Oscar Fashion

All award shows throughout the season lead up to the biggest night in entertainment, which are the Oscars.

Oscar fashion is very important and unfortunately the red carpet this year had one too many fashion atrocities.

There were definitely more than the six I picked, but these ladies were the worst in my opinion.

• Nicole Kidman- You would think Dior Couture would look a bit nicer than this, right? Nicole told Hollyscoop that her daughter Sunday Rose picked out her outfit, which was cute, but clearly a mistake.



• Marisa Tomei- Oh where to begin! The 1950 couture Charles James dress from Lily et Cie looked as if an amateur seamstress worked on the bottom part on to the dress last minute. And her dress wasn't the only thing that looked bad, her hair was pretty bad too. It was definitely an off-day for Marisa Tomei.



• Scarlett Johansson- It's a good thing Scarlett is beautiful because this Dolce & Gabanna dress was wrong, wrong, wrong. It looked as if her black underwear and bra were showing with in that dress. Her stylist should be fired immediately!



• Michelle Williams- That Chanel Haute Couture gown that Michelle wore on the carpet was not the best dress for her because it was not form fitting. She looked a bit too boyish and the dress was a bit too loose on her. She could have had someone taken it in a little more to show off her figure.



• Helena Bonham Carter- I have to admit, Helena toned it down a lot for the Oscars, but unfortunately still made it on the worst dressed list. She told Hollyscoop that she wore the dress because the bustle cover her big butt.



• Cate Blanchett- Cate looked as if she was on the set of one of the period pieces she’s always filming. The Givenchy Haute Couture gown was a big flop, but her hair and makeup looked great!

If you were watching the live coverage of the 2011 Oscars, you noticed one big trend from the red carpet. A lot of Hollywood’s leading ladies were sporting gowns in the red and plum family.

• The adorable and pregnant Natalie Portman, who arrived late to the red carpet wore a plum colored Rodarte gown for her big night. The dress will look fabulous as she goes on stage to accept her award for Best Actress.



• Scarlett Johansson is one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood so it’s almost impossible for her to look bad on a red carpet, but the dress she wore to the Oscars was a big FAIL! She rocked a one-of-a-kind dress by Dolce & Gabbana and thankfully she is so beautiful that most people spend their time staring at her face rather than that hideous dress she was wearing.



• Penelope Cruz made her first public red carpet appearance after giving birth to her son Leo. A glowing Cruz wore a fiery-toned, sequined L'Wren Scott gown and showed the world that she’s already lost her baby weight.

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Half the fun of Oscar Sunday is watching the stars come down the red carpet in their designer gowns and tuxes, awaiting the fate of the fashion police to either praise them, or rip them to shreds.

This year’s ceremony brought out all the A-listers, and you might be surprised to hear that there weren’t that many fashion misses! The guys looked great for the most part, but we’ll get to them later. We know you’re dying to hear about the ladies! And stunning they were this year.

Many took risks, which we love in fashion. From Natalie Portman’s bubblegum pink dress, to Sarah Jessica Parker’s “barely mint” number, to Miley Cyrus looking all grown up in her glitzy gown, these ladies did not disappoint.

-- We’ll begin with the biggest trend of the night, which was white. So many of our favorite gals opted to lighten up instead of going with the traditional black.

Miley Cyrus was one of the first down the carpet, dazzling in a sparkly Zuhair Murad gown. She looked incredibly grown up in the bejeweled tiered silver and sapphire gown.

Taraji P. Henson up for Best Supporting Actress for Benjamin Button, wowed in a gorgeous Roberto Cavalli ivory gown with a diamond necklace that certainly made a statement.

Keeping with the white trend was Best Actress nominee Anne Hathaway who never disappoints. She wore a ivory sparkly strapless Armani Prive dress adorned with thousands of large circular sequins. She looked like the epitome of elegance.

Supporting actress nominee Penelope Cruz got the white memo, and showed up in a vintage cream-colored Valmain gown that she said she had seen eight years prior. Good thing the dress waited around for her, because she looked ravishing!

-- The next trend to dissect is the sparkly one. Sarah Jessica Parker, Viola Davis, Marion Cotillard, and Marisa Tomei all went for the glam and nailed it.

Sarah Jessica Parker referred to her Dior Haute Couture gown as “barely mint” and it “entirely” looked amazing. It was very princess-ey with the A-line shape, but if anyone can pull that off, it’s Sarah. Or was that Carrie Bradshaw?

