Oscars 2007 - Part 1

At this year’s Oscars there was more stylish creativity than I have seen for some time.

Not all of it worked, of course, but there was very little that seemed boring whether because of colour or detail.

Blue was most definitely the hue of the night though, especially the darker tones. Witness:

Maggie Gyllenhaal in Proenza Schouler

Reese Witherspoon in Nina Ricci

Emily Blunt looking too skinny but still quite stylish in Calvin Klein

Jodie Foster’s hair was awful, but her Vera Wang gown was lovely

Less successful style-wise but still great in terms of colour, Portia de Rossi, in Zac Posen

Moving on to the more neutral tones, there were some winners and some losers.

Helen Mirren’s dainty, pretty and yet wholly age-appropriate and flattering Lacroix gown was definitely a winner

And Penelope Cruz’s Versace gown may have been huge, but it really worked rather than looking like a marsh-mellow

Jennifer Lopez also looked great in Marchesa, though is she pregnant and I missed it? Because if she’s not, then this cut was perhaps not the best choice no matter how lovely the gown.

More meh for me on the neutral front were Kate Winslett (Valentino) and Beyonce (Armani). Nothing at all wrong with the dresses, they just got a little upstaged on the night.

And then there was Eva Green who went one half neutral and the other half Elvira

Comments

[Carole]

I totally agree. Clear winners of the night, for me, were Reese Witherspoon, Helen Mirren, and Gwyneth (thought I wish she would have quit playing with her hair). I too wondered if J-Lo might be pregnant, and also thought she looked like she let my mother do her hair.

I was not crazy about Beyonce's gown but was at least glad to see her wearing something besides the short, flashy, gold numbers she always seems to sport.

I thought that Nicole Kidman, who always seems to make great gown choices, made a rare misfire. That bow was just too distracting, I thought.

On the dis list, did you see what Meryl Streep was wearing? What was that all about?

[Uli]

Oh I know, I believe Madame Streep was in Prada, but I couldn't find a decent enough shot of how odd it was.