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Hermes

2011 Academy Awards Fashion

wicked · Coach

Haha, good call on the Anne and Kirsty comparison. wink

My favs are Sandra, Natalie, and Halle.

Kelly · Hermes

What is on Helena Bonham Carter's leg? Is that a stocking? A sticker?

pollyjean23 · Marc Jacobs

Jennifer Hudson, Halle Berry, Sandra Bullock, Mila Kunis

Boots · Gucci

There weren't a lot of real misses this year. Just some dresses that looked better than others IMO.

These were my favs

For a 14 year old, I think she looked just right.

Hermes

Boots wrote:

There weren't a lot of real misses this year. Just some dresses that looked better than others IMO.

I beg to differ - I thought Marissa Tomei's dress was heinous

Boots · Gucci

I stand corrected. wink

Hedvig · Coach

I think I like these two the best:

This one looks really unmemorable and cheap, like it's made of polyester or jersey.

And this one is the most unflattering of the bunch. Ugh, shiny!

relrel · Marc Jacobs

What's the consensus on Cate Blanchett's dress? I absolutely love it, I think it's stunning in a very architectural kind of way. But everywhere I've looked/read, it's been pretty universally panned.

Boots · Gucci

relrel wrote:

What's the consensus on Cate Blanchett's dress? I absolutely love it, I think it's stunning in a very architectural kind of way. But everywhere I've looked/read, it's been pretty universally panned.

I think it's appropriate for her. She always chooses dresses that are more art than just style. Other actresses couldn't pull something like that off, but she can.

wicked · Coach

Boots wrote:

relrel wrote:

What's the consensus on Cate Blanchett's dress? I absolutely love it, I think it's stunning in a very architectural kind of way. But everywhere I've looked/read, it's been pretty universally panned.

I think it's appropriate for her. She always chooses dresses that are more art than just style. Other actresses couldn't pull something like that off, but she can.

The round piece in the center reminds me of a medieval breast plate and the shoulders look like armor to me. I think it would look way better with a few adjustments.

Kelly · Hermes

I'm with wicked. I like the idea but something about the top just seems "off" to me. This is going to sound weird but I don't like the circle thing because the circle looks hard and stiff but then within the circle it's all thin and soft (and booby, of course) and something about that juxtaposition just doesn't work for me.

member · Hermes

I thought Mila Kunis was the best dressed of the night. That dress is just gorgeous!

I seriously HATED Nicole Kidman's look from head-to-toe. The dress is horrid, her hair looked like she just woke up and rolled out of bed, and she looks so stiff.
I thought the red was pretty on Sandra Bullock, but she needed more makeup or something - she looked so tired.
Cate Blanchett was pretty, and the dress was an almost for me, but that cut out in the center of the chest was just...off to me.
Oh and Jennifer Hudson's boobs looked so weird in that dress to me, I just couldn't get past how they looked like two floating orbs!

Overall, I didn't love too many of the looks.

pollyjean23 · Marc Jacobs

I didn't see Cate move in her dress (just saw still shots), but it looks cumbersome. I want to like it, but the sleeves remind me of a dentist bib. Are the sleeves a different color from the rest of the dress? They look whiter/lighter in the pic here. I could handle the breast plate more if there was a smoother transition between that and the sleeves.

ETA: I still love her overall look, but Jen Hudson's boobs are a bit odd looking.

-- Edited by pollyjean23 on Monday 28th of February 2011 09:05:25 PM

kenzie · Chanel

I loved, loved, loved Mila Kunis' dress. So pretty, although, she was looking pretty close to a wardrobe malfunction when she was presenting. Still, loved the dress. I also liked Halle Berry's dress.

Suasoria · Chanel

And I beg to differ on Marisa Tomei - that dress is 60 years old, an original Charles James, and apparently, something she happened to own and had never worn. I loved that it was vintage, not on loan for PR purposes, and all about throwing it back to old and more glamorous times.

Hermes

Suasoria wrote:

And I beg to differ on Marisa Tomei - that dress is 60 years old, an original Charles James, and apparently, something she happened to own and had never worn. I loved that it was vintage, not on loan for PR purposes, and all about throwing it back to old and more glamorous times.

so? it's still ugly hmm

Zoolander · Nine West

Thanks for the fashion recap, I really love Holly Berry's elegantly looking gown, and Jennifer Garner's gown is also one of the best in the awards...

Anastasia19 · Nine West

I love Sandra Annette Bullock. The red dress fit her perfectly.