Mr. Blackwell: Paris in winter

Mr. Blackwell, L.A.’s chronicler of wardrobe wrecks, unveiled his 44th annual worst dressed list Tuesday. As usual, it was written in verse.

Melanie Griffith, No. 8 of 10, was described as a “fatal fashion folly -- a Botox’d cockatoo in a painting by Dali.”

He aimed his sharp tongue at Celine Dion, No. 6, “a half-sequined scarecrow, half-gaudy acrobat. Is it Abe Lincoln in drag? And I’ll leave it at that.”

Shania Twain, No. 3, “what can I say? In buckled bombs and country-fried kitsch, has Calamity Twain popped a stitch?”

Topping the list, as many might have guessed, was Paris Hilton. “How are you gonna keep ‘em down on the farm after they’ve seen Paree,” he wrote. “Grab the blinders, here comes Paris. From cyber disgrace to red carpet chills, she’s the vapid Venus of Beverly Hills!”