | Mar 20, 2008 3:52:29 PM
It seems like Brad Pitt and Viggo Mortenson are both like, how can I take my hot body and make it look just plain wrong?
Posted by: Lindsey | Mar 20, 2008 4:00:21 PM
Nelly, simply on account of the casual pirate ensembles. Oh, if only Chloe would have worn one of those...it would have added a whole new dimension to her fugliness.
Posted by: Cherie | Mar 20, 2008 4:05:38 PM
Lindsay doesn't always look as heinous as Peldon, but she gets my vote for always looking unwashed somehow--don't know why, don't know how, she just makes me want to crawl away and have a good long hot bath.
And Brad Pitt? The grandpa look does it, I'm afraid.
Posted by: joie | Mar 20, 2008 4:09:17 PM
PEL-