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| Dakota Johnson in a red Saint Laurent dress with a diamond crusted shoulder strap |
Dakota Johnson’s red Saint Laurent dress was possibly THE dress of the night but a slew of actresses opted for unflattering nude.
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| Jennifer Anniston, Zoe Saldana and Oprah all opted for unflattering nude dresses |
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| Even J Lo had difficulty pulling off this trend |
Emma Stone and Nicole Kidman meanwhile got it totally right.
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| Emma Stone in Elie Saab |
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| Nicole Kidman in Louis Vuitton |
Marion Cottillard stuns in a fashion forward Dior gown.
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| This original Dior creation was a major red carpet hit |
As usual there were plenty of misses. Solange Knowles in a red montrosity and Julian Moore in an ink-blotted sheath stood out for the wrong reasons. Reese Witherspoon almost pulled off a seriously meh Tom Ford gown while Lady Gaga got all the attention she wanted in red leather washing-up gloves.
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| Reese Witherspoon in Tom Ford |
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| Julianne Moore in Chanel |
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| Lady Gaga in Alaia |
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| Lady Gaga in Alaia |
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| Solange Knowles |
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| Anna Wintour |
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| Lapita Nyong’o in Calvin Klein |
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| Kiera Knightley in hot-off-the-ramp Valentino couture |
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| Chloe Moretz’ Miu Miu gown is reminscent of the infamous Sound of Music dresses made from curtains scene |
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| Chrissy Tieger channels Jessica Rabbit |
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| America Ferrera in a prom style dress |
Black is usually considered a safe option but it can go right and it can go horribly wrong.
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| Magot Robbie channels the trend for 70’s glamour |
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| Sienna Miller rocks this black gown |
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| A gothic meringue from Kelly Osbourne |
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| The blue Tiffany necklace takes this black dress from ‘Meh’ to ‘no’! |
Meryl Streep gets it right in monochrome but Patricia Arquettes bandage style sheath is unflattering and unimpressive.
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| Meryl Streep sparkles on the red carpet |
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| She won the Oscar but lost on the red carpet |
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| Nancy Odell looks stunning in the Indian designers’ Gauria and Nainika’s dress |
And then there were the outfits that were almost there. Not horrific but not quite right either, these are the ones that left fashion lovers sitting on the fence.
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| Gwyneth Paltrow in Ralph & Russo |
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| Felicity Jones in Alexander McQueen – love the bodice! |
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| Love Scarlett Johansson’s edgy hair and makeup – but something’s off in the balance between the necklace & the dress |
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| Katie Cassidy |
Finally, several couples shone on the red carpet at the 2015 Oscars. These two stood out.
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| Behati Prinsloo in Armani Privé with Adam Levine |
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| Sophie Hunter and Benedict Cumberbatch |
