Is it crazy that the red carpet arrivals is almost more important than the awards themselves? What a person wears to the Oscars goes down in history, good or bad. And it stays there. Forever. The only thing you can do to redeem yourself is to get back out there the following year and this time, hire a stylist!
So in keeping with this new tradition, my favorite dressed of the evening starts with a dapper Englishman, and no, it's not Colin Firth.
Gary Olman in his bespoke three-piece Paul Smith tuxedo and his wife Alexandra Edenborough in her black sparkly number complemented each other beautifully. I would love to mention the designer of Alexandra's dress here, but I honestly spent over an hour searching the web and while plenty of people where talking about it, gushing over it and talking it up, not one actually referred to its designer! I fail to understand how a detail such as this can be forgotten. So if anyone reading this can tell me the name of the designer, would you be so kind and leave a comment at the end of this post? Much appreciated.
Not everyone will agree, but I like this J. Mendel dress on Kristen. The color of the dress compliments her skin tone and hair color and the shape is just right for her. 
Tina Fey doesn't always hit the mark, at least not in a fashion and style sense, but this time she scored a bullseye with her choice of Carolina Herrera. Elegant and perfectly shaped for her figure.
Michelle William's burnt orange Louis Vuitton gown has grown on me. I wasn't sure if it was the right choice for her at first, but the more I see it, the more I like it. I like how she paired it with a small pink clutch too. Pretty and feminine.
Meryl Streep was the lady of the evening, winning her third Oscar and channeling the golden statue with her gold Lanvin gown.
The evening stand-out was far and away, Rooney Mara in white Givenchy. She just nailed the brief, don't you think? Everyone's going to be cutting their fringe this next season, I can see it now. I have kept it simple, but really the plain truth is that there were way more boring dresses than outstanding ones, so it was pretty easy to pick a favorite. I'd love to hear from you, what was your favourite? Leave me a comment here or pop over to my Facebook page and post a comment and a picture if you like.
Kisses,
Heidi
Images from GQ.com, Vanityfair.com, LAtimes.com
