Page 2: Oscars 2015 red carpet: Hits and misses
Emma Stone
M: Hit. Take note ladies, this is how you do beading. The bolder color choice adds to the texture, and she breaks up all that detail with a gorgeous low-cut back and the high slit in the front. She is so old world glamorous in this, I just adore it (and her).
B: Hit. Emma is bringing that old Hollywood glamor and I am here for it. I come from the “Emma Stone can do no wrong camp” and this dress is another example to add to my growing list. From her hair, to her lip color, to the dress color, it is perfect.
Naomi Watts
M: Hit. What is this metallic brick pattern? I don’t care, I love it. It not only breaks through the monotony of all the nude beaded gowns we have seen tonight, it objectively looks amazing on her. Her simple styling allows the dress to shine in all its weird, brick glory.
B: Miss. Follow the silver brick road. The style of the dress is beautiful, but the pattern is too distracting. I’m not loving her hair with the dress either. A higher neckline could rock an updo. I do love her darker lip though.
Eddie Redmayne
M: Hit. We can all agree by now that this boy looks damn good in a tux. We’ll most likely be seeing him up on stage accepting his much-deserved award, so I’m glad he went a little bolder than most other men tonight with the color choice. This is what Ansel Elgort tried, and failed, to do.
B: Hit. Ok, by now we’ve seen Eddie on a million red carpets, accepting every award, and looking adorable while doing it. But boy, can this Brit pull of a blue tux with a ruffled hair look. Carry on, Redmayne.
Rosamund Pike
M: Hit. This is stunning. I love the color and the design, and especially that almost too-high split in the front. She looks fabulous. Not even a Cool Girl would look this good.
B: HIT. Girl may not be getting recognition as crazy bitch number one in Gone Girl, but she knocks this color and gown out of the park. The shoes are horrendous, way too matchy, but this dress is an Oscar stunner.
Kerry Washington
M: Miss. It seems that this is the year of the poorly-advised nude beading. This works better than some of the others, because it is limited to the skirt, but the top looks ill-fitting and the embroidery does nothing for me. Kerry would have done better to borrow something fabulous from the fabulous Olivia Pope’s fabulous closet.
B: Hit. Oscars, handled. Besides Marion Cotillard, Kerry is going to be the most elegantly dressed and most comfortable of the evening. The color is great, her hair is fabulous, and maybe it has something to do with Scandal not being that great, but I am back on board with Olivia Pope in white.
Cate Blanchett
M: Hit. I’m Australian, so I should make clear that Cate is essentially our Queen and she can do no wrong, so excuse any gushing. The open back of this gown is absolutely stunning, and works beautifully with the high neckline and her statement necklace. Perfect, as always. Cate, call me?
B: Hit. I know, I know. It’s simple, it’s bordering costume jewelry, but who else could pull this off on a red carpet? Maybe Tilda Swinton, but it’s not nearly crazy enough for her taste. I love the turquoise necklace with black and her hair looks amazing. Rock it, Cate.
Margot Robbie
M: Miss. This is a bad attempt at Morticia Addams. I don’t like anything about it; the dress looks too big, there’s too much volume in the sleeves, she’s wearing a tassel around her neck, and her styling looks tired. Back to the haunted house.
B: Hit. Only one huge problem: the necklace. This dress is one of the best of the night. Normally I am not a fan of a plunging neckline, but this is well done while still being classy. Sleeves are not common on the Oscar red carpet and this dress proves that they can work if done right.
Reese Witherspoon
M: Hit. As may be clear by now, I’m a big fan of black and white color blocking. I like that she has made white, rather than black, the focal point. She won’t win, but she looks like she’s ready to enjoy herself.
B: HIT. The gown is gorgeous. The simple black bands and her jewelry are gorgeous. But her hair. Reese, your hair! I think even a bit of a wave or a half up/half down would have really set this over the edge for best dressed.
Octavia Spencer
M: Miss. It breaks my heart, but this isn’t working. This is such an insipid color, and the combination of the color and all those pleats, AND the drape, AND the fabric makes this way too fussy on her.
B: Miss. Octavia has had some stunners over the years, but this is not one of them. I love the cut of the dress, but there is too much bunching on the fabric for my taste. I think Octavia could pull this off in a deep purple without any of the detail and it would be a knockout.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter
M: Married Hit. The Oscars are practically a honeymoon for this attractive pair, and they have shown up in style. Cumberbatch is another one who can do no wrong in a tux (what is it about those Brits?), and Sophie Hunter looks completely stunning. The drape and the color are gorgeous, and I love the little injection of punk through those side fastenings. She’s one of my best dressed of the night.
B: Hit and Miss. Sophia is shutting down the red carpet. Is it the pregnancy glow? The ring on her finger? The man on her arm? No, it’s Sophia knowing how to rick a gorgeous shapeless dress and making that updo her bitch. She is escorted by a cater waiter with a little bit of extra jewelry on his left hand.
Gwyneth Paltrow
M: Miss. You can always count on Gwyneth to do something weird; this year, the weird is the giant flower that tells me she’s been taking style advice from Carrie Bradshaw. Without that, the style of the dress is nice enough, but the pastel is doing nothing for her.
B: Miss. Wow, Gwen, no. This is that bridesmaid’s dress you had in the back of your closet that you never found the opportunity to wear again. The earrings would work better on a simple gown without a giant flower obstructing everyone’s, including her own, vision.
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