Oscars 2011 special: The leading ladies
By Andrea Petrou on February 24th, 2011
Nicole Kidman
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Vanity Fair Oscar 2010 after party worst dressed: Selma Blair
By Andrea Petrou on March 9th, 2010
Like with the Oscar‘s ceremony we were a little bit hard pressed to find a worst dressed celebrity at the Vanity Fair Oscar 2010 party. Katie Price stuck to Elton’s do, and other celebs really dressed for the occasion.
However, there is always one that gives us an excuse for a little “what was she wearing” comment and we’re sorry to say that these words have fallen on Selma Blair.
We don’t mind the sparkly frock, but the length is a little bit confused for us, sitting too far under the knee and too high up to make it full length. We also think the blazer the actress has teamed it up with is too heavy for the outfit.
And we understand that it was cold, but Selma, really, you’re already wearing a blazer, you don’t need a scarf. Take a look around you and have a think about all those ladies who have braved the freeze without even a shawl.
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Vanity Fair Oscar 2010 after party trends: Asymmetric necklines
By Andrea Petrou on March 9th, 2010
There were a range of different trends at this year’s Oscars (metallic stood out for us here), but these also carried on into the after parties. We saw short, black and blue, as well as metaliic at many of these parties.
However one trend that really stuck out at the Vanity Fair after party was asymmetric necklines. These were sported by the likes of Victoria Beckham, who wore the same frock to Elton’s event and the Vanity Fair party, Kate Beckinsdale, who looked stunning in an on-trend silver long dress and Jessica Simpson who spice up anotherwise plain black dress with this neckline.
View out gallery to see who else was on-trend with this style.
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Oscars 2010: Best dressed at the Vanity Fair after party
By Andrea Petrou on March 9th, 2010
While Elton and his celebrity clan were living it up at his after party event, other celebrities partied the night away at the Vanity Fair event.
Amanda Seyfried, who thankfully changed out of her bridal red carpet dress, Katy Perry, Cameron Diaz, Amy Adams (who was notedly absent at the actual Oscars ceremony) all made an appearance.
And some, including Victoria Beckham (who wore the same dress) also mixed and matched their evenings attending both.
We’ve put together a gallery of the best dressed.
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Jordan wins our worst dressed award for her frock at the 18th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards.
By Andrea Petrou on March 9th, 2010
Many people are pitching Katie Price (AKA Jordan) and Victoria Beckham against each other in the fashion stakes at the 18th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards.
After all, they’ve been well publicised enemies for many years now. However, we’re not sure who would say Ms Price looked good in her frock, let alone beat a fashionista.
Now don’t get us wrong we generally don’t have a problem with Katie Price (we’re not team Pete or team Price t-shirt wearing girls), however, we have to say that her frock has got to be the worst one of the Elton John after party night.
To be fair on the model, mum and business woman, she kept her (er) assets covered up proving she can be elegant, however, the shiny fabric and huge flowers make her look like a mermaid who got lost in a poppy field.
We think that’s 5-1 to Victoria, Jordan.
[Images: Jody Cortes/Wenn.com]
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Oscar 2010 after party fashion face off: Salma Hayek Vs Milla Jovovich
By Andrea Petrou on March 9th, 2010
Although the actual Oscar’s typically see celebrities opt for long (or in Amanda Seyfried’s case, bridal) dresses, after parties are more likely to be sprinkled with a more casual feel with less beading and shorter frocks.
Two such celebs that went for this style at the18th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards were Milla Jovovich and Salma Hayek, who at first glance we thought were wearing the same dress (maybe we need a new pair of glasses).
However at closer inspections we realised that Milla went for a strappy mosaic printed number while Salma took the little dress look to a new level, opting for a satin capped sleeved frock with a structured skirt.
We think both look gorgeous (although with that puffy skirt we can imagine Salma would fit nicely over a few loo rolls), but can’t quite decide who wore it best. So we need your help.
Let us know who you think won the fashion face off by leaving your comments below.
Images: Jody Cortes/Wenn.com
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Oscars 2010: Anna Kendrick’s dress disaster
By laurenbravo on March 8th, 2010
We all know what it’s like to have a last-minute outfit crisis (read about my own dress failures here), but few of us have the pressure of the Oscars to contend with.So we felt for poor Anna Kendrick when we heard that she had a wardrobe disaster only a few days before the cermony.
The Up in the Air star, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, revealed that she was forced to find a whole new outfit this week, when her special couture dress failed to live up to expectations. “There was another dress that was being made,” Kendrick said. “The designer will remain nameless… It was not for me. It was blue.”
Had she stuck with the original dress she would have been in good company, with Mariah Carey and Maggie Gyllenhaal among the stars who also chose blue. But as it was, we thought the actress was one of the most memorable attendees, picking upon this season’s nude trend with her beautiful blush-pink chiffon gown. Not too bad for something you threw on at the last minute, Anna…
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Oscars 2010: Every gown has a silver lining…
By laurenbravo on March 8th, 2010
It’s the one trend we didn’t see coming, and a reminder that sometimes red carpet fashion strays away from the catwalk and finds inspiration elsewhere. In this case, bacofoil. From Kate Winslet‘s stunning srapless sheath (was I the ony one who thought she looked like a hot, female version of the statuette award itself?) to Helen Mirren‘s soft grey Badgley Mischka and Elizabeth Banks‘ Versace ruffles, silver was the night’s surprise contender.
Sure, the colour has occasional connotations of bad sci-fi or those blankets they wrap aound olympic athletes, but when done well it makes a sultry and elegant choice. Particular praise is due to director Kathryn Bigelow, who became the star of the night in a fittingly silver gown when her filmThe Hurt Locker scooped six awards, including Best Picture.
