Oscars 2021 fashion goes for drama and fun, mostly maskless
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Oscars Fashion Was Back in a Big Way on the Red Carpet Variety 6 hrs ago
On Sunday morning, Hollywood awoke to the news of the sudden passing of fashion designer Alber Elbaz, who died at 59 in Paris from COVID-19. The one-time creative director of Lanvin counted Natalie Portman, Kim Kardashian, Meryl Streep and Harry Styles among his A-list fans.
But just as the fashion world mourned the loss of an icon to the pandemic a harsh reminder that the virus is still wreaking havoc across the globe it simultaneously provided a wondrous, fleeting respite from the realities of the last year in the form of a glamorous, socially distanced red carpet at the 93rd annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon.
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April 26, 2021 15:39 IST
Stars dazzle in gold, from nominees Carey Mulligan in Valentino to Leslie Odom Jr in a Brioni suit
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Carey Mulligan, Best Actress nominee for Promising Young Woman , dazzles in a Valentino crop top and skirt, accessorised with Cartier jewellery and Sophia Webster heels.
Photo: AP
Alan Kim, star of Minari, and the film’s producer Christina Oh arrive on the red carpet, with the nine-year-old sporting a school uniform-inspired outfit by American fashion designer Thom Browne.
Photo: REUTERS
Andra Day, Best Actress nominee for The United States vs. Billie Holiday , shimmers in custom Vera Wang Haute Couture gown, with a thigh-high slit.
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“We’re aiming for a fusion of Inspirational and Aspirational,” read the dress code provided by the Oscars producers “…formal is totally cool if you want to go there, but casual is really not.”
Judging by the looks on display at last night’s multi-city Academy Awards event, the A-listers needed no encouragement to ditch the PJs that have been acceptable attire for the season’s other zoom-heavy ceremonies. Last night was a return to all-out red carpet fashion fabulousness.
And few looked more resplendent than best actress nominee Carey Mulligan, whose shimmering gold sequin Valentino look came with an itty-bitty crop top and a vast, two-metre-rule-enforcing skirt. Other stars opting to dress like the golden trophies they were vying for were singer Andra Day, who chose a slinky gold chainmail custom Vera Wang dress with scandalously high thigh-split and midriff cut-outs, and Leslie Odom Jr, who arrived in a
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