Oscars: Italian brands dominate the champagne carpet - Lifestyle

Italian brands dominate the champagne-colored carpet of the Oscars 2023: Versace and Valentino, Armani, Dolce and Gabbana and Gucci, plus Dior Couture by Grazia Chiuri were among the maisons that collaborated with stars and divas for the catwalk of the night of the stars .

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    In the duel between

in a white Dior with feathers, and

, in a vintage Yves Saint Laurent, Yeoh and Dior prevailed.

Snubbed by the jury, however, Blanchett won on the altar of vintage fashion with a true diva look a la Joan Crawford, dragging behind her a following of rivals: Rooney Mara in a McQueen 2008, Winnie Harlow in Armani 2005, Vanessa Hudgens in an old Chanel.

    White was the color of the year: in an era of wars and crises of all kinds, it evokes ideals of catharsis and peace.

It was also chosen by Mindy Kaling (in Vera Wang, with a boning corset in full view), Mara, Emily Blunt and Eva Longoria, the latter with a plunging neckline down to the navel: another trend noticed at the Dolby Theater when Ariana De Bose in a candid Versace Atelier and Elizabeth Olsen in Givenchy black also adopted it.

    Back to the

', commented the Wall Street Journal with a pinch of respectability, also pointing to Rihanna's "three acts with a baby bump" (Alaia at the entrance, Maison Margiela on stage and Bottega Veneta for the after parties), to which Lady Gaga, another nominated for best original song, she replied with a duet in the name of star power: the black Versace worn on the red carpet was identical to the one worn by Gigi Hadid on Thursday's runway at the Medusa house with her back veiled by a fabric transparent.

Gaga, whose presence was only announced at the last moment, then changed into a faded T-shirt and black ripped jeans for her performance of her song, Hold My Hand, from Top Gun Maverick.

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Eva Longoria in white with deco inlays set the tone: between stars and divas on the red carpet of the Oscars, the v-necklines up to the navel dominate.

So also, but in black, Lenny Kravitz who is entrusted with the In Memoriam segment.

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    Among the stars,

, nominated for best actor for the first time for Aftersun, reinterpreted the two-tone tuxedo with the help of Gucci, with a slightly longer than usual white jacket and wide collar lapels and wide trousers.

    Austin Butler, in a Ysl tuxedo, was among the favorites to snatch the statuette from him: he arrived on the red carpet with an Elvis hairstyle inspired by those created for him by the Italian Aldo Signoretti.

And still on the menswear front, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson walked the catwalk in a Dolce and Gabbana tuxedo with a "ballet pink" satin jacket.

    For many stars, the catwalk was the cue for subtle political messages: many, like Guillermo Del Toro in Pinocchio, wore the UNHCR #WithRefugees campaign ribbon, a choice popularized by Blanchett, who is a goodwill ambassador of the UNHCR. UN organization for refugees.

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