{"id":35701,"date":"2017-02-26T22:42:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T03:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=35701"},"modified":"2017-02-26T22:42:36","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T03:42:36","slug":"my-best-dressed-at-the-2017-oscars-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/my-best-dressed-at-the-2017-oscars-is\/","title":{"rendered":"My Best Dressed at the 2017 Oscars Is &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been doing a lot of thinking about tiaras lately, so I loved seeing a major ruby headpiece, designed by Irene Neuwirth, on Best Actress nominee Ruth Negga at the Oscars.<\/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 style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/645667656\" target=\"_blank\">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\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/645667656?et=X1uQSgVRSC9aT8qW6VOmNQ&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=1ZNx62oHR_erYYtShoBMSD10HXaYrk894YwzNCG0ofI=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"395\" height=\"594\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Some people say that red doesn&#8217;t stand out on a red carpet, but Ruth killed it with not just the tiara, but also ruby earrings, red lipstick, and a red Valentino gown. The gown was a very different choice too, with its high neck and long sleeves.<\/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 style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/645645176\" target=\"_blank\">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\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/645645176?et=QjiWa-YtTU1jXoGLtBvihg&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=xo7ew3_OdJlx8tS9CYRAA1pt08m36dHfZcDj2i0wvyU=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"396\" height=\"594\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The only thing that broke up Negga&#8217;s all-red-everything look was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.ie\/style\/red-carpet\/ruth-negga-makes-a-political-statement-in-dazzling-red-valentino-and-aclu-ribbon-at-the-oscars-35484879.html\" target=\"_blank\">the blue ribbon she wore to support the ACLU<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ruth is the runner-up for my <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/tag\/best-dressedwear-what-you-want-award\/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Dressed\/Wear What You Want award<\/a>. The top prize goes to another tiara-wearer, Janelle Mon\u00e1e, who has been wowing me with her hair and dress style while promoting her movie, <em>Hidden Figures<\/em>, and throughout the awards season. In December, while she was doing promo for the film, <a href=\"http:\/\/fashionista.com\/2016\/12\/janelle-monae-googly-eyes-hair\" target=\"_blank\">she wore googly eyes in her hair<\/a>. At the Golden Globes, she wore a mullet dress &#8212; and you know how I love <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/category\/uncategorized\/mullets\/\" target=\"_blank\">mullets<\/a> &#8212; by Armani Priv\u00e9. It&#8217;s tough to top those, but Janelle did, looking regal in a jeweled Jennifer Behr headband and am Elie Saab Haute Couture gown that Elizabeth I might have coveted. (The sheer top wouldn&#8217;t have discouraged Liz. <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/10\/where-be-your-gibes-now\/\" target=\"_blank\">She liked showing off her bosoms<\/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: 445px;\">\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\/645667988\" target=\"_blank\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 133.483146% 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\/645667988?et=n8HtQwGhSJd2Wf1W8wVipg&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=MxuBWdtG7VtfbcXHd1R3CMdYucLWZJ9aEzN9QTPM_Do=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"445\" height=\"594\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Because Janelle Mon\u00e1e is in two Oscar-nominated films this year (in addition to <em>Hidden Figures<\/em>, she played a major role in <em>Moonlight<\/em>), a few of you might have forgotten that she is also a singer. I saw her in 2010.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_35703\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/what-wendy-wore-back-in-business-with-bloggers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35703\" class=\"wp-image-35703\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/janelle-280x300.jpg\" width=\"498\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/janelle-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/janelle-768x823.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/janelle.jpg 955w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/janelle-300x322.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Wendy Brandes. Click for my 2010 post.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you&#8217;d told me then she&#8217;d be getting even more beautiful and talented, I would have asked &#8220;How?&#8221; because I figured she was already perfect! I&#8217;m looking forward to what she does next.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been doing a lot of thinking about tiaras lately, so I loved seeing a major ruby headpiece, designed by Irene Neuwirth, on Best Actress nominee Ruth Negga at the Oscars. 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