Looking understatedly gorgeous, Bigelow gave us a pang of feminine pride as she became the first woman in history to win the Academy Award for Best Director – a vistory made all the sweeter as she triumphed over her ex-husband James Cameron, whose film Avatar only took home three oscars.
Check out our gallery of metallic dresses to see who else was a shining example of the trend.
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Oscars 2010 trends: Metallic dresses
By Andrea Petrou on March 8th, 2010
There were a few trends at this year’s Oscar awards, notably blue, which was worn by Mariah Carey, Maggie Gyllenhaal and winner Mo’Nique.
Meryl Streep, Diane Kruger and Amanda Seyfried also flew the flag for white.
However, the biggest trend of the year has got to be metallics, which were worn by everyone from Sarah Jessica Parker to Miley Cyrus. These shades came in pale golds, dark golds and also silvers, which were worn by Kate Winslet and Oscar winner and Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow.
We put together a gallery of the best metallic dresses.
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Oscars 2010: Worst Dressed
By Andrea Petrou on March 8th, 2010
In our last post we gave you the six best dressed, and told you we struggled to sift these out because of the quality of style on the red carpet this year.
However that doesn’t mean there wasn’t any fashion faux pas, and these were made by the gorgeous Charlize Theron.
The actress, who doesn’t always get it right, went horribly wrong with a lilac satin frock.
But it wasn’t the on-trend colour we have an issue with, it’s the Madonna style boob cups, which are the beginning of a monstrous long train.
Charlize, we’re sorry but that kind of fashion went out of Vogue in the 80s.
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Oscars 2010: Kristen Stewart goes back to the dark side
By laurenbravo on March 7th, 2010
She may have had an uncharacteristically girlie moment in her short white frock at the BAFTAs, but tonight Kristen Stewart returned to her vampish roots with this dramatic satin number. Earlier this week we guessed that the Twilight saga star might opt for black (see us proved right here), though her recent penchant for mini dresses had us predicting she’d go for an LBD, not this floor-sweeping slice of old-school Hollywood.
We were also pleased to see that the Twilight saga star had put a little more polish into her look this time round (or, to go straight for the jugular, she’d actually washed her hair). And is that a smile we spy?
In the space of one awards season, the actress seems to have grown from sulky teen into a fully-fledged starlet. From Bella Swann to red carpet swan… top marks.
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Oscars 2010: Amanda Seyfried gets caught in a bridal wave
By laurenbravo on March 7th, 2010
It was a micro-trend at last year’s awards, and this year even more stars are saying ‘I do’ to dresses in white, ivory and sugared-almond shades. Whether it’s a nod to this winter’s unseasonably snowy weather, or a series of not-so-subtle hints to noncommittal boyfriends, bridal looks were all over tonight’s red carpet.
Best actress nominee Sandra Bullock pulled it off like a true leading lady, with exquisite beaded vintage fabric and sweet pink lips, while Up in the Air star Anna Kendrick was a vision in palest pink.
A little less successful, however, was Amanda Seyfried‘s meringue – we can only assume the actress seems to have took reference from her starring role in musical wedding romp Mamma Mia when choosing this Armani Prive gown. The quilted satin fabric saves it from true Princess Barbie territory, but alongside so many chic column gowns and flirty ruffles it still comes off a little like the lady your Granny puts on top of her loo roll.
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Oscars 2010: Carey Mulligan does ‘cuting edge’ in Prada
By laurenbravo on March 7th, 2010
We predicted that British newcomer Carey Mulligan would win out in the style stakes tonight, and we’re pleased to say that she’s filling us with patriotic pride.
Sporting the same bleached blonde pixie crop she unveiled at the BAFTAs last month, the star of An Education took to the red carpet in a black strapless frock by her go-to designer, Prada. From a distance the effect was predictably chic, with its sweetheart neckline and full skirt, but on closer inspection Carey’s quirkier side made an appearance, as she revealed that her glittering dress was embellished with tiny metal keys and pairs of scissors. No, honestly. Like an exceptionally well-dressed boy scout, she seems to have arrived in the couture equivalent of a Swiss army knife.
We’re hoping the 24-year-old will scoop the Best Actress statue tonight, but if not perhaps she’ll find another calling as an unofficial seamstress. And if she needs to take down a rival, at least she’s well armed…
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Oscars 2010: Sigourney Weaver is a scarlett woman in Lanvin
By laurenbravo on March 7th, 2010
We suspected there might be a few red dresses tonight, and Sigourney Weaver has proved us right by turning out in crimson chiffon.
The Avatar star has ticked a lot of trend boxes by opting for a grecian-style, one-shouldered Lanvin number, with jewellery by Neil Lane and shoes by Jimmy Choo. The colour makes a change from the predominant hue of her dystopian movie, which is nominated for Best Picture. “I’m in red tonight, but I’m still blue underneath”, she joked.
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Oscars 2010: Mariah Carey in Valentino
By laurenbravo on March 7th, 2010
Well who would’ve thought it, Mariah‘s gone all demure on us. The Precious star has kept her trademark cleavage under wraps tonight (by her standards), with an elegant midnight blue gown by Valentino. The capped-sleeve style was seen on a number of guests tonight, including Carey’s co-star Mo’Nique, who also looked radiant in blue.
But Ms Carey hasn’t disappointed on the bling front, accessorising with jewels by Chopard and a chunky statement watch. “I don’t usually wear one, because I don’t care what time it is,” she told Sky1′s Angela Griffin. “I run on Mariah time”.
The star later caught her bling on American presenter Ryan Seecrest as she cruised down the red carpet – in Mariah time, that translates as embarrassment o’clock.
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