{"id":10433,"date":"2011-04-13T00:18:05","date_gmt":"2011-04-13T04:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=10433"},"modified":"2019-07-14T21:21:30","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T01:21:30","slug":"wear-what-you-want-icon-cate-blanchett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/wear-what-you-want-icon-cate-blanchett\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Wear What You Want&#8221; Icon: Cate Blanchett"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Actress Cate Blanchett has become known for her bold fashion choices. I think we&#8217;d all be surprised if she turned up at an event looking merely &#8220;pretty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><center><a id='51vOUX69SplAjD3Ui9hVtg' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/83958486' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'51vOUX69SplAjD3Ui9hVtg',sig:'Rwxm4V_d1WG_u2f1HgmqKvq7zqHck8isyYcDHZw0rmw=',w:'339px',h:'594px',items:'83958486',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The couture gown by Givenchy that Blanchett wore to this February&#8217;s Oscars was no exception.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><center><a id='AxWQzopVR1NwSQ0ubnIpJA' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/127597056' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'AxWQzopVR1NwSQ0ubnIpJA',sig:'TA-ATGtRyNVEA4mexWNFDoKcsmkbcQoaRnCxMLMFsOA=',w:'401px',h:'594px',items:'127597056',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I didn&#8217;t love that dress in an &#8220;I want to wear it&#8221; way, but I respected it. And I did love what Blanchett said about the dress to <a href=\"http:\/\/news.instyle.com\/2011\/04\/06\/cate-blanchett-2011-oscars-dress-givenchy-reaction\/?xid=huffpo-cate-blanchett-oscars-2011\" target=\"_blank\">InStyle<\/a> last week:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>\u201cPeople get so worried about dressing for other people, but you\u2019ve got to wear what you like,\u201d Blanchett said. \u201cIf  people get it, they get it. If they don\u2019t, then it doesn\u2019t matter.  There are so few houses that can afford to do couture, and since the red  carpet is such a wonderful showcase, we should be celebrating that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That makes Cate Blanchett my second <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/frequently-asked-questions\/#13\" target=\"_blank\">Wear What You Want<\/a> icon. The first was <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/wear-what-you-want-icon-helena-bonham-carter\/\" target=\"_blank\">Helena Bonham Carter<\/a>, of course. Can&#8217;t beat a woman who wears mismatching shoes. Feel free to post links to your favorite Blanchett looks in the comments. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress Cate Blanchett has become known for her bold fashion choices. I think we&#8217;d all be surprised if she turned up at an event looking merely &#8220;pretty.&#8221; Embed from Getty Images The couture gown by Givenchy that Blanchett wore to this February&#8217;s Oscars was no exception. 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