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Sunday, April 25, 2021

Despite Formal Dress Code, Crocs & Sneakers Appeared On The Oscars Red Carpet

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 25: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S., Questlove attends the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at Union Station on April 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Petit/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images)

Last month, the 2021 Academy Award nominees were sent a letter stating that the 2021 Oscars had a dress code. “We’re aiming for a fusion of Inspirational and Aspirational,” the letter said, “which in actual words means formal is totally cool if you want to go there, but casual is really not.”

Apparently, Questlove didn’t get the memo since he showed up on the red carpet wearing Crocs. Or maybe he nailed the dress code. Rather than opt for any pair of gardening shoes, Questlove brought out a pair in gold and paired it with an all-black ensemble that screamed evening wear. Not to mention, it was only four years ago that Balenciaga sent Crocs down the runway in Paris. Plus, gold was the biggest color trend of the night.

Still, not everyone agreed with Quest’s fashion choice. One person on Twitter claimed this was a DIY job, a bad one at that, tweeting, “Sir! Your spray paint is chipping off your Crocs.”

Sir! Your spray paint is chipping off your crocs. pic.twitter.com/Hvw7Eduy2h
— Justice served! 🖤✊🏾 (@raynebowmom) April 25, 2021

Most though were happy to see Questlove put comfort first while still staying on-trend — and we can’t help but agree.

Questlove’s golden #Oscars crocs are guaranteed to make you smile. https://t.co/YkIulRAeyi pic.twitter.com/zB30Dy0oqc
— Vogue Runway (@VogueRunway) April 26, 2021

They used to laugh at me back in high school for wearing crocs. Now look. 🔥🔥🔥
— 约翰约翰 (@JohnPocasangre) April 26, 2021

He also wasn’t the only one who chose to go more casual with his choice of shoe. Nomadland director Chloé Zhao wore a Hermes gown, which she unexpectedly pair with a pair of white sneakers to the awards show where she became the second woman to ever win Best Director.

Chloe Zhao becomes 2nd woman ever to win Best Director Oscar.
And she does it with a powerful, concise speech.
And in sneakers! pic.twitter.com/nTT1vqNT6A
— Julie Cohen (@FilmmakerJulie) April 26, 2021

Chloé Zhao about to win multiple Oscars while wearing sneakers
— Jock Demy (@ThatSashaJames) April 25, 2021

i had already intended only to wear sneakers to formal events due to my busted-ass post-car crash back/legs, but now chloe zhao is my patron saint of the best and smartest style choices
— Anne T. Donahue (@annetdonahue) April 25, 2021

While we’ve long rejected mandated dress codes in favor of self-expression, we can’t help but note that Crocs and sneakers might be the “inspirational and aspirational,” not to mention refreshing, fashion this Oscars red carpet needed.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 25: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S., Chloé Zhao attends the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at Union Station on April 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Petit/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images)

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When H.E.R. showed up on the 2021 Oscars red carpet in a beaded purple jumpsuit, fans immediately started making comparisons to Prince. Turns out, that’s exactly what the artist was going for.

The designer behind the look, Peter Dundas, told InStyle that H.E.R., who was nominated for Best Original Song, wanted to pay homage to Prince with her Academy Award fit. “H.E.R. expressed how Prince has been a lifetime inspiration for her and had built the foundation for her musical identity,” he said.

Specifically, the sheer, custom Dundas wide-legged jumpsuit-and-cape ensemble was inspired by Prince’s look at the 1985 Oscars. That was the year he won Best Original Song for “Purple Rain” from the film of the same name.

h.e.r. paying homage to prince with her oscars fit. pic.twitter.com/PMietGCpYP
— k.❦ (@NINETIESRNB) April 25, 2021

While it might be an homage, Dundas found a way to make the look all her own. Look close, and you’ll see that embroidered on the edge of H.E.R.’s cape and jumpsuit are the lyrics to her nominated song “Fight For You” from Judas and the Black Messiah. To complete the look, she also matched a pair of round Desierto frames with lavender lenses to her outfit.

Apparently, the color is also very personal to the singer. “H.E.R.’s mother has always wanted her to wear blue on the carpet,” her stylist Wouri Vice told InStyle. “And we felt this was the perfect opportunity.”

