There has been a lot of criticism of dresses that had too many adornments. For instance, the Marchesa dress of Jennifer Lopez and the Armani Prive dress of Beyonce made it appear that the jewels and the stones were more important than the person.

I think one Hollywood celebrity that got it right was Rachel Weisz who wore a Vera Wang gown. That bow right on top of her heart was, as the British would say, brilliant. I heard some criticism that she should not have also used a rather elaborate necklace. I disagree. I think she looked just fine with a vintage Cartier necklace, though I would have loved to see a matching pendant.