I would like to take a moment and discuss Katie Holmes...

This is the Katie Holmes of my youth, a member of the wonderful mel0-drama that was Dawson's Creek. As Joey Potter we (the female audience) learned that the nice friend sometimes get the boy, study hard and you'll find a great college and just how to be that wonderful girl next door. Needless to say we (okay, me) thought she was just IT.

I even liked her fashion choices (now remember this was the mid to late 1990's and I was still in teenagehood). The classic but not afraid to mix things up girl next door... that was our Katie.
THEN, the whole get engaged/married/have a baby with Tom Cruise thing happened. While I will refrain from actually discussing the creepiness or non creepiness of the situation, I would like to discuss the fashion choices that she has made from that point on. If you are wondering, this isn't going to be mean, but actually totally approving of a teenage star moving towards adult sophistication (something a certain girl name Alice is going through now, without the whole star/Tom Cruise thing)...

The introduction of the couple, I like how they look synchronized but not matchy matchy. I HATE matchy matchy. Love casual jacket and flats on the left and the sundress on the right.

Okay, so I'm not such a fan of the next three looks, but give the girl a break she now had to dress for many, many formal events, many steer wrong at this point. Left dress has weird necklaces and even stranger silky bra that is supposed to the top of the dress. Middle is nice, but the bottom tiered look just isn't my fave. On the right, shiny black has never been my favorite...

So starts the soccer step mom trips with much PDA and camera attention. Now, please notice the coat that she is wearing, she really does do coats quite well. Olive green with metal toggles, I love...

Another casual but clean and neat look, the shoes just do it. Wish that I could pull those babies off, but never, in a million years would that happen...

Again with the great coat, right?

She does pregnancy so damn well. Oh and uses it to wear more great coats.

Look at the neckline on the coat, wonderful right?

I just love it. A nice jacket, shirt, jeans and bag, made more comfortable with a messy bun. Oh, and she's at a paper shop, did you know I love paper?

I know that I sometime rag on Burberry (excessive plaid) but this is it done right. They do bathing suits so well... But Tom's bathing suit could be in need of some help.

Totally casual and not at all frumpy, lovely.

Dressed up at a funeral, appropriate black and pearls. Did I mention I just got my great grandmother's pearls? Pearls are just lovely...

Katie, now with baby, looks great with white jeans (a summer classic). The large bag is a bit off, but it's probably a diaper bag, I know without gross plastic (!), so I'll let it slide.

What a lovely family photo. Love the bag. Suri's outfit, is just wonderful. Katie looks like every young mother, in love with her child.

That is how I would like to look right now... I'm loving long necklaces, too often my hair finds that formation and the jacket, perfection.

Okay, cardigan twinsets, may be my secret and shameful desire, I know, how old lady-ish... but look how it's done with the high waisted interesting skirt, lovely right?

I was nervous about Victoria's influence on her (weight wise, big glasses wise and fashion wise) but I think it's okay. First, we found out that Victoria is hilarious and Katie's retained her own fashion sense...

So dressed down, but looking better then Beckham any day...

Not my favorite, but maybe I'm just jealous that Armani doesn't make custom clothes for me (I know, tragic).

Simple and perfect for a date out with one's husband. Where can I get her belt (and bag and bronzer...)?

Again with the high waisted skirts, something that totally would be awful on me.. but I would just about kill for those shoes.

Glorious, though I don't really like him wearing navy and her in black, shouldn't they plan better? I mean, not too matchy matchy, but at least acknowledge the fact that you got dressed in the same house...

I could never wear animal stripes, no one would take me seriously, I just couldn't pull them off. But if I could I would like to do them like this...

I know it's unpopular, but I like the haircut, heck, it's kinda like mine. Way to copy Katie... Not crazy about the belt but love the silhouette of the bathing suit.

Umm, too cute right?

More damn beautiful coats AND the Prada bag, oh la la. Oh, and Suri, is just beautiful, I know it's tough to admit but she's IS just beautiful.



So here it is, a young classic star, doing what I would like to do when I'm older (minus the fame), while looking great and never feeling the need to flash herself sans panties! Now isn't that refreshing...