Traditionally, the Secretary of State hosts a gala reception dinner at the State Department before the awards ceremony. The honorees this year are Yo-Yo Ma, Meryl Streep, Neil Diamond. Sonny Rollins, and Barbara Cook.
Hmmmmmm… just yesterday I made a comment about Hillary and Suu Kyi appearing to be a little star struck with each other. So I think Meryl must have been simply awestruck to be honored the same year at the same ceremony as Barbara Cook. I know she looks like she is keeping her cool, but from a young age Meryl has been a HUGE fan… dating back to Cook’s days on Broadway in “The Music Man.” Even after winning many awards. Meryl has often spoken of how much she adores Cook. This must have been an enormous thrill for her!
WJC was having a grand time, and you can see for yourself that Mme. Secretary was looking simply exquisite! Top of her game! Wow! I love everything about this gown on her, the color, the cut, the fit. When she hosts these dinners, it always blows me away that she is usually more gorgeous and glamorous than the movie stars. This year was no different. Smashing, Mme. Secretary!
Still4Hill 
I think that’s the gown from that state dinner in London with the royal family.
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Ooooohhhhh!!!! You may be right! I remember we never got a really good glimpse of her at that event! Seeing it full length and all, I love it on her! That bolero jacket sets off her curves, and the all-covered up effect makes her look long! In the picture of just her and Sonny Rollins seated her thigh looks so LONG! She looks regal in this. Maybe that’s why we didn’t get a good look in London. After all, if she looked that regal it would look like she was competing with the queen!
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Yes, it is. It’s a lovely gown, it appears that it is embroidered with silver thread. I wish that they had a full frontal pic to observe the neckline under the bolero.
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Hmmmmm… I was thinking that, too. Looks strapless. She should be more confident showing skin. But the bolero is nice.
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I don’t think it’s strapless. There doesn’t look to be enough boning and other reinforcements in the top for a strapless gown worthy of the Confidence of State. I’m thinking it’s got good, sturdy straps to insure the State Secrets are secure.
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😀 *State Secrets* It might even have cap sleeves. You know how she is.
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Yep, State Secrets. Classified. It seems that only one person has full access.
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🙂 As it should be.
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Though that seems to disappoint some of the gentlemen she’s encountered since leaving the White House.
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Understandable. But State Secrets must be guarded at all costs!
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And the Squire of State is very protective.
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As he should be!
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In his book he mentioned that he liked being able to come to her defense. I guess that hasn’t changed.
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I like to come to her defense, too. That’s why DeHoS. I think the more the merrier on that count. She deserves all the defense we can mount.
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Yes, but I can’t help but think him saying he likes to be what essentially amounts to her knight in shining armor is so sweet.
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I added a few images from that came in from Zimbio. One, with Sonny Rollins, gives a better view of the neckline. It looks like she has some kind of metallic belt or something. Very pretty.
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Thanks. I bet that her friend Oscar de la Renta designed it for her.
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It looks lovely on her.
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It does.
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Meryl is my ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE ACTRESS!!!!!! the way she looks at Bill here is priceless
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😀 She is one of my favs too (along with Emma Thompson, Helen Mirren and Cher). Can’t wait to see what she does with Maggie Thatcher! Just imagine how you would feel if you were being honored at the same event with Meryl! That’s what this was like for her – being honored with Barbara Cook!
(I also like the way HRC is looking at Bill here – LOL – too cute!)
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I was going to bring up the way she was looking at Bill there. She seems so captivated.
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I’ve loved Meryl since Sophie’s Choice. What a talented actress. Actually, they are all great talents, Barbara Cook and Yo-Yo Ma are also among my favorites.
Bill may behave like a cad sometimes, but Hillary loves him nonetheless.
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The phrase “hopelessly devoted” springs to mind.
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ahahaha. i love the word cad. it should be used more often.
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Well, it fits the man. He has brought Hillary much pain, but also much happiness. I guess that he’s a mixed blessing, but she still loves him. Sometimes I have felt that he doesn’t deserve her.
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oh he for sure doesn’t deserve her! but that’s what i love about Hillary, she sticks to her commitments and beliefs no matter what. and i truly believe that he loves her as much as she loves him even if he is a cad.
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There’s definitely some level of affection there. Just look at the way she looks at him in that picture. I’m about as cynical as you can get and I can’t help but think that the gaze that the photographer barely caught says something about the authenticity of their relationship. That moment looks genuine to me.
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Think she knew what she was getting into. Maybe being his one and only didn’t matter as much to her as having an intellectual equal with a passion for politics and policy as strong as hers. She’s too smart to have been blind sided by all this. Besides, if it had been too painful, she could have always left him and been a success all on her own. She chose not to do that.
I don’t think she deserved any of the pain he caused, but I do think she was prepared for it to some degree and she’d already accepted that it was never going to be a fairytale marriage.
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