Marion Cotillard's Oscar win for Best Actress was almost eclipsed by her ravishing Jean-Paul Gaultier halter dress. The beauty was the only star to take a risk for the 80th annual Academy Awards.
One-shoulders, extended hems and side-swept bangs were the order of the day, for celebrities playing it safe. With a drizzle leading to a soggy red carpet Sunday night, a few beauties found themselves dragging their hemlines.
Red was a major color for the night, Ruby Dee (in Kevan Hall) , Katherine Heigel (in Escada) , 15-year-old teen queen Miley Cyrus (Valentino), presenter Anne Hathaway (Marchesa), , and Heidi Klum (Haute Couture by John Galliano) were among the stars sporting the color.
"Juno" -- double-nominee Cate Blanchett in Dries van Noten and presenter Jessica Alba in Marchesa covered their baby bumps in shades-of-purple dresses.
Nicole Kidman returned to Balenciaga for the second year in a row. The pregnant beauty, went with a simple black Balenciaga gown and a show-stopping necklace—7,645 diamonds totaling nearly 1,400 carats by L'Wren Scott.
"I thought people looked generally really good—and really safe," Hal Rubenstein, fashion director at InStyle magazine, told The Associated Press. "I don't know if it had to do with the mood out there with the strike just over and parties canceled, but in fashion now so much is about sheer, print and color, but this was one solid strapless dress after another."
Rubenstein added: "There was a kind of uniform timelessness, which is very nice, but considering those who watch this show do it to get a fashion cue, I wish they were a little more timely than timeless."
Hilary Swank in Versace, Olivia Thirlby in Vera Wang, Anne Hathaway in Marchesa and Katherine Heigl in Escada pushed the One-shoulder look. Heigl's gown had a slim-fitting draped bodice, and the front of Hathaway's gown was covered in fabric roses, AP reports
Tilda Swinton, wore a one-arm gown by Alber Elbaz for Lanvin and no apparent makeup.
Jennifer Garner (Oscar de la Renta ) and Laura Linney (Michael Kors) also chose strapless gowns and then accessorized them with prominent necklaces.
Penelope Cruz wore Chanel Haute Couture with Chopard Jewels . Renee Zellweger wore Carolina Herrera with Cartier jewels.
Keri Russell wore a champagne-colored Nina Ricci strapless dress with H.Stern's vintage floral necklace from the private vault of Hans Stern.
Cameron Diaz's strapless Christian Dior gown was a pale peach color and had pleats on the bustline. "I put it on and felt like I was wearing nothing," she said. Cameron Diaz was the best dressed for me
Submitted by frillr on Mon, 2008-02-25 14:12.
