OSCARS 2015
O S C A R
S T Y L E
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY
Bustles, Beads, and De a Vu
I N VA L E N T I N O H AU T E CO U T U R E
THIS IS A WOMAN WHO rewears her wedding dress at red-carpet
events, so we doubt the pregnant nominee has read the hate tweets about her gown (“a twee-as-hell baby nursery”). Stylist Leith Clark says Knightley chose this one after trying on five other notat-all-maternity dresses. We bet she recycles this Valentino, too. REMINDS US OF...
THESE WOMEN STUNNED ON THE RED CARPET— NOT ALWAYS IN A GOOD WAY—AND GAVE US FLASHBACKS TO UNFORGETTABLE GOWNS FROM OSCARS PAST.
Yep, that’s a simple little headband— with 489 Chanel diamonds.
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JASON SHEELER & NINA TERRERO
ANGELINA JOLIE •1986•
KIM BASINGER •1990•
LADY GAGA IN AZZEDINE ALAÏA
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HERE’S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN Lady Gaga goes to the
Oscars: People lose sleep. A team of couturiers in Paris spent 1,900 hours on her dress and its intricate pearl-
and-crystal embroidery. “They worked seven days a week, 24 hours around the clock,” says stylist/foreman Brandon Maxwell. Gaga’s glam squad had lighter
duties. Mom pitched in on the makeup and Gaga’s sister steamed the dress, while the singer, who was about to perform, “steamed her voice,” Maxwell adds.
JENNIFER LOPEZ •2010•
LADY GAGA: DAN MACMEDAN/WIREIMAGE.COM; JOLIE, BASINGER: RON GALELLA /WIREIMAGE.COM (2); LOPEZ: STEVE GR ANITZ/WIREIMAGE.COM; KNIGHTLEY: JORDAN STR AUSS/INVISION/AP IMAGES; REYNOLDS: KIM MAYDOLE LYNCH/MPTV; BL ANCHET T: KEVIN MAZUR /WIREIMAGE.COM; THURMAN: GREGG DEGUIRE/WIREIMAGE.COM
DEBBIE REYNOLDS •1974•
CATE BLANCHETT •1999•
UMA THURMAN •2004•
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OSCARS 2015
LU P I TA N YO N G ’O
ROSAMUND PIKE
SHE BROUGHT NO BACKUP PEARLS. With more than 6,000 natural
THE BATTLE OF who wore the gown with the most blood, sweat,
beads in five sizes on Nyong’o’s dress by designer Francisco Costa, you’d think she would have avoided pearls on her feet— particularly as she served as the first presenter. But even her Nicholas Kirkwood slingbacks were Swarovski-pearl-laden.
and tears sewn right in was won by nominee Pike and her handmade, corseted creation. With thousands of roses wrapped around her body—stitched over and over with sparkling thread—the dress took 2,000 hours to complete.
IN GIVENCHY HAUTE COUTURE
I N C A LV I N K L E I N C O L L E C T I O N
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REMINDS US OF... There are five different eyeshadow shades on these lids. (After all, she does work for Lancôme.)
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MADONNA
DONNA SUMMER
•1991•
•1979•
JULIETTE LEWIS
CATHERINE ZETA-JONES
•1992•
•1999•
WINONA RYDER
R E N É E Z E L LW E G E R
•1994•
•2005•
NYONG’O: KEVIN MAZUR /WIREIMAGE.COM; MADONNA: DAVID MCGOUGH/DMI/THE LIFE PICTURE COLLECTION/GET T Y IMAGES; LEWIS: GLOBE PHOTOS/ZUMAPRESS.COM; RYDER , SUMMER: RON GALELL A/WIREIMAGE.COM (2); PIKE: GEORGE PIMENTEL /GET T Y IMAGES; ZETA-JONES, ZELLWEGER: STEVE GR ANITZ/WIREIMAGE.COM (2)
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E!’s Ross Mathews used 13 superlatives to describe Pike’s dress, waist, and “butt.”
OSCARS 2015
FELICITY JONES
EMMA STONE
SOME DRESSES COME WITH instructions. In nominee Jones’
THE WORD YOU’RE looking for is chartreuse. Nominee Stone’s
case, that might include “Sit carefully.” The Alexander McQueen gown did need a wide berth, as it incorporated ruching, a chest plate embellished with what the house called “3D flower embroidery,” and a really full skirt. And pockets. With pearls.
dress, a rep for the designer is excited to point out, took a long time to make (300 hours) by a lot of people (seven) and “only weighs 10 pounds.” This was possibly a relief for Jennifer Aniston, who picked up Stone like a child on the red carpet.
IN ELIE SAAB HAUTE COUTURE
IN ALEXANDER McQUEEN
REMINDS US OF... Dyed-tomatch shoes get less bridal when they’re Christian Louboutin.
The price for a custom Alexander McQueen gown reportedly starts around $50,000.
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D R E W B A R RY M O R E
N I CO L E K I D M A N
•1983•
•1997•
SHARON STONE
CHER
•1995•
•1998•
KATE HUDSON
JENNIFER HUDSON
•2001•
•2013•
JONES: FR AZER HARRISON/GET T Y IMAGES; BARRYMORE: BERTR AND RINDOFF PETROFF/GET T Y IMAGES; SHARON STONE, KIDMAN: KEVIN MAZUR /WIREIMAGE.COM (2); K ATE HUDSON: GET T Y IMAGES; EMMA STONE: JORDAN STR AUSS/INVISION/AP IMAGES; CHER: STEVE GR ANITZ/WIREIMAGE.COM; JENNIFER HUDSON: DAN MACMEDAN/WIREIMAGE.COM
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