{"id":28821,"date":"2015-03-12T22:58:14","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T02:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=28821"},"modified":"2015-03-12T22:58:14","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T02:58:14","slug":"throwback-thursday-belated-oscar-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/throwback-thursday-belated-oscar-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday: Belated Oscar Commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I didn&#8217;t get around to <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/my-best-dressed-at-the-oscars-its-split-down-the-middle\/\" target=\"_blank\">finishing my Oscar posts in a timely way<\/a>, but it&#8217;s never too late to talk about jewelry and men&#8217;s fashion, right? Anyway, it&#8217;s Throwback Thursday so I&#8217;m going to go there.<\/p>\n<p>My favorite piece of jewelry at the 2015 Oscars was the Piaget ear cuff and matching stud worn by <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/wendy-brandes-jewelry-on-scarjo-in-w-magazine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scarlett Johansson<\/a>. I always love mismatched earrings, plus that design was the perfect accessory to Scarlett&#8217;s new, <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/ive-got-love-for-the-olympics-women-plus-miley-cyrus\/\" target=\"_blank\">Miley Cyrus-worthy haircut<\/a>. (Remember how controversial <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/ive-got-love-for-the-olympics-women-plus-miley-cyrus\/\" target=\"_blank\">Miley&#8217;s punkish haircut was in 2012<\/a>? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/wendy-brandes\/fading-affect-bias_b_3857096.html\" target=\"_blank\">You might not<\/a>, now that everyone&#8217;s doing it.)<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 437px;\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 135.926773% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/464989184?et=VnbI-m0xTBFuXuufdPvHYA&amp;sig=LvbL81EwdjBQEZKPk-qrv83cMXentAVgmH42EOmpq5k=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"437\" height=\"594\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 10px; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/464989184\" target=\"_blank\">View image<\/a> | <a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\" target=\"_blank\">gettyimages.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0There&#8217;s no need to wear staid jewelry on the red carpet, and Scarlett proves it. She looks so good overall &#8212; face, hair, body &#8212; that I&#8217;m not going to say anything about that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/scarlett-johanssons-oscars-2015-red-774840\" target=\"_blank\">mess of green beads<\/a> on her neck. Well, I guess I just said something. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=Anyhoo&#038;defid=4037771\" target=\"_blank\">Anyhoo<\/a>, jewelry expert and editor Marion Fasel got to see the Piaget design close up. Here&#8217;s the picture she took for Instagram.<\/p>\n<p><\/center><div id=\"attachment_28822\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/marionfasel\/p\/z5wJVpAvP1\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28822\" class=\"wp-image-28822\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/marion.jpg\" alt=\"marion\" width=\"498\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/marion.jpg 613w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/marion-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/marion-300x299.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for source.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>There are some good size stones in this piece. I wonder how much it weighs!<\/p>\n<p>I was also a fan of the big-ass chain that John Travolta was wearing right under his collar in lieu of a bow tie.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:446px;\">\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:133.183857% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/464324624?et=qsNcOb9tTvRbMWYagibN2w&#038;sig=q2lKaedZRClxhtlt2rPw18VY9zXxIy62zQFj4lPHdAs=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"446\" height=\"594\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0 0 0 10px;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/464324624\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">View image<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">gettyimages.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I just wish he&#8217;d go <em>au naturel<\/em> with the hair. <a href=\"http:\/\/dlisted.com\/2015\/01\/14\/john-travolta-let-a-guy-at-the-gym-take-a-picture-of-him-without-his-hair-on\/\" target=\"_blank\">He looks good without a piece<\/a>, no?<\/p>\n<p>A lot of men were looking good on Oscar night, continuing <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/my-best-dressed-at-the-emmys-woody-and-matthew\/\" target=\"_blank\">the recent trend of guys<\/a> being <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/my-best-dressed-at-the-oscars-pharrell-jared-lupita\/\" target=\"_blank\">more adventurous than women<\/a> when it comes to big-event fashion. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gq.com\/style\/201502\/oscar-trends-2015-5-guys-who-looked-great-in-white-tuxedo-jackets-and-one-who-didnt\" target=\"_blank\">Benedict Cumberbatch, Jeff Goldblum, Jay Z, Eddie Murphy and Adrien Brody all wore white jackets<\/a>, while Kevin Hart wore head-to-toe white. Just a few years ago, the fashion police would be cracking waiter jokes about that look, but the dudes have persisted with it and, thanks to the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/category\/never-is-the-next-new-thing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Never Is the Next New Thing<\/a>\u2122&#8221; tendency in fashion, a white jacket is now the height of chic.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:422px;\">\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:140.758294% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/464225116?et=1qdoej6TRpx7AljUCdGm9A&#038;sig=7cUkRqPam59QKO7QWy2UHGdZHunwtnk_Zq-eaIYlaXo=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"422\" height=\"594\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0 0 0 10px;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/464225116\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">View image<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">gettyimages.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Jared Leto, <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/my-best-dressed-at-the-oscars-pharrell-jared-lupita\/\" target=\"_blank\">who wore a white jacket to the 2014 Oscars<\/a>, progressed to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/jared-leto-is-wearing-givenchy-775305\" target=\"_blank\">lilac Givenchy tux this year<\/a>, accessorized with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gq.com\/style\/celebrities\/201502\/oscar-trends-2015-the-man-brooch\" target=\"_blank\">floral brooch<\/a>, white shoes and a white bow tie.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:401px;\">\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:148.129676% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/464588980?et=tjAj_1i5TkV7QjUX-bT_GQ&#038;sig=A3xhn-t7R36brn7TWR0jYGrWTk0zmO3Kdjtcog1cJ1I=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"401\" height=\"594\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0 0 0 10px;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/464588980\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">View image<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">gettyimages.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Now that I look at this outfit again, I think I should have given him my coveted <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/category\/best-dressed-wear-what-you-want-award\/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Dressed\/Wear What You Want<\/a> combo award, <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/my-best-dressed-at-the-oscars-its-split-down-the-middle\/\" target=\"_blank\">along with Lupita and Gaga<\/a>. Looking gorgeous while your outfit screams, &#8220;I don&#8217;t follow your old-fashioned rules&#8221; always gets my seal of approval. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I didn&#8217;t get around to finishing my Oscar posts in a timely way, but it&#8217;s never too late to talk about jewelry and men&#8217;s fashion, right? Anyway, it&#8217;s Throwback Thursday so I&#8217;m going to go there. My favorite piece of jewelry at the 2015 Oscars was the Piaget ear cuff and matching stud worn by&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/throwback-thursday-belated-oscar-commentary\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[387,10,60,479,115,607],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-28821","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-awards-shows","8":"category-celebrities","9":"category-earrings","10":"category-never-is-the-next-new-thing","11":"category-oscars","12":"category-throwback-thursday","13":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28821"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28829,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28821\/revisions\/28829"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}