The Oscar’s red carpet has come and gone, and no one wore the Christian Siriano ball gown I so hoped to see. In fact, there really weren’t any ball gowns to note at all.
One thing that was note worthy though-
Oscar 2011 Trend #1 – Nude, Neutrals and Pastels
There were many evening gown in various hues of nude that graced the red carpet. From 15 year old nominee Hailee Steinfeld to 2002 Oscar winner, Halle Berry– skin toned evening gowns were for sure the hottest trend for the 2010 Oscars.
Halle Berry looked nothing short of amazing in her Marchesa gown (Marchesa is one of my faves). The dress was whispy, romantic and well- what doesn’t look good on Halle Berry? …Is there anything?
The tricky part with this trend though, is that not every one can “rock it” –read: Michelle Williams. Michelle looked Casper-like with her light beaded dress that blended in with her powder like skin and platinum colored hair. Whenever there is a trend that you LOVE but is just not flattering for your body type or coloring it’s a little sad. I know because I *love* the dressy shorts with heels look- but I just don’t have the legs. You must accept, appreciate the look on others and move on.
Not all wore light neutrals though, quite a few celebrities donned much brighter, vivid colors which brings me to my next trend.
Oscars 2011 Trend #2 – Bright Oranges and Reds
My favorite of these bright tones was without doubt Jennifer Hudson who showed off her new slimmed down body in a beautiful Tangerine Orange gown from Versace. (Oh! how I wish Weight Watchers Plus would give me that waist line).
Jennifer Lawrence on the other hand (whom I have never heard of), kind of let me down in her red Calvin Klein Dress. Granted her figure looked amazing, but it’s THE RED CARPET… at THE OSCARS. The dress to me, just looked like a boring sun-dress version of Pamela Anderson’s Bay Watch uniform.
Oscar 2011 Trend #3 Lace
Mila Kunis embodied classic Hollywood glamor when she stepped out in a beautiful Elie Saab Haute Couture dress. The beautiful lavender chiffon gown was accented with lace and ribbon was by one of my favorites of the night.
My least favorite of the lace dresses? Melissa Leo. The ivory and gold dress just looked like a cheap doily with gold foil wrapping underneath. It looked slightly better when she was up on stage- but still not a favorite.
Oscars 2011 Trend #4 – Shiny, Shine
I’m not a fan of shiny clothes. Shimmer, sparkle- yes. Shiny- NO. And Gwyneth Paltrow and Anne Hathaway both wore shine. While tweeting during the show, @GirlGoneMom said it best when she tweeted “Gwyneth looks like C3P0”.
Later Anne Hathaway came out in a blue plastic looking gown that reminded me of my own “fashion-don’t” moment during my junior prom. I wore a blue plasticy skirt and matching jacket to the after party. I looked like future girl- it was horrid. And harder for me to admit than that story? The fact that Gwyneth’s dress was nicer.
And those were my Oscar fashion highlights.
Best Dressed: Worst Dressed:
Mila Kunis Melisssa Leo
Halle Berry Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Hudson Cate Blanchette
Who were your picks for best and worst dressed?
