Carey Mulligan at last nights BAFTA’s not only took home the Best Female award but also wowed audiences with her innovative choice of gown. For me she was the best dressed of the evening in her beautiful Vionnet floral monochrome gown and this I would say is her best appearance on the red carpet in this current award season where she has always looked good but last night this dress made her look like the winning actress that she is:
The main trend of the evening seemed to be either white or black dresses, with an added twist; Kristen Stewart (in Chanel), Saoirse Ronan (in Burberry) rocking the LWD (little white dress) both of whom looked age appropriate as sometimes with award season the younger actresses wear dresses that make them look old before their time. Vera Farmiga looked stunning in a white asymmetric Marchesa gown with a black sash, this sash trend was one of the big accessories of the night:
Looking exceptional in black were Kate Winslet and Olivia Williams, both opting for dresses featuring portions cut out. Williams’ was the more risque of the two with underwear appearing to be out of the question for this Catherine Walker creation. Winslet in Stella McCartney has really become a red carpet queen and is someone who knows how to dress appropriately for the occasion depending on whether she is a nominee or a presenter:
There were flashes of colour on the red carpet from some of the nominees; Audrey Tautou teamed her Lanvin super pink dress with red accessories, it doesn’t sound like it should work but she rocked it and Anna Kendrick wore a yellow above the knee Pucci dress which is her best look of this award season. It was good to see some colour on this red carpet after all the black, white and nude gowns that were so popular at this years BAFTA’s:
When it comes to the red carpet the focus is undeniably on the females as there is not much room for disasters for the suit wearing men but I think it is only far to point out those men who really stood out on the red carpet. Mickey Rourke as ever looked interesting in his gun steel coloured suit, teamed with cowboy boots and that’s how I like it, I can’t really imagine him any other way. TomFord is at an advantage as a designer himself but he did looked excellent as always in himself, wearing Tom Ford and wearing it well were Colin Firth and Nicholas Holt both stars of Ford’s directorial debut A Single Man:
Other notable mentions should go to best director winner Kathryn Bigelow who looked stunning when receiving her BAFTA, she is also the first woman to win this award and it would be excellent to see her do the same at the Kodak Theatre in two weeks time. Sam Taylor-Wood and Anne Marie Duff both nominated for their work in Nowhere Boy (and both pregnant) looked radiant in Alexander McQueen and Alberta Ferretti, I love that Anne Marie Duff was wearing flats which were hidden by her long red gown, she stated that it “is a pregnant woman’s prerogative.”
Award season is drawing to a close and I am very excited about what creations will appear on the red carpet in a few weeks, as well as to finally see whether it will be The Hurt Locker or Avatar that will dominate.
Emma Fraser also writes for A Piece Of Telelvision Pie.
