(from left to right) Cate Blanchett, Olivia Wilde, Brie Larson, Saoirse Ronan, and Rooney Mara
collage made by me, with photos from Vogue
Why is there no such thing as the award for "best-dressed" at the Oscars? The media spends two hours discussing everyone's amazing (or poor) fashion choices, yet there is no ~official~ decided winner. It's one of the most elite award shows; there's even two separate awards for sound editing and sound mixing in a film. If the Academy can manage to fit several, largely irrelevant awards into four long hours (I watched the entire thing just to see Leo's face when he won his first Oscar), why can't they just squeeze in a five minute segment on who won best dressed? Someone important in the fashion industry, like Alexa Chung or Olivia Palermo, can judge. Since this dream of mine does not exist, I'll do the judging.
And the nominees for Best Dressed are...
Cate Blanchett, wearing an enchanting aquamarine gown by Armani Privé that's covered in delicate floral embellishments and silky fabric carries an amazing shape fit for someone like Blanchett -- a queen (who really likes flowers).
Olivia Wilde wears a revealing but classy dress by Valentino's Haute Couture collection that contains a simplicity in the pleating detail but a complexity with the open back, and this paradox provides for a dress that's simply beautiful, just like Olivia Wilde.
Brie Larson, a quirky-turned-serious actress wears a bold gown by Gucci (*swoons*) with a royal blue shade and a statement jeweled-belt to add an it-factor to a simple dress (It's Gucci -- there's always an it-factor). The textured ruffles create a level of eccentricity to the look, and eccentric is the perfect way to describe an actress like Brie (another plus: she shares a name with a very delicious cheese).
Saoirse Ronan, the up-and-coming young (and stunning) actress wears a sparkly dress by Calvin Klein. Sequins are in, based on shows from London Fashion Week, and Ronan is following this trend, but in a cooler, more stylistic way -- Calvin Klein creates a mermaid/ocean-esque texture with the sequins that lead our eyes to Ronan's green eyes (that perfectly match the dress), and we literally can't take our eyes off of the screen when she appears.
And finally, Rooney Mara shows off her strangely striking features with a remarkable Givenchy lace dress that includes sheer fabrics, various textures, unique cutouts, and an ivory color that weirdly works perfectly with her ghost-like skin. Mara continues the unique look with a slicked-back hairdo that involves multiple tiny buns, so I think we can agree that she wins on most unusual (but still drop-dead gorgeous) look.
I could give all of these nominees the best-dressed award (they're all so perfect!), but the winner, according to my completely biased opinion, is...
Brie Larson! Yes, she's currently my favorite actress right now and she only got #7 on Vogue's poll for best-dressed at the Oscars last night (see the poll here!), but Gucci does wonders for me and I'm loving the details on this gown. Now I'm about to watch Room (the movie in which Brie won best actress for), this better be good. If not, she's still got that beautiful Gucci gown.
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