I do love a red carpet but, the problem is, I can probably already
write the headlines. Cate Blanchett and Lupita Nyong’o will be best
dressed, Jennifer Lawrence will be in Dior and Helena Bonham Carter will
arrive in something remarkably similar to what we wore during our
teenage grunge phase.
What we hope for is for a few brave souls to cast off their strapless princess gowns, to rebel against those anodyne Armani sheaths, to stand out from the sea of froth and fondant coloured frocks.
The class of 2014 needs to take some tips from some of the more memorable looks from past ceremonies.
Here’s our guide to ensuring you go down in Oscars red carpet history.
You could get an expensive stylist and call in all those designer gowns, or you could just go to Gap like Sharon did in 1998. Although think ‘white shirt I can wear with my Vera Wang’, rather than ‘ooh, I like those lycra running shorts’ because then you’re straying into Demi Moore territory.
Yellow seems to work well on the red carpet. We’ve had enough of black, white and pink to be honest. Custard, mustard, highlighter pen and post-it (they sound like reject Disney dwarves) are all virtually untapped shades.
From year to year, Gwyneth keeps us guessing over whether she’s going to opt for the princess or punk look, bra or no bra. Which is how we like it. Who wants their A-listers to be predictable? A sartorial loose canon is what we want on the red carpet.
Just make one element of your look really, really standout. Angelina’s right leg struck out on its own at last year’s ceremony and got its own twitter account (see also Pharrell’s hat at the Golden Globes). We don’t know if Angelina’s right leg was making a break for freedom – the sheer monotony of her monochrome wardrobe may have got too much – or whether it was a collective effort (with the poor left leg always getting the best supporting role).
Go in fancy dress
Everyone loves fancy dress so what could possibly go wrong? We also love a swashbuckling Disney hero. There aren’t enough of those on the red carpet.
Be Cher
As the lady herself says: ‘If you want to look the same as everyone else, you should be going to the Seatback Convention — not the Oscars’. We couldn’t have put it better ourselves. Remember when Hollywood refused to play it safe on the red carpet (the 80s basically)? And why doesn’t anyone wear Mohawk sparkly headdresses anymore?
Give birth
Not a live birth – that would be really messy and Joan Rivers would have a field day, but not since the heady days of the early Noughties has anyone laid an egg on the red carpet. Who might be our 2014 Bjork?
What we hope for is for a few brave souls to cast off their strapless princess gowns, to rebel against those anodyne Armani sheaths, to stand out from the sea of froth and fondant coloured frocks.
The class of 2014 needs to take some tips from some of the more memorable looks from past ceremonies.
Here’s our guide to ensuring you go down in Oscars red carpet history.
You could get an expensive stylist and call in all those designer gowns, or you could just go to Gap like Sharon did in 1998. Although think ‘white shirt I can wear with my Vera Wang’, rather than ‘ooh, I like those lycra running shorts’ because then you’re straying into Demi Moore territory.
Yellow seems to work well on the red carpet. We’ve had enough of black, white and pink to be honest. Custard, mustard, highlighter pen and post-it (they sound like reject Disney dwarves) are all virtually untapped shades.
From year to year, Gwyneth keeps us guessing over whether she’s going to opt for the princess or punk look, bra or no bra. Which is how we like it. Who wants their A-listers to be predictable? A sartorial loose canon is what we want on the red carpet.
Just make one element of your look really, really standout. Angelina’s right leg struck out on its own at last year’s ceremony and got its own twitter account (see also Pharrell’s hat at the Golden Globes). We don’t know if Angelina’s right leg was making a break for freedom – the sheer monotony of her monochrome wardrobe may have got too much – or whether it was a collective effort (with the poor left leg always getting the best supporting role).
Go in fancy dress
Everyone loves fancy dress so what could possibly go wrong? We also love a swashbuckling Disney hero. There aren’t enough of those on the red carpet.
Be Cher
As the lady herself says: ‘If you want to look the same as everyone else, you should be going to the Seatback Convention — not the Oscars’. We couldn’t have put it better ourselves. Remember when Hollywood refused to play it safe on the red carpet (the 80s basically)? And why doesn’t anyone wear Mohawk sparkly headdresses anymore?
Give birth
Not a live birth – that would be really messy and Joan Rivers would have a field day, but not since the heady days of the early Noughties has anyone laid an egg on the red carpet. Who might be our 2014 Bjork?
