Which means there is a good chance I will miss the Oscars. Family is far more important to me, so I am not too upset.
I thought, however, I would go ahead and do my Oscar post this year anyway.
One of my favorite aspects of the Academy Awards is the gowns...each year the red carpet is sprinkled with some of the most gorgeous fashion creations and some of the most horrific.
I thought I would share with you my top five favorite Oscar gowns from the past decade and also the ones which made me cringe.
Enjoy!
And the Oscar goes to...
Kate Winslet, 2002
There is only one word for this Ben de Lisi gown: ADORABLE!
Sarah Jessica Parker, 2009
Last year, this gown took my breath away. I want to wear this Dior Couture gown! I want to be a fairy princess too! Sigh...
Julia Roberts, 2001
I will never forget this vintage Valentino gown. Ever. I will be 90 years old and still thinking about this dress.
Penelope Cruz, 2007
Penelope is one of the only actresses today who still has that ol' Hollywood glamour. She is mysterious, glamorous, and breathtakingly beautiful. Just like this Versace gown.
Halle Berry, 2002, Elie Saab
Halle made history in this Elie Saab dress. And this dress made history on her because it is STUNNING.
And now the worst...
Uma Thurman in Christian Lacroix, 2004
I adore Uma Thurman. She is so insanely fabulous and gorgeous and stylish. So, I can only imagine that she was simply double-tasking here by attending the Oscars but also auditioning for a Sound of Music remake at the same time. Any other reason for this outfit doesn't make sense.
Ziyi Zhang in Valentino, 2007
Would anyone like a slice of cake?
Tilda Swinton in Alber Elbaz for Lanvin, 2008
Before the Snuggie, there was the Trashbaggie...
Gwyneth Paltrow in Alexander McQueen, 2002
Something about this dress gives me the creeps. And not in the fabulous Tim Burton creepy kind of way. Just...creepy.
Whoopi Goldberg, 2009
???????????
I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend.
That Kate dress is absolutely fabulous. And I completely agree about Penelope Cruz!
ReplyDeleteI'm totally with you on the worst dress list. Tilda Swinton is an amazing actress but her dress makes you wonder if she fell down and knocked her British noggin before she picked that dress!?!?!?
ReplyDeletei love ziyi zhang's valentino frock !
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SJP is my all-time fave... that gown remains to be my dream gown.
ReplyDeleteIn full agreement with your choices. Beautiful post.
ReplyDeleteSending best wishes and good vibes to you and the family.
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I so agree with your choices! I hope everything is ok with your family...xo
ReplyDeleteSJP's dress is just amazing !
ReplyDeleteSJP and Penelope Cruz are dressed exactly how I would love to be if I ever went to the Oscars. Yes, I love some of the more edgy gowns, but it's the *oscars*! Why give up the chance to dress like a pink frufru-y princess?!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for the Oscars. I hope you have a good weekend!
ReplyDeleteOh Uma, what the HELL were you thinking?!
ReplyDeleteLove all the other pics, SJP looks too gorgeous for words.
Hope your family (and you) are okay darling!
Stay safe and chic ma chérie,
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Ooohh...The Oscar season gets me so excited...I love hopping from one blog to another reading their fav and not-so-fav Oscar gowns!
ReplyDeletePenelope's dress is so stunning. Great post!!!! Have a wonderful weekend
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haha, the worst were pretty close...but you forget celine dion's backwards tuxedo and bjork's swan dress!!! classics!!!
ReplyDeletemy favorite dress ever is nicole kidman's in that chartreuse john galliano for dior in like 97... to die for!
and don't worry about missing the oscars i will have my giant day after post to catch you up!!!
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Love this post and can't wait for the Oscars! Some of your favorites are my favorites to, especially SJP and Kate Winslet.
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Wow--quite a spread. I wonder what people will be saying about these kinds of fashions in another fifty years.
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ReplyDeleteHave a fun weekend!!
Agree on your picks... Love SJP in that amazing dress.
ReplyDeleteI hope all is well -- you've had a rough week! Regardless, I love your blog -- I've passed an award along to you :)
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As enthralled as I am with the awards themselves (too bad a good amount of politics are involved), you gotta salivate over the fashions! I think that Tilda Swinton isn't for everyone, but I really give her kudos for her aesthetic. And I do adore that SJP gown...
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I hope everything is okay with your family. Love, love, loved Halle Berry's gown and Tilda...oh good lord, what on earth was that?
ReplyDeletei think gwyneth could have pulled the mcqueen off with a nipplets on.
