Katharine McPhee

Seriously, the brunette on her is SO much better. She looks so pretty here, and she's working a potentially awkward hem length without it making her stumpy. The only problem is the fact that I think her toes might be leaking out the sides of her shoes, but I guess that's between her and her feet and whoever does her pedicures.

Katharine McPhee

This is lovely, too. Perhaps not the best choice for an event at which she'd be seated the entire time, but I bet when she's standing up it's rather arresting.

Katharine McPhee

Predictably, I think sparkles are pretty. But something about this is a wee patchy, like all those beige spots are from where her sequins fell off in her closet.

Katharine McPhee

And this. A formal shorts suit. A bunchy formal shorts suit. With heavy black tights that only underscore that she really just should've worn pants. And is that a gun around her neck? This all feels like it's trying too hard, as if she woke up and realized that her husband is 46 years old and went out and spent a bunch of money at Wet Seal to compensate. My favorite is the first dress -- which, helpfully, is the most recent. So once she figures out her shoe size, maybe she'll be on the right track.

Fug or Fab: Katharine McPhee

I know by now the blonde phase in Katharine McPhee's history is far behind her. But that doesn't mean I'm not still relieved every time she turns up in public with her normal hair color. Because this? This was bad. This was bad on the level of making me wonder if she'd gotten hammered during a 90210 marathon and decided Kelly Joins A Cult was her new fashion inspiration. Now that we've gotten the hair sorted out -- even Kelly Taylor eventually straightened up and chose herself -- let's see how Lady McPheever doing with the clothes. A girl can't drag NBC out of the ratings swamp without some killer outfits, can she? [poll id="5561"] [Photos: Getty]