Oscars 2011 Best Dress

Like every fashionista and stylist, I watched the red carpet for the 83rd Academy Awards and every single arrival with anticipation.  I decided not to make up my mind until I saw the pictures of the dresses again.  It was clear that the trend on the red carpet was divided into 2 camps.....bright colors, mainly red and the other camp the nude trend which shined about everyone else. 

My two favorites of the night, which out shone everyone else were Michelle Williams (which I thought deserved to win the Oscar to best actress for Blue Valentine) in Chanel Couture and Cate Blanchett in a lavender Givenchy couture .  Cate can do edgy like no one else, and while a lot of bloggers were not convinced, I thought there was no contest between these two ladies and the rest of the pack.

The other ladies that shone on the red carpet were as follows:

Mila Kunis wearing an stunning lavander Elie Saab dress with a plunging neckline, but to me it felt really femenine and ethereal and she pulled it off beautifully.

Hailee Steinfeld yet again in the list of best dress.  She was one of the ladies wearing the nude trend, a beautiful Marchessa dress reminiscent of the 1950's.

Gwyneth Paltrow looked stunning in a glistening Calvin Klein, the dress was very clean lines with a brooch details marking the hip which matched her earrings.

Halle Berry redeemed herself from the disaster at the Golden Globes by wearing a strapless shimmering nude gown by Marchesa and looking the Hollywood star that she is.

 Last but not least, another lady rocking the nude trend was post baby Celine Dion wearing a very simple column Armani Privee dress and a emerald pendant as the only jewelry and looking stunning.