Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 9:52AM Frock Stars
My faves of the night: Gwyneth Paltrow in Calvin Klein and Camila Alves in Kaufman Franco
Mila Kunis looking gorge in Elie Saab Haute Couture, Spring 2011 - photo courtesy style.com
Jennifer Hudson, the ever-shrinking Points Plus diva in Versace Spring 2008 - photo courtesy style.com
Cate Blanchett divides the fashion world in Givenchy Couture Spring 2011 - photo courtesy style.com
The sweet Amy Adams in L'Wren Scott Fall 2011 - photo courtesy style.com
The Oscars were Sunday night and as you all know, it is THE big night for fashion. The red carpet on Oscar night is a lot like the Superbowl: all of the big players are there, and, having trained for months prior to the event (did you hear one star even had collagen injections in her feet?! WTF?), they should be at the absolute top of their game. As with every other year, some stars got some terrible advice (Nicole Kidman, anyone?), and some were just so-so (Michelle Williams), but others totally rocked it. I loved loved loved Camila Alves in her black plunging ballerina gown by Kaufman Franco (nope, never heard of him either) and thought Gwynnie smouldered in her metallic Calvin Klein sheath. Mila Kunis stole a bit of royal thunder from The King's Speech in her lavender lace Elie Saab and Jennifer Hudson took tangerine to the next level in her Versace frock. The flawless Cate Blanchett looked amazing as always but the circle cut-out in her dress caused many to tilt their heads in confusion (a new friend of mine likened Cate's dress to the back of an upholstered dining chair - hee!).
The biggest scandal of the night came when Dior's newest face, Natalie Portman, chose a Rodarte gown over Dior, after a video surfaced of John Galliano making anti-semitic remarks at a café in Paris last week (click here for the full story). The house of Christian Dior officially fired the moron today. Hooray! Intolerance is never, ever in style.
What did you think of the dresses this year? Was Blanchett's chair-dress a hit or a total fashion miss?
Oh, and let me say, "March, I love you! I'm so happy you're finally here!"
Reader Comments (4)
Cate had good hair though...loved the tweets throughout the show RLR - nice work!
Was Jennifer Hudson wearing Bright purple shoes under her fab dress?
P.S LOVE the Elie Saab...my favourite of the night.
Yup, she wore purple shoes. Think she was trying to go for colour-blocking like we're seeing at Gucci and YSL this season but a lot of people thought she should have chosen something neutral.
She's J-Hud and she's gutsy. Love her!