Stylish with Substance

Fierce then the New Classic: Twirl Around

(like the Classic Scrolldown)

[caption id="attachment_2320" align="alignnone" width="290" caption="Zoe Saldana in Givenchy Couture"][/caption]

In a way I think this could be "Best" but I'm torn. In my last post I compared Zoe's violet ruffles to beautiful flowers, but from the back they seem to be growing out of hand. And then the bottom of the train ... has ... 3 giant fuzzy fingers?

[caption id="attachment_2344" align="alignnone" width="290" caption="Wait! That looks like a giant Muppet hand ..."][/caption]

Zoe Saldana's gown has even made it to our final "worst" poll at the end of the article...

Worst Supporting of An Actress

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It's delightful, it's delovely, it's ... delicious, firm, supple and round? Oh I mean "they're". Well the dress thinks so! It's grown little fabric handlike things that are grabbing on. Well, ok, not exactly supple-looking, as the fabric is a bit tiered and, to me, is reminiscent of Madonna's cone bra. Others think the fabric semi-rosettes do look like hands...

[caption id="attachment_2337" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Cona bra + hands = Dior Couture"][/caption]

Charlize Theron has also made it to our poll!

Least Age-Appropriate Supporting of an Actress

[caption id="attachment_2334" align="alignnone" width="285" caption="Miley Cyrus in Jenny Packham"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2335" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Ha ha! Just kidding. Kind of."][/caption]

Never mind that Miley Cyrus generally looks 45 going on Collette Reardon. (The Dishrag agrees.) This dress's bodice is far too lingerie-inspired (like it could be a teddy) for Miley's still-illegal age.

Also the random transitioning is not fab. So that added allows her to be in the poll.

Least Super Woman

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Molly Ringwald looks like a ginger Cleopatra or a super heroine of the tech age, who started spelling her email address with jewelry then remembered the "Coco rule" and removed everything but an "M" (for Molly) and the "@" symbol.

You may vote for Molly below.

Worst Designing for an Awards Show

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We hear Randolph Duke custom made this especially for Barbra Streisand on this Oscars night, and we also hear that lace scarf was added by Babs from her own closet. So where's the designing? Where's the custom, exactly? At least we can't blame him for how wide open the star wore the jacket.

We're glad when people wear blazers that fit when buttoned, but when the woman's waist isn't supermodel tiny, she shouldn't wear the coat that open.

Even though she's not a typical red carpet diva, we're including the legendary Barbra in our poll.

Dishonorable Mention We Must Mention

We won't penalize her too much here, but sleeved dresses are so 1980s!

Most In Need of a Fashion Lesson

[caption id="attachment_2342" align="alignnone" width="290" caption="Chris Innis, who won for best editing for The Hurt Locker"][/caption]

Forget 1980s, gloves, my poor innocent soul, are so The Young Victorian age! Or at least, with a gown. Otherwise they can be fabulous. I understand the confusion.

We won't let people vote on you, that would be hurtful.

And now it's voting time! Here are the final nominees.

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Be sure to vote in our best dressed poll too!

Oscar photos from TMZ, WWD and The Gaurdian.

View my picks for best dressed, or at least my honest favorites, from Oscars 2010. Below, vote on your favorite from mine in our poll.

Most Fearless Fashionista

[caption id="attachment_2320" align="alignnone" width="290" caption="Zoe Saldana in Givenchy Couture"][/caption]

Zoe Saldana went perhaps to extremes (or nuttiness?) in the name of fashion and I love it! Perhaps she was inspired by the beautiful world, Pandora, in Avatar ... for the gown looks like violet flowers blooming!

Er, well, there could be other takes. The train from behind does look like a Muppet hand.

Fiercest Fashionista

[caption id="attachment_2315" align="alignnone" width="290" caption="Jennifer Lopez in Armani Privé - click to view large"][/caption]

Jennifer Lopez always stands out on the red carpet, and at least now she's dressing like a beautiful woman, not just a pop tart. Not too trendy being not too ruffley, this gown instead is just over-the-top fashion, for any year - and I love it.

However, in a still photo it does sort of look like there's 1-and-a-half J. Los. :-

Best Overall Designer of Oscars 2010: Versace

+ sexiest & most flattering ruffle dresses
but also safest bets.

[caption id="attachment_2313" align="alignnone" width="290" caption="Elizabeth Banks in Versace - click to view large"][/caption]

Elizabeth Banks, I think, here turns from funny girl to pretty woman. Donatella Versace's tailoring here is so flattering. It's way more than just another ruffle gown.

The color in this picture is bad, so I must tell you---no, it's not denim!

[caption id="attachment_2314" align="alignnone" width="290" caption="Demi Moore in Atelier Versace"][/caption]

Demi Moore was actually somewhat overshadowed by this Versace. The handiwork on the bodice is just amazingly intricate. Truly harder to tell on a monitor, but it's the criss-cross fabric in its random way - swoon.

Yet I don't really love the flower. It would be better if the ruffles were (more) obviously flowing from it or if it were less flower-like and flat.

Best Au Courant Newcomer

[caption id="attachment_2317" align="alignnone" width="290" caption="Vera Farmiga in Marchesa"][/caption]

Vera Farmiga wore my overall favorite of this year's event. When I saw her interviewed on the red carpet, I exclaimed, "now Marchesa's a one of my favorite designers!" (Or something a little less well-structured.) The gown is lmost-safe yet so close to what other fashion pundits have hated recently - well I do not hate at all. The only thing I don't love is that there seems to be a ruffle layer missing toward the bottom. Humph.

Honorable Mention

A Fashionista's Fashionista
OR Oscar's Very Own Designer

[caption id="attachment_2318" align="alignnone" width="290" caption="Sandy Powell, costume designer"][/caption]

Sandy Powell even won an Oscar for design, costume design. The dress and its colors aren't my style but I love, love, love her use of chic accessories.

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Photos from TMZ and WWD.

And now view and vote for the worst.