>Leslie Odom Jr., left, and Nicolette Robinson arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello, Pool, AP photo)
NEW YORK Red carpet glam was back Sunday at the Oscars with Andra Day and Carey Mulligan shimmering in award-worthy gold and Maria Bakalova among several stars in bright white princess gowns during the pandemic era’s first big parade of fashion.
Day dressed all the way up in a sexy look cut to the thigh on one side with a cutout at the waist. It was custom Vera Wang made of actual metal. Mulligan stunned in gold Valentino couture, a midriff look with a tiny metallic top and a huge ball skirt.
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Colorado Shoe School co-founder Annabel Reader, right, helps Desiree Woody with the sole of her shoes at a shoe-making class at the School in Bellvue on Feb. 27, 2021. (Eli Imadali, Special to The Denver Post)
Well-worn leather jackets. An old bowling bag. A drop cloth splattered with multi-colored paint. A bike tire inner tube. The leather from a beat-up couch. Tennis balls that are past their prime.
All of these materials might normally end up in a landfill, but at the Colorado Shoe School just outside of Fort Collins, they’re being upcycled into colorful, whimsical, one-of-a-kind shoes you’ll literally never find anywhere else.