{"id":32099,"date":"2016-03-03T23:55:32","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T04:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=32099"},"modified":"2017-01-29T22:26:02","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T03:26:02","slug":"oscars-2016-my-best-dressed-runners-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/oscars-2016-my-best-dressed-runners-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscars 2016: My Best Dressed Runners-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before I chose <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/my-best-dressed-at-the-2016-oscars-is\/\" target=\"_blank\">costume designer Sandy Powell as the recipient of my prestigious Best Dressed\/Wear What You Want combo award<\/a> for the 2016 Oscars, these ladies and gents were contenders.<\/p>\n<p>Alicia Vikander, who won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, wowed me with her dusty yellow Louis Vuitton mullet dress. (<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/my-best-dressed-at-the-2016-sag-awards-is\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vuitton also did right by Alicia for the SAG Awards<\/a>.) I always love a <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/category\/mullets\/\" target=\"_blank\">mullet<\/a>, and the bubble hemline made this one special. The color was very different from what everyone else was wearing, and it looked beautiful on her.<\/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: 385px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; 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\/513153086\" target=\"_blank\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 154.285714% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/513153086?et=IRKhKE2nT2hJHfWnwetUBA&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=YMV4u90eEFaofy75Gq94cbLEZQwkRYwQk01PWqMeSdo=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"385\" height=\"594\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dlisted.com\/2016\/02\/29\/alicia-vikander-wore-what-appears-to-be-a-fancy-fitted-bed-sheet-last-night\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alicia&#8217;s dress reminded the always highlarious Michael K of Dlisted of playing &#8220;Beautiful Lady&#8221; in his childhood<\/a>, when he created fabulous gowns out fitted sheets. The fitted sheets were &#8220;far more glamorous and show-stopping&#8221; than flat sheets. After I read his post, I had to agree. The celebrity\u00a0dress DOES look like a fitted sheet &#8230; but that isn&#8217;t a bad thing to me. After all, <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/have-dust-ruffle-will-travel\/\" target=\"_blank\">I once got a dress because it reminded me of a sofa with a dust ruffle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/my-best-dressed-at-the-golden-globes-emma-watson\/\" target=\"_blank\">Surprise pants are fun<\/a>, so I appreciated Lady Gaga&#8217;s white gown\/jumpsuit by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2016\/03\/lady-gaga-designer-brandon-maxwell\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Maxwell<\/a>.<\/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: 386px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; 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\/513150868\" target=\"_blank\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 153.886010% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/513150868?et=eegJLVZbQyZJIQLeg3gWNQ&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=DaRmT_hyCNSfNefS2o7O4fsDjWqdtTRcMmprGnwd5_U=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"386\" height=\"594\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>On anyone else, this might have been a winner for me, but Lady Gaga is always competing against herself. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtv.com\/news\/2513132\/2010-vmas-was-lady-gagas-meat-dress-real\/\" target=\"_blank\">I miss the meat dress days<\/a>. Gaga wouldn&#8217;t be Gaga without fashion statements like the meat dress!<\/p>\n<p>Cate Blanchett&#8217;s seafoam-colored gown by Armani Prive reminded me of my designing friend Zang Toi&#8217;s work. I have a short black dress by Zang embellished with flowers and butterflies.<\/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:436px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/513201820\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:136.238532% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/513201820?et=GjT78ZiKTbF6jKjYj-fPeQ&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=SdrWw0Trhi3ExqVu1mzfGo-KKeVOhz689pnzNfCCwdc=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"436\" height=\"594\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>So few people could carry off both the mother-of-the-bride color and all the fluff. And there&#8217;s a train as a bonus.<\/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:494px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/513009170\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:120.242915% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/513009170?et=smEThu-HQUN4QgsmFkJKdQ&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=LDx0I6ToNramE-QNkHFDOzV8FDo8ZnGk0uU5PYP1Bjk=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"494\" height=\"594\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Men have been kicking ass at awards shows in recent years, and <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/my-best-dressed-at-the-oscars-pharrell-jared-lupita\/\" target=\"_blank\">fashion-plate Jared Leto<\/a> came through again. His Gucci tux featured red piping and, instead of a bow tie, a flower pin.<\/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:395px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/512931846\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:150.379747% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/512931846?et=e-EX6FlmRnpac4cQH0U8pQ&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=Mdm6OjDbaDsW000ViVQXjpmbzOIl1j3mVne_OwwATbo=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"395\" height=\"594\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I saw him up close at the Vanity Fair party and he looked fabulous. So did Common. Seriously, Common is one handsome man, especially in this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/events\/oscars\/6890536\/common-red-carpet-oscars-2016-photo\" target=\"_blank\">white Dolce &amp; Gabbana tuxedo<\/a>.<\/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:396px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/512915714\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:150.000000% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/512915714?et=XbQabYFZSiJlZg28pq8AoQ&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=Vc6PWlzMmc8ErFP8Hq3vdVq5ID_pvuiyUVr3l34fnXE=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"396\" height=\"594\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Extra points for the diamond brooch by Fred Leighton.<\/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:395px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/512915824\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:150.379747% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/512915824?et=otPkTkhHROJKby7c3ECOcQ&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=FhUaoHLykeyf6rxgdJE5D2wTlhWlWbeWM5Ndfpuh0s4=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"395\" height=\"594\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I thought this year&#8217;s Oscar fashions were much more impressive than usual. 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