This year’s Oscars red carpet was a return to something near standard form, with a dress code of ‘Inspirational and Aspirational’ and ‘Bring your movie love’ theme. Here are some of the STYLE team’s notes from the day:
Zendaya and her long-time stylist Law Roach always come up with something show-stopping for red carpet appearances and this year – in a sea of celebs playing it safe – she was again a stand out for me! According to Law’s instagram stories, the buttercup yellow cut out gown created by Valentino had elements that bore a playful nod to Cher and a similar yellow jumpsuit the singer wore on The Sonny and Cher Show in 1970. US$6m of Bulgari jewels and relaxed, flowing waist-length locks were the perfect accompaniment. – Megan Bedford, beauty editor
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Laura Dern is basically who I want to be when I grow up, and her gown this year just strengthened that aspiration. Directional, unique yet undeniably glamorous, her Oscar de la Renta number starts as a sleek, slinky, restrained, perfectly cut and utterly elegant black long-sleeve design with a dropped waist before exploding into a full skirt of lush white feathers. Her signature loose waves, the addition of shoulder-grazing earrings (from Italian fine jewellers Pomellato and featuring 606 diamonds of over 13 carats), burgundy nails and classic black, crystal-detailed Jimmy Choo stilettos all just pile on the extra style points in my opinion. – Josie Steenhart, contributing editor
There’s no sugar coating it; this was the most uninspiring Oscars red carpet I’ve ever seen. I thought Regina King looked striking in her Louis Vuitton gown, but only because I saw her during the ceremony – the dress came across much better in video than it does in photos because you could see it glitter under the lights. In photos it looks a bit Cirque Du Soleil. Ashley Wallace, staff writer
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Ashley’s right that there wasn’t a whole heap of daring sartorial choices made, and some of the most captivating takes this year actually came from the male contingent – LaKeith Stanfield’s Saint Laurent jumpsuit was a whole mood, Leslie Odom Jr was a solid gold hit in a molten Brioni ensemble and Colman Domingo was anything but understated in an eyeball-searing hot-pink Versace suit. Not to mention the adorably stylish 9-year-old Alan Kim, who broke hearts in a tiny shorts-based tuxedo by Thom Browne. – Josie Steenhart, contributing editor
