Monday, March 8, 2010

:: FASHION :: The Academy Awards, 2010

Well if there's one thing that will get me out of a blogging rut, it's the fabulous fashion on display at the The Academy Awards!

I was out running errands (ok maybe some shopping too) all day yesterday when I arrived home at 6pm to find that the Oscars had already been running for half an hour... wtf?  Why did they start so early, and why did I not know about it?  It was bad enough that I missed the opening with comical geniuses Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, but the red carpet--gasp!  So I had to pay close attention during the awards to take in all the dresses and suits that I missed pre-show.  But the show itself was actually very good (even bringing me to tears several times -- yes, yes, I'm a crier) so I didn't mind being glued to the tv for the remaining 3 hours.

While I thought everyone looked beautiful last night, there are always a few stand outs, and these are the ones I just could not stop gushing about...

Best Dressed
Rachel McAdams
{photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images}


Runners Up for Best Dressed

                     
  Sandra Bullock                                Sarah Jessica Parker 
                             {photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage}                                      {photo by Getty Images}                

        Meryl Streep 
          {photo by WireImage}


I can never say enough about Rachel McAdams -- the girl is flawless!  I loved her look last night because it was equal parts glamourous & fresh.  She looked simply elegant without looking too serious or done up.  And I thought it was a more flirty take on the traditional ball gown that we saw several renditions of last night.  And in a three-way tie for second place, I thought Sandra Bullock, Sarah Jessica Parker (of course) and Meryl Streep all looked just divine!

Best Dressed Man

Colin Firth
{photo by Getty Images}

It's always hard for me to pick a best dressed man when they all arrive looking virtually the same every year in their penguin suits, but I just thought Colin Firth had that undeniable British charm in his properly fitted tux with those boyish dimples -- so cute!  So he gets my vote, even if he happened to be in the same exact suit at 50 other men.

Who's look were you drooling over last night?