Trends From the 2010 Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet

The Golden Globes red carpet featured a mix of old Hollywood glamour and laid-back style. Many celebrities steered away from trying to look too flashy and showed a casual side with messy updos and light makeup. We did, however, notice quite a few red lips accentuated on the carpet.

Keeping with that dichotomy, neutral-toned gowns were quite popular today, as well as gorgeous jewel tones. Most stars steered away from the LBD, and took a chance on a splash of color.

The green gowns worn by our fashion-forward actresses were the ones that stood out the best (i.e. actresses like Sigourney Weaver, Amy Adams, and Gabourey Sidibe all rocked different shades of green).

We loved how daring Cameron Diaz was in a gorgeous red Alexander McQueen. Sandra Bullock meanwhile kept things girly in her sheer and iridescent purple Bottega Veneta.

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Perhaps the most popular trend on the carpet was the off-the-shoulder look, donned by Anna Kendrick, Drew Barrymore, and Jennifer Aniston.

The dresses did much of the talking, and jewelry was more understated with stars opting for one or two statement pieces. The predominant jewelry seemed to be platinum and diamonds. We noticed a lot of color mixed in, like tanzanite and emerald rather than standard diamond pieces.

Expect next weekend's SAG Awards to continue the trend of classic and simple gowns, with splashes of color. But this is all gearing up to what the stars will be wearing on the biggest night of the year--the Academy Awards!

More on Michael O'Connor:

Michael O’Connor is one of America’s leading voices on style, jewelry and accessories and has become the “go-to” resource for editors and producers seeking information on current trends and celebrity style. O’Connor as been involved in the luxury, jewelry and fashion industries in a career that spans over 25 years. Starting originally as a jewelry designer and forecasting upcoming trends, O’Connor has worked with some of the most recognized brands and helped develop some of the most followed trends in the world (such as the DeBeers 3-diamond “past, present, future” styling). Throughout the year O’Connor works with numerous top celebrities and celebrity stylists helping them to accessorize for awards shows, appearances and premiers. Additionally, he works with leading fashion and accessories editors and television producers to select products for their photo pages, illustrate story lines and programs.

As a style expert O’Connor regularly appears on a variety of live and taped television shows. He has done live coverage from the Academy Awards Red Carpet for TV Guide TV, filmed segments for MTV and E! on jewelry trends and conducted designer interviews on location at the JCK and Couture jewelry shows in Las Vegas. And now he's a featured Style editor for Hollyscoop.

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