What would an Oscars fashion review be without mention of Hollywood's reigning royalty?

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie looked flawlessly formal in black as they arrived at last night's ceremony.

We are obsessed with Jolie's ginormo green jewelry.  It's like she chipped off hunks of the Emerald City then pinned said hunks to her ears.  Also, it made us want a Ring Pop.

We were also obsessed with the completely inappropriate, blatantly obvious cut away to Brad and Angelina in the audience whilst Aniston spoke onstage.  Classless of the control room, right?











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That is to say, Beyonce's black and gold ensemble looked like an Oscars statuette.  (One of the many fables about how the Academy Awards trophy received its nickname involves Bette Davis claiming the thing looked like her first husband.)

Keeping with that gown-to-trophy comparison:  The dress is sort of a tarnished variety (not unlike Ms. Knowles' Oscar hopes!).

Hey, we can't love everything everyone wears!











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Ahhhhh.  <---- That, fair reader, is us taking a breath of fresh air.

Said breath was delivered by the splash of color brought to last night's Academy Awards by Alicia Keys and Natalie Portman.

Do you agree that the pink (bordering on lavender) frocks were a much-welcome respite from the onslaught of off-white?











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Love it.  Sarah Jessica Parker's '09 Oscars gown has that 1950's glamor plus copious cleavage.  What more could we ask for?

We kinda expected her to run down a flight of stairs and accidentally lose a glass slipper (and accidentally pop a boob out...). 

Oh yeah.  Husband Matthew Broderick was there too... but we nearly passed him right over in the presence of that glorious cleavage gown.




















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High School Musical couple Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens did the black and white thing for their Oscars debut.

What's with the Disney girls channeling Barbie doll fashion?

First, there was Holiday Barbie Miley, and now, there's Vanessa's original 1959 Barbie look.

Also, why are we creeped out by our own decades-spanning knowledge of Barbie's wardrobe?











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Sure beats being impaled by one's gown!  *tugging collar* 

For the 81st Annual Academy Awards, Evan Rachel Wood found a gown that makes her look tan    (almost).

*magical*

"Jokes" aside, we think she looked fantastic.  The gown is spectacular.  And, c'mon, vampire chic is so in right now.  Get on with yo' translucent self!











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