The 2010 Oscar Red Carpet.....

Ruffles, sequins, metallic’s, OH MY!  There was certainly no shortage of any of these fashion choices at the Oscars!  Where does one start??  Let’s start with the Hot Messes because there was a plethora of them to talk about.  For starters; the official "wtf" award goes to Charlize Theron…really? One suggestion, fire your stylist.  I’ll follow Charlize up with Vera Farmiga.  See, this is what you call WAY too much of a good thing.  She gets points for trying, I just wasn’t feeling it.  Next, Mariah Carey.  Oh my dear child, what am I going to do with you?  I am just dying for this girl to ONCE prove me wrong and show me she can look reasonable…yes, I’m not even going for fabulous, I will take reasonable.  She is the definition of hot mess my friends, and honestly, I just find her painful to look at.  Then there is J Lo…I don’t even know what to say about that disaster, it kinda looked like a lopsided origami, yes, I said origami.  Meryl Streep just looked frumpy….Her shoes were hideous and her hair was mediocre at best.  *sigh* .  For my final thought on the hot mess category, Sarah Jessica Parker…seriously.  Awkward? Unflattering?  Anyone? Bueller, Bueller??  So many messes, so little blog space ;-)

Let’s move on to the success stories of the evening.  Sandra Bullock took the cake for the evening.  She looked nothing short of stunning.  The luminous Marchesa gown, the beading, the red lips.  Hello, you had me at red lips.  Can you say winner, ding ding ding!!  Also looking just as fabulous was Cameron Diaz.  She sported a beautiful Oscar de la Renta creation while accessorizing with a Cartier white gold diamond ring.  Really, how can a girl go wrong with that combination?  Queen Latifah was fantastic in her shiny purple, one shoulder, form fitting gown.  She wore it beautifully.  Kristen Stewart stood out in a sophisticated midnight blue silk satin organza gown Monique Lhuillier.   I for some reason was surprised to see her in it, but it was a great choice for her.  'Precious' star and Best Actress nominee Gabourey Sidibe looks better than ever in a deep blue off-the-shoulder Marchesa dress with Lorraine Schwartz diamonds.  One more to mention is Elizabeth Banks. She looked positively elegant in her Versace.  This may be one of my favorite dresses of the evening.  I love the detailing on the top, the ruffles on the bottom, and yes, I even like the gray!  Magnifique!

For my wild child of the evening, hands down Zoe Saldana!  Love it or hate it, she wasn’t safe, she wasn’t the norm and her gown was straight off the runway by Givenchy.  I give her props just for attempting such an eccentric, fun, fabulously couture statement!

All in all, I really didn’t find it to be the most impressive Oscar fashion event ever.   The amount of slackers with their “safe” or just lame choices was downright disappointing.  The list of “it could go either way” was overbearing.  C’est la vie.  Maybe next year.

Xoxo, 

Pix