# Favorite Oscar Dresses Anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 28, 2011, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889 "2011-02-28T06:45:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889/21 "2011-02-28T15:37:52Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > Look at the pose she is in, of course the skirt is hanging oddly. And I agree, I wouldn’t pay $200K for a dress even if it was hand sewn out of golden spider silk made by 99 himalayan virgin monks working with solid gold needles or whatever assinine claims are made for any garment. And as to having it retailored, ever think she may want to preserve the antique value of the dress, and when she isnt hanging a pose it fits just fine? All clothing is NOT designed to be skin tight and painted on - fabric moves on the body and the base fabric itself as I remember is fairly stiff and structured, so if you are canting a hip like she is, it will ruck oddly. If she was standing dead on at attention, it would fall properly. And maybe she decided not to wear 6 inch spike shoes with it .. though some dresses are designed to fall to the floor. I am not going to drive 400 miles back to my moms and rummage in the closet in the basement for a 50 year old dress I really have no interest in. 1. I have no idea why you would drive anywhere to look at a dress that isn’t the one in question, unless you wanted to wear it. 2. Marisa Tomei tripped _TWICE_ while walking down the red carpet. Her dress was too long, spike heels or no. 3. If that is how that dress is supposed to fit then it’s not flattering. At all. FWIW, Anne Hathaway’s first dress of the evening was also vintage and it fit perfectly. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889/22 "2011-02-28T15:39:17Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Blanchett’s dress made her look like she needed to be dry-docked and scraped. BWAHAHAHHA - Yes, I have to admit the beading did have a sort of barnacle-esque quality to it. ---
**Author:** ![Kkrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Kkrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kkrose)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889/23 "2011-02-28T15:50:00Z")
The first thought that came to mind when I saw Cate Blanchett was that she looked like a sparkly toilet. Maybe a brand new, never used toilet, but a toilet nonetheless. My favorites were Gweneth Paltrow and Mila Kunis. They were both wearing dresses I could see myself wearing. You know, if I ever had to go to something even half as glamourous as the Oscars and weighed about 20 pounds less than I do now. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889/24 "2011-02-28T15:52:57Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > He loved [Jennifer Lawrence’s](http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/mediaManager/?controllerName=image&action=get&id=597399&width=628&height=471)look the best Was he a big fan of _Baywatch_? Because that dress looks exactly like a _Baywatch_ monokini until you get down to the hips. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889/25 "2011-02-28T15:59:07Z")
Jennifer Lawrence’s dress flattered her figure but looked pretty boring to me. She should have paired it with bigger accessories. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889/26 "2011-02-28T16:03:07Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > Was he a big fan of _Baywatch_? Because that dress looks exactly like a _Baywatch_ monokini until you get down to the hips. I didn’t make the Baywatch connection at the time but you nailed it. As far as I know he’s never watched the show; he just has really unsophisticated taste apparently 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SuperNelson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@SuperNelson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNelson)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889/27 "2011-02-28T16:49:38Z")
I loved Anne Hathaway’s “kinetic” dress - the silver one with all the weighted strands. I’m sure it would be a pain to wear for more than about an hour, but it was just mesmerizing to look at. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889/28 "2011-02-28T17:30:24Z")
> [@SuperNelson](#): > > I loved Anne Hathaway’s “kinetic” dress - the silver one with all the weighted strands. I’m sure it would be a pain to wear for more than about an hour, but it was just mesmerizing to look at. I think it would be a bit painful to sit in. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889/29 "2011-02-28T17:52:15Z")
Loved most of the looks, but Anne’s blue dress and Hallee Steinfeld’s lovely age-appropriate pink one were my favorites. I have long thought that Cate Blanchett dresses to be different, rather than to flatter her body and face. This one was a good example of that. It looked silly. ---
