Jennifer Lawrence exhibited the power of dark red in a silk crepe tank dress from the Calvin Klein collection.
Portman looked radiant in Tiffany rubellite tassel earrings with rosecut diamonds. Whenever bodyhugging sheath with not one bell, whistle or sequin let a vivid shade of redish do all the work, the silhouette was the epitome of simplicity The ‘scoop neck’. Amy Adams jazzed up her L’Wren Scott column gown with a Cartier necklace that layered over the navy light blue beads of the dress. Let me tell you something. Accessories were surprisingly subtle for the most part, save for a few major statement pieces. Make sure you scratch a few comments about it below. Whenever letting most of the diamonds drip down her back, nicole Kidman added even more sparkle to her almost white, origamiesque Dior haute couture gown with a long ‘150 carat’ diamond necklace from Fred Leighton that she shortened to wear as a choker around her neck.
Certainly on the warm side of the spectrum, were Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson, neither ice nor fire. Both actresses donned a darker version of light red that bordered on burgundy Johansson in a form fitting lace gown from Dolce Gabbana and Portman in an offtheshoulder draped gown by Rodarte. Consequently, other ice queens on the carpet were Gwyneth Paltrow in a pale gold Calvin Klein column gown and Hilary Swank in a heavily textured, silver strapless gown from Gucci.
The shade also looked fresh on Michelle Williams, in a silvery whitish beaded Chanel haute couture gown from the springsummer 2011 collection.
Her signature platinum pixie cut was cool but not icy. As most everyone knows, all these ‘on loan’ sparkly baubles going to be returned, and the most coveted accessory of the night is the golden statuette.
Showing the more dramatic side of light red, Anne Hathaway wore a strapless scarlet Valentino gown with a lot of volume at the skirt and delicate rosettes cascading down the side. Therefore the Oscar redish carpet was all about fire and ice as hundreds of female stars opted to wear either bold, fiery hits of dark red or pale, cool shades of shimmery silver, when it came to fashion. With an easy updo, the event’s ‘co host’ looked classic in the designer’s signature shade, redish lips and a 94 carat Tiffany Lucida Star diamond necklace to break up all the bold color.
Those who didn’t get revved up in light red shone in metallic shades, mostly silver.
New mom Penelope Cruz looked svelte in a redish silk dress with handembroidered sequins by L’Wren Scott. Mandy Moore was a surprising showstopper in a silver, crystal smattered Monique Lhuillier dress. While looking almost as if the designer had gently swept sparkles across Moore for an ethereal effect that was ‘eyecatching’ but light as air, the crystals were sparse at her chest, dense at her waist. Then, perhaps the most arresting version of the color was worn by Jennifer Hudson, who showed off her newly slender figure in a warm tangerine halter gown by Atelier Versace.