Oscar Smoshcar

I used to watch the Oscars for the dresses but I stopped. It’s always the same damn thing. Classic empire line strapless gowns are everywhere. Enough with the strapless gowns! bring bring Cher and her Bob Mackie outfits! Glamour isn’t safe and tasteful. It’s exciting and a little dangerous! The one exception is Tilda Swinson. Love her look last night or hate it, she shook up the red carpet by breaking the rules.

The famous Bob Mackie outfit

I remember last year, was it it the Oscars? or the Grammies? Who can remember? Other than one being a celebration of “film” and the other “music” – yes the quote marks are very intentional, there’s little to distinguish the two from each other. Anyway – I think it was Isaac Mizrahi who made a comment, referring to Linsday Lohan and a few others, along the lines of – “why are they all dressed like ladies? Everybody knows they’re little tramps” haha.
Well, maybe that’s not a good thing to say on international tv but you gotta admit that he makes a good point. At the very least, they’re not fooling anyone. Not to mention how let we all feel when the very same girls who flash their cookies for the paparazzi are the same ones who dress in floor length demure gowns. Such a let down when we know what they’re really capable of.

See now, that’s the difference between fashion and style. These days the red carpet is all fashion. There’s little personality showing whereas it used to be infused with a little more personal style. While personal style may not always be praised as beautiful and perfect, it’s always entertaining and helps to push the fashion/style envelope further.

Check out this link to see the stylish fashion on the red carpet at the British Film Awards. A little more interesting? I think so.
http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/red-carpet-fashion-in-2008,25,GAL.html

Other than this line, I’m not even going to mention the Canadian equivalent, the Genies, because, I’m sorry but it’s exceedingly rare that I’ve seen good fashion on our red carpets. What gives people? It’s not like there’s no design talent here. Work it baby! Work it!

p.s. I’m incredibly excited that I’ve finally figured out how to post a photo – expect more of this!