LAST NIGHT brought yet another year
of amazing results for British {and of course other} actors at the 85th
Academy Awards ceremony all the way from it’s home at the Dolby Theatre in
Hollywood, L.A!
From the Tottenham-born, glamorous
singer-songwriter, musician and multi-instrumentalist {already so impressive!} Adele, winning the Best Original Song award for Skyfall, to Bristol Old Vic trained,
classical-turned-method actor Daniel Day-Lewis making Oscar history by taking
home a record third Academy Award for Best
Actor for his performance as America’s 16th President in
Spielberg’s Lincoln, the Oscars never
fail to impress. Heavily outnumbered by population-ratio, I was more than contented to see
such accreditation towards British actors and their outstanding performances as
well as American actors {please don’t take offence – just proud to be British ;)}.
If the
evening wasn’t impressive enough as it stood, it was the icing on the cake to
see America’s First Lady, Michelle Obama present the Best Picture award to actor-turned-director Ben Affleck for his
film Argo.
Yet, the
Oscars, like many other global or major events of its kind {BAFTAs, Brits, Golden
Globes, Grammys blah blah…} featuring A-list movie stars and the
crème-de-la-crème of music not only highlights the best of the best from the
music and film industry but is a night for fashionistas all over the world to
judge avidly each and every couture dress, painful stiletto and timeless tux
that graces the crimson carpet.
As we waited in anticipation of who is going to win the award for Best Actress, Best Costume
Design, Best Foreign Language Film etc… days, even weeks before the event,
fashion forecasters were predicting who was going turn up in what; who would bring
a parade of Prada, amaze us in Armani or be a visionary in Valentino? But most
importantly: who would be Red Carpet Royalty
and who would make us wince at the telly!
One of my favorite all time actresses {quite possibly for my love of Friends/love of every film she is in}, Jennifer Aniston looked red hot on the carpet in this full length Valentino dress, clutching a matching Salvatore Ferragamo bag teamed with Fred Leighton jewels, complementing her glowing golden hair. {I hope I look that hot at 44!}
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From red-hot
fashion to Sirius no no… English Actress, Helena
Bonham Carter only reminded me of Bellatrix
Lestrange from Harry Potter. Wearing
a monochrome tiered dress by Jessica McCormack, the layers to me looked like
a Halloween costume, quite frankly a bit Lestrange, and the top-of-the-head wispy do just
topped off the bizarre look…
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More of my fashion faux pas included Jane Fonda in a daffodil Versace
dress, reminding me that although bold colours are in, surely a head-to-toe
look is not entirely necessary. Nevertheless, she seemed to look just as
glamorous as ever and maybe psychologically the label adds pleasure to the eye?
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I was also
hugely turned off by Nicole Kidman’s black and gold L’Wren Scott sequinned gown
and Catherine Zeta Jones’ gold beaded dress, whilst both were red carpet-worthy glamour, the shape, cut and overall design were simply not my cup of tea.
From
Catherine Zeta Jones to George Clooney, whilst he was looking super dapper in his
Armani Tuxedo, having recently watched Intolerable Cruelty and commenting on
how 'handsome' he is for an older man, I had to take a second look when seeing
his picture. Accompanied by his American actress-model girlfriend, Stacy Keibler, the man looked about 70 and old enough to be her grandfather – George have a shave dear!
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But
it wasn’t all over-the-top sequins and glitzing gold and for me the crème-de-la-crème of dresses at the Oscars 2013 came in a powdery palette. Anne Hathaway looked so
elegant in her pale pink satin Prada gown
that perfectly complimented her figure and short hair cut {I’ve never been a
fan, but I must say she looked beautiful!} teamed with a silver flower Tiffany’s necklace as she received her
award for Best Supporting Actress for
her role in Les Mis. while fellow nominee, Amy
Adams, brought Oscar to the Oscars in a De
La Renta strapless lavender gown. My favourite gown of the evening however,
was a Dior Couture piece worn by Best
Actress winner and face of fashion house’s Miss Dior {my love} campaign Jennifer Lawrence.
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