Viola Davis, nominated for Doubt, looked stunning in her gold halter Reem Acra gown with a very plunging neckline. Va-va-voom!

Marion Cotillard looked super cute in a blue sequined dress that definitely made her stand out on the carpet.

Marisa Tomei looked amazing in a silver-toned Versace dress.

And Evan Rachel Wood looked so so elegant in an Elie Saab ivory satin gown with a timeless swept-up hairdo.

A couple of definite yeses on the carpet were Natalie Portman and Meryl Streep, who never end up on the worst dressed list. Nat opted for a splash of color with her bubblegum pink gown, which off-set her rosy cheeks, and flapper-style updo. And Meryl, who always dresses age appropriate, still managed to look sexy with her off-the-shoulder taupe-colored gown. Some may think it was dressed-down, but it’s Meryl Streep, who’s been up for 15 Oscars in her life. So she can do what she wants.

Angelina Jolie is in a category of her own as usual. Even though she showed up in a “safe” black Elie Saab strapless gown, she popped her look with piercing green-jeweled earrings by Lorraine Schwartz.

And lastly, let’s talk about the risk takers! Someone who loves to take risks…Heidi Klum! You could have spotted her from a mile away with her asymmetrical constructed Roland Mouret coral gown with a massive slit up to the knee. And newcomer Frieda Pinto certainly made a statement with her royal blue John Galliano Bollywood-inspired one-shoulder gown. She may get some flack from the fashion community for rocking this look, but it definitely speaks to who she is and her culture.

But only one lady can win best dressed! And this award has to go to Kate Winslet, who looked stunning in a steel gray Atelier Vyes Saint Laurent by Stefano Pilati gown. She not only looked age appropriate, but so different than anyone on the carpet, which is a tough task to manage. The one shoulder gown featured a black beaded lace overlay on one side, making the dress multi-dimensional.

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If one were to lounge hop around town the past couple days they’d never believe we were in a massive economic recession- at least not in Hollywood, where it was celebrity gifting as usual this Oscars weekend.

On Friday, Debra Messing visited the Patrick Melville Salon & Spa Oscar retreat at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills for the Oscar Experience lounge.

This suite also showcased Hearts on Fire diamonds, whose fans include Lindsay Lohan and Kate Beckinsale.

Kate was gifted the one of a kind “Ceremonious Bangle” bracelet that you may see her wearing to the Oscars ceremony, depending on her chosen dress.

Lindsay also left the lounge with a bagful of Belegenza, Sebastian hair products and Café Bustelo coffee. On Saturday, a solo Aimee Teegarden (Friday Night Lights) enjoyed a relaxation treatment on the outside deck and Nolan Funk, star of Spectacular!, who is nipping at Zac Ephrons heels for reigning teen heartthrob, posed for pictures with his Melville and Belegenza gift bags

A few miles down the road at SLS Hotel the GBK gifting suite was in full affect with a variety of vendors treating celebs to everything from spa treatments to vacation packages and even plastic surgery.

The office of Dr. Chiu, Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, gave away a year of monthly facials to celeb fans that include Paula Abdul, who visited the lounge on Friday.

AnnaLynne McCord enjoyed a spa treatment Saturday afternoon while her 90210 co-star Adam Gregory arrived with a group of his buddies, who went straight to the bar where they grabbed cocktails before hitting the rooms, each themed with a different nominated film.

For those guests watching their waistlines this awards season, samples of Amazon Thunder, an organic Acai berry juice from Brazil were available.

Comedic actresses Jennifer Coolidge (Legally Blonde) and Kate Flannery (The Office) made their way through the GBK rooms where one of Jennifer’s favorite items was the new Senseo single serve coffee maker.

Cheetah girl, Kiely Williams, was gifted with Revitalash products and a gift certificate for body contouring from Universal Contour Wrap, who also gifted Paula Abdul and is scheduled to wrap Janet Jackson at her home next week.

Kiely made out like a bandit, leaving with a duffel sized bag of swag. Madeline Zima of Californication said her favorite item at GBK was the gold clutch purse she got from Emre New York, which she wore immediately that evening to the TAG the World charity event.

No one made out better than Tila Tequila though, who told Hollyscoop that the best swag she got this weekend was a trip to the Bahamas from yet another gifting suite. All of this was to celebrate the Oscars airing Sunday night.