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<\/a>\u201cShe was statuesque and thoroughly elegant,\u201d said Avril Graham, the executive fashion and beauty editor for Harper’s Bazaar. \u201cShe’s a designer’s dream muse.\u201d<\/p>\n
Later, as the attention moved from red carpet stunners to little gold statues, presenter Tina Fey classed up the stage in a deep purple custom silk Atelier Versace with pleating detail, her hair also tight and high. She, like so many others, kept jewelry to a minimum with a short sapphire necklace from Bulgari that went nicely with the dress.<\/p>\n \u201cThat dress fits her like it was shrink wrapped right on her,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cI loved how she matched the necklace.\u201d<\/p>\n But it was the whimsy of Cate Blanchett that truly caught his eye and quickly topped best-dressed lists. It was seafoam, from Armani Prive, and it included pops of silver in a large floral applique from the shoulders to her train.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was my favourite of the night,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cThere was so much individuality to the look. It looked like a crystal or ice sculpture. It was just so clean and cool looking.\u201d<\/p>\n Graham also loved Blanchett’s pastel look. \u201cIt was really wonderful,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n The biggest surprise for Graham was fashion \u201cit\u201d girl Alicia Vikander, who won best supporting actress for \u201cThe Danish Girl.\u201d While some were not impressed with her bubble hem and pale yellow princess custom Louis Vuitton, comparing her to Belle of \u201cBeauty and the Beast,\u201d others were on board. She wore her hair down her back but pulled it up in the front to add to the look.<\/p>\n \u201cI loved it. It gave a girlish feel to the evening,\u201d Graham said. \u201cHer low-key hairstyle accentuated the sweetness of her look. I think she took the most risks in terms of silhouette. Her look was the most surprising of all because of its silhouette and its unique point of view.\u201d<\/p>\n Margot Robbie stunned in a \u201cva-voom\u201d gold gown with a snakeskin design from Diane Von Furstenberg, Graham said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt’s the fact that she’s got that very natural, Aussie beauty. The natural hair and makeup was a perfect foil,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Wilson said Robbie might have gone a bit too Las Vegas over more appropriate Los Angeles.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was very flashy. It didn’t really feel like an Oscars dress,\u201d he said. \u201cIt felts like a fun disco dress. It didn’t read well on television.\u201d<\/p>\n Robbie was shiny, to be sure. Another really shiny moment\u2014and really patriotic one\u2014was Saoirse Ronan, the Irish actress who chose sparkly, liquid emerald from Calvin Klein. The gown hugged her body just right, her drop Chopard earrings mismatched\u2014one in white pearls and the other emeralds. The back was barely there but intriguing with its ultra-low cut and a low horizontal strap.<\/p>\n \u201cThe jewel tone green was a big story on the catwalks that we’ve just seen,\u201d Graham said. \u201cShe said hers was a nod to her Irish heritage. It was lovely. It’s a tremendously telegenic colour.\u201d<\/p>\n Graham also lauded another of the recent \u201cit\u201d carpet girls, Brie Larson in a belted blue Gucci that was ruffled at the skirt and radiated in a three-dimensional way at the chest, as if a TV watcher might want to get up and adjust the focus.<\/p>\n Regardless, Graham called it \u201cruffles and sweetness.\u201d<\/p>\n While colour ranged from the deep purples, greens and a dark black that told a Bette Davis story on Whoopi Goldberg, Wilson said the softer hues might reflect a \u201ckind of easy, calming moment at a time of stress and conflict in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cIt feels like fashion is moving in that gentler direction right now with less harsh colours, less neon, less aggressive colour.\u201d<\/p>\n Graham called it a safe carpet that had a little something for everybody.<\/p>\n \u201cIt gave us the flavour of lots of different elements in beauty and style,\u201d she said, \u201cfrom knockout glamour and sequins and body conscious looks to romantic ruffles and pastels.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>