New Fashions Style: Oscar Fashion 2011: 83rd Academy Awards

Not sure what you guys thought about the Oscars last night, but for me both the red carpet and the show were pretty underwhelming. When I heard Anne Hathaway and James Franco were hosting I immediately thought it was a strange and rather random choice. It was worse than I thought. Why Franco? I still can't figure it out. And Anne seemed to be trying sooo hard. At least I got to see some costume changes. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, along with Sandra Bullock, were my fave parts of the evening. Glad Colin and Natalie won too.

One of my fave looks was the shimmery Calvin Klein that Gwyneth wore on the red carpet. I especially liked the touch added by the whimsical Vuitton jewellery. Her sequined, one-shouldered Michael Kors was also pretty, but she seemed much more over-tanned under the stage lights and it was unfortunate for her that she had to sing right after Florence Welch.

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Mandy Moore and Florence Welch also performed and I thought the dresses they wore while doing so (the blue Monique Lhuillier gown and orange Roksanda Ilincic, respectively) were better than the ones they wore on the red carpet.

Purple Power

Few people could pull off Cate Blanchett's Givenchy gown (I heard the bodice referred to as toilet-esque) but I liked it when I first saw it on the red carpet. It's not a perfect dress, but it is unique and it works for Cate, I think.

I wanted to love Mila's Elie Saab, but something about it was just off. This shade of lavender is pretty but can easily veer off into bridesmaid territory. I'm always a fan of lace, but the pieces on the boob area just screamed pasties to me and I'm not loving the sheer panels on the skirt. And I wasn't feeling the hair.

Scarlett's custome Dolce and Gabbana dress is

another that I almost liked but just didn't. Could

have been the hair/makeup too.

Overall Natalie Portman was pretty in purple Rodarte.

Her tassel earrings were my fave part of the outfit.

Neutral Sparkle

Hailee was adorable in Marchesa. Loved the hairdo.

I know they're different, but I felt like Halle Berry (in Marchesa) and Hilary Swank (in Gucci Premiere) were kind of wearing the same dress. Pretty, boring. Pretty boring. Also, I thought that bodice made Hilary look extra angular, maybe she could have thrown on a pair of dangly earrings to soften things a bit.

I didn't love Mandy Moore's Monique Lhullier.

Michelle Williams' Chanel wasn't a fave,

either, although it was better than the

horrendous Golden Globes' Valentino.

White Out

Nicole Kidman's Dior Couture gown fell into the same category as Cate Blanchett's dress for me. I think the dress worked for Nicole. And that Fred Leighton necklace she was wearing was ~~huge~~ beautiful.

Celine Dion in Armani Privé looked smart and sophisticated.

The streamlined column showed off that green sparkler

to perfection.

For some reason I kind of loved that Melissa Leo

dropped the f-bomb during the telecast. I think her

Marc Bouwer gown also suited her.

Not So Basic Black

Camila Alves looked laidback and comfortable in her glamorous Kaufman Franco gown and center-parted bun. Matthew McConaughey, on the other hand, was the wrong colour.