Between the nods to Prince and her mom, let’s hope this look brings her all the good luck tonight.

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Midriff-Baring Looks Were A Big Red Carpet Trend At The Oscars — Just Ask Zendaya

Zendaya might not be a 2021 Academy Award nominee, but, when it comes to her red carpet fashion, the Euphoria star is still one of the night’s winners in our eyes. The presenter commanded the red carpet in not one, but two of this season’s biggest trends when she appeared in a midriff-revealing Valentino gown in yellow.

Zendaya went bold in a highlighter-like hue that will make you wish it was summer already. She even matched her mask to the dress which is making us want a big glass of lemonade while also listening to Beyoncé’s Lemonade, which just celebrated its fifth anniversary two days ago and also featured a very good yellow dress (“Hold Up”). Coincidence? We’d like to think not.

Zendaya’s stylist Law Roach posted a video of her on the red carpet trying to contend with the wind. Of course, nothing, not even Mother Nature, can stop Zendaya from slaying a red carpet and continuing her reign as one of the best-dressed award season attendees.

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Zendaya wasn’t alone in sporting a cut-out look on Sunday evening. Best Actress nominees Carey Mulligan, Andra Day, and Vanessa Kirby also rocked the peek-a-boo look, solidifying it as the biggest fashion trend of the show.

While midriff cut-outs were a huge trend on the fashion runways, we didn’t expect celebrities to embrace cutouts on the formal red carpet. Yet after seeing the impossibly glam looks, we have all the proof we need to make a case for midriffs appearing at every award show going forward.

THE OSCARS® – The 93rd Oscars will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station Los Angeles and the Dolby® Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and international locations via satellite. “The Oscars” will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT and in more than 200 territories worldwide. (ABC) CAREY MULLIGAN

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Celebrities Chanelled The Oscars Statuette In Gold Looks At The 2021 Oscars

The Oscars statuette has some competition at the 2021 Academy Awards. A major trend on this year’s red carpet was dressing in all gold. Perhaps, the nominees were hoping their shiny looks will bring them good luck during the show. Either way, their outfits were standout.

Best Actress nominee Carey Mulligan wore a two-piece Valentino Couture look, showing off a bit of skin in a bandeau top. The Promising Young Woman star paired the crop top with a voluminous skirt that’s looked made for social distancing on the red carpet.

Fellow Best Actress nom Andra Day also showed out in a custom-made peek-a-boo gown from Vera Wang Haute. According to E!, Wang worked with a welder to help craft the gold gown made of actual metal.

Not to be outdone, two-time nominee Leslie Odom Jr., for Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Song for One Night In Miami, also rocked head-to-toe gold in a double-breasted, gilded Brioni suit. Alexa, play Harry Styles’s “Golden” on repeat.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 25: Andra Day attends the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at Union Station on April 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chris Pizzelo-Pool/Getty Images)

Whether or not, these celebrities take home the coveted statues, their looks already won the Best-Dressed Award in our book.

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It has been more than a decade since we watched Parasite win big, a bearded Eminem perform "Lose Yourself," and Timothée Chalamet (in Prada) and Margot Robbie (in Chanel) be totally normal celebrities on a totally normal red carpet during the 2020 Oscars. (Yes, the past 12 months equals one whole decade — that’s how panny math works.) Last year’s award show was one of the last moments of normalcy before everything changed, and after a string of awkward and glitchy shows that took place via livestream, we’re back with the Academy for a slightly delayed 2021 Oscars live show.

On Sunday, 170 of Hollywood’s finest joined together at Los Angeles’ Union Station for a night of movies, physical company, and, of course, gowns — beautiful gowns. (No masks, though — at least not when guests are on-camera.) For the closing event of the 2021 award season, celebrities funneled a year’s worth of sartorial dreams into one big-time look. Andra Day, who’s nominated for Best Actress for her titular role in Billie Holiday v. The United States, arrived at the Oscars in a custom Vera Wang Haute look as glamorous as those featured in the ‘40s- and ‘50s-era film. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm's Maria Bakalova chose a custom Louis Vuitton gown covered in crystal beading, One Night In Miami director Regina King awed in another custom Louis Vuitton number with gemstone details, and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom lead Viola Davis chose a cut-out gown by Alexander McQueen. But wait, there’s more.

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