Alicia Vikander dazzled, Julianne Moore split the critics and Idris Elba somehow got away with matching his tie to his shoes
Head-to-toe sequins are a no-brainer for rising stars on the red carpet, but here the Danish Girl actor does shimmers in a haute way – all 1970s car upholstery colours and Josef Albers-style squares by Louis Vuitton. It is pretty, yes, but very high fashion – a combination that puts Vikander in pole position for this season’s style Oscar.
Julianne Moore’s chartreuse dress has been described, variously, as “puke” and “gorgeous” by the charming fashion critics of the internet this weekend, which is about as divisive as a frock gets. The dress is the most challenging shape and colour from Givenchy’s most recent couture collection and would always have represented a bit of a risk. All in all, the red carpet looked a lot less princessy this weekend – and given that these dresses are being worn by some of the most powerful women in Hollywood, individuality over bridesmaid-chic must be good news.
Well, no, obviously, but a few brave souls are lifting their heads above the parapet. Like Lori Petty. Does anyone else look at her loopy ensemble – part-candyfloss, part-Gatecrasher club kid circa 1996 – and feel a warm sense of nostalgia for a more innocent time, when not everyone had a stylist and the idea that Bjork might wear a swan to the Oscars, and lay an egg on the carpet, was possible? More eccentricity, please.
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