ReplyDeleteOh tilda! she's.....interesting.
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lovely dresses
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I totally agree with you! I especially like Kate Winslett, Julia Roberts and Sarah Jessica Parker the most. That gown is truly amazing. I just don't know what to say about Whoopi Goldberg. I want to do a post on the Oscars sometime reasonably soon. I hope everything is ok with you and your family.
ReplyDeleteI dunno, I kind of love Tilda Swinton because she is mental and awesome...
ReplyDeletehope the situation with your family is taken care of.... I will look forward to all the fashion and style.
ReplyDeleteI hope your family emergency isn't too terrible and will soon be resolved. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteBaha, you make me laugh. I love you top looks!
ReplyDeleteoooh the Oscars! I am not really in to that but i am definately in with the gowns haha :)
ReplyDeleteI love the gown of Sarah Jessica Parker, such an icon!
Anyway helping someone feeling upset is a pleasure for me! Any time!
xoxo Jade
Oh hun I hope everything is okay with your family!! *hugs* My grandfather is sick so I understand dropping everything.
ReplyDeleteI love watching the Oscars but my cable provider just pulled ABC from the line-up so I can't watch it. =( Hopefully bloggers will put up pictures!! =)
Aww. I hope all is okay with your family.
ReplyDeleteI'm actually watching the oscars right now as we speak (type?) -- but no worries for you, Oscar buzz goes around for quite awhile! The SJP dress is one of my all time favourite looks of hers!
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I'm sorry you'll be missing The Oscars and hope your family is ok! I'll keep you in my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI love the dresses that you chose, so beautiful! I forgot that SJP wore such a gorgeous gown before. :)
Kate Winslet and Penelope Cruz can do no wrong. Ever!
ReplyDeleteKate definitely looks fab in that red number!
ReplyDeletehaha Jen I had fun watching the worst dresses as much as I enjoyed your top five picks. Love the Ellie Saab dress that Hailey is wearing! I loved JLo's this time! :)
ReplyDeletelast night was a great collection of dresses. loved maggie g
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I LOVE the one Sarah Jessica is wearing in this. I wish she wore something this fab last night!
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Hope everything is ok with your family!
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Oh dude yes. SJP's Dior was outta this world. I hope everything is ok sweets!!
ReplyDeleteAnd they didn't disappoint, did they?! Halle Berry in Elie Saab was fabulous, but my favourite has to be Julia Roberts in vintage Valentino.
ReplyDeleteOh I hope everything is okay! Fab selection xoxo
ReplyDeleteoh no .. i hope everything ends up all right .
ReplyDeleteas for the oscars i was more interested in keeping avatar from winning the best picture ..im pretty happy it didnt .. i love hurt locker :)
also check out SJP's chanel couture gown ..i loved it
Adore the Kate and Penelope gowns as well. Oh, I still remember that Gwyneth dress... I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw her (especially the top half of her) on stage with it. Horrible, horrible... I adore McQueen, but this dress was clearly not meant for her.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! Loved SJP's dress the most.
ReplyDeleteHope your okay :)
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Hey Jen, I gotta admit, I completely scrolled right by the pics. I just hope your family is OK. That you're OK.
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Jen, I hope all worked out okay with your family emergency.
ReplyDeleteBeen thinking of you a lot, I hope things are going well or you're at least in a good frame of mind.
Love you always (but you know that).
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Hello, Ms. Fabulous~
ReplyDeleteI wish I could actually give you a sincere, supportive hug right now, and throw in a new laptop, healed relationship, and a incredible new job too.
You are not alone. You are not alone. Oh yeah, I already said that. :) You really aren't though. You love so sweetly and are loved back so enormously by so many. I'm sending you a little basketful of hope glimmering with light. Let us know how it goes.
Some dresses are just plain wrong aren't they? I've missed ypur blog in my busy absence!!
ReplyDeleteI hope everything is okayxx
Sorry to hear about the family emergency, I was hoping your string of bad luck would have turned around by now. The dress is gorgeous, and don't worry about the Oscars you'll get more than enough follow up from the media and fellow bloggers :)
ReplyDeleteHope to see a cheerful you soon.
Kate dress was super!!! as was SJPs!!
ReplyDeleteYou totally picked the best of the best gowns... Halle's and Julia's will be burned in my mind forever... in the very best possible way!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about your family. My wife and I had a competition on who could guess the Oscars. I got destroyed.
ReplyDeletewow I had forgotten about that Kate Winslet dress. Just gorgeous!
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