**Author:** ![SuperNelson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@SuperNelson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNelson)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889/30 "2011-02-28T17:53:01Z")
Agreed - and I can only imagine trying to get that dress untangled from the folding seats in the theater. But as a stage dress - wow. ---
**Author:** ![MTRG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@MTRG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTRG)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889/31 "2011-02-28T17:54:45Z")
> [@HazelNutCoffee](#): > > Jennifer Lawrence’s dress flattered her figure but looked pretty boring to me. She should have paired it with bigger accessories. I think her accessories are just the right size ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889/32 "2011-02-28T17:56:37Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Blanchett’s dress made her look like she needed to be dry-docked and scraped. We thought she looked like a petri dish run amok. > [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > And WHAT THE HELL was Mark Ruffalo’s [wife(?)](http://i52.tinypic.com/xpaec3.jpg) wearing? Hahahaha… I loved that thing! Well, loved it for being horrible. It looks like she went out wearing a nice gold dress and then was mostly consumed by a tuxedo. The best part of it is that, at some point, she tried it on and was told “Oh, that looks _great_ on you…” ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889/33 "2011-02-28T18:06:20Z")
I think Jennifer Hudson looked the best of all of the women. She looked sexy and glamorous, and that dress was phenomenal. ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889/34 "2011-02-28T18:11:05Z")
I loved Jennifer Hudson’s dress at first–the color was amazing on her–but the longer I looked at it, the worse her boobs looked. A trifle more coverage would have served her well, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889/35 "2011-02-28T18:50:40Z")
> [@Brynda](#): > > I loved Jennifer Hudson’s dress at first–the color was amazing on her–but the longer I looked at it, the worse her boobs looked. A trifle more coverage would have served her well, IMHO. Huh? I thought it was quite flattering. Speaking of boobage, I had no idea about Oprah. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889/36 "2011-02-28T18:59:14Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > I didn’t make the Baywatch connection at the time but you nailed it. As far as I know he’s never watched the show; he just has really unsophisticated taste apparently 😃 Apparently I’m [not the only one](http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2011/02/28/134115971/a-few-thoughts-on-oscar-night-fashions-and-other-foolishness?ft=1&f=93568166) to make the association, but I have three witnesses to the original comment. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889/37 "2011-02-28T20:21:00Z")
[Hailee Steinfeld](http://www.mtv.com/photos/2011-academy-awards-red-carpet/1658802/5729245/photo.jhtml) was my favorite and I actually thought that Cate Blanchett’s had to be hella interesting on the back. Did not like Oprah’s mess at all. ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889/38 "2011-02-28T22:11:36Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Huh? I thought it was quite flattering. Speaking of boobage, I had no idea about Oprah. Oh, Oprah has had boobs since she was about 12. No surprise there, really, except for the fact that you hadn’t noticed them. Looking for a picture of Jennifer Hudson’s dress, I found a stylist who agreed with me that her dress “didn’t have enough support on top,” so apparently I wasn’t the only person who didn’t like her boobs in that otherwise stunning dress. The article is here: [http://www.popeater.com/2011/02/28/elyse-walker-jennifer-hudson-oscars-fashion/](http://www.popeater.com/2011/02/28/elyse-walker-jennifer-hudson-oscars-fashion/) ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889/39 "2011-03-01T06:03:25Z")
> [@Brynda](#): > > Oh, Oprah has had boobs since she was about 12. No surprise there, really, except for the fact that you hadn’t noticed them. Not simply existence, but sheer abundance. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889/40 "2011-03-01T07:50:59Z")
I gues I’m the only one who didn’t like Mila Kunis’ dress. The colr was beautiful but it looked like the top was too big and had slipped down to show her bra. I guess I just don’t like that style. I hated Cate Blanchette’s. My personal favorites were Hailee Stanfield, and Ann’s beaded Oscar de la Renta and the deep red Atelier Versace (I would take that color and that dress over the shiny blue one in a heartbeat). I thought Jennifer Hudson looked great except for the boobs and Melissa Leo looked awful. Honorable mention also to Natalie Portman who looked great except for the hair. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889.md?page=3)