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"   Drew Barrymore in Jil Sander. Photo: Getty Images  At the end of the year both the Times and WWD applauded a recent wave of inspired red carpet dressing. It looked like starlets (at least a hearty handful of them) had collectively eschewed tiny sequined frocks in favor of something more creative. But last night, at the People&amp;#039;s Choice Awards (the year&amp;#039;s first of many awards shows) the movement toward creativity appeared to slow down. Despite a flood of long, elegant dresses on the runway, everyone from Taylor Swift to Kate Walsh stepped out in something short, usually strapless, and often shiny. The J.Mendel count was at least two, the strapless count was at least five, and we stopped tallying the way-above-the-knee looks after we hit 11. On the upside, there wasn&amp;#039;t a ton of black, but we failed to find even one exceptional look to illustrate this story \u2014 hence the Drew Barrymore in Jil Sander look at left. The actress was attending a CoverGirl party instead of the PCAs, but it was the same night so it still counts. Thankfully, there&amp;#039;s enough time for everyone to get re-inspired before the big shows. But was there a look you really loved? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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