Image: Unzipped The New Red Carpet
by CAT DORAN and HAYLEY ATKIN /
illustrations by ANN FIELD
NEW RED CARPET
Hailee Steinfeld
Annette Bening
Jennifer Lawrence
Nicole Kidman
Michelle Williams
Natalie Portman
Each year, people prattle on about how they miss the good old days of Academy Awards dressing—like when Cher wore an enormous Bob Mackie headpiece or Björk swanned in with waterfowl around her neck. Lamenting the lack of risk taking has become a national pastime for those of us who eagerly await celebs’ red-carpet attire. But let’s face it, those highly paid stylists aren’t going anywhere, so the possibility of a gaffe of Demi Moore–in–bike shorts proportions is highly unlikely again.
This year, we take a crack at dressing six of the Oscar nominees, showcasing them in the winning designer looks we wish they would wear and attempting to persuade them with our silver tongues—and some tried-and-true fashion logic. Sure, no one asked for our opinion, but really, where’s the fun in just sitting back and bemoaning all the faux good taste? Why should the stylists lucky enough to be whispering in all those A-list ears have all the fun? So without further ado, we give you our Oscar-gown picks...
HAILEE STEINFELD
True Grit’s breakout star looked perfectly age appropriate at the Golden Globes, with a ponytail and white Prabal Gurung dress. We’d like to see her score another hit for the teen set in this short ruffled number from Marchesa. While it has the potential to make an older woman look like a chicken or, worse, a meatball with legs, Steinfeld could handle the extra plumage. We’d throw in a pair of Nicholas Kirkwood ruffled shoes, with the advice that she begin practicing walking in them pronto.
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i miss brigitte bardot among the 50 most beautiful women
Posted by: giovanna | 02/09/2011 at 09:55 AM
seriously? this is what the LA times has to offer? these dresses are dull and overwhelming at the same time. there must be a thousand designers in LA with more imagination.
Posted by: La Zuzu | 02/09/2011 at 07:46 PM
the stylists ideas, here, are a great illustration of why not to use stylists.......designers, costume, or 'couture', are much better suited for fashioning a star's image....everything shown here is in bad taste,trendy, and rather pathetic...more runway, than oscar red carpet....the sketch artist is wonderful, though...kevin william king
Posted by: kevin william king | 02/10/2011 at 12:48 PM