Cate Blanchett in John Galliano at the Oscars: perfection or too undone?

As the returning Best Actress winner, attending just to present Best Actor, Cate Blanchett was under no obligation to wow us. But still, she’s Cate Blanchett, a goddess walking among us. Of course we believed that she was going to look amazing. And I think she did! Cate wore this Maison Margiela by John Galliano. Galliano is one of her favorite designers, and she has a history of wearing Galliano’s designs to the Oscars in particular. Even after Galliano’s troubles several years ago, he’s kept the loyalty of several big-name fashionistas, and I have to say… this dress makes me miss Galliano’s designs. The gown is understated without being boring. It suits Cate perfectly. The details are interesting (the fringe at the shoulder!) and the cut is flawless.

Cate paired her simple black gown with a big turquoise statement necklace from Tiffany’s. That was it. That was her only piece of jewelry. I kind of like how undone it is, but I wouldn’t have minded seeing some earrings. The big necklace was a trend last night too, and I think Cate was one of the best examples of it. Also: she seemed almost tender and motherly with Eddie Redmayne. She gave him such a big hug when he won!

Meryl Streep wore this custom-made Lanvin which is kind of boring, but it’s Meryl and she’s done this literally fifty million times, so she probably just wanted to be comfortable. I’m sort of surprised that her husband Don came out!

This is going to sound rude but I honestly mean it as a compliment: I love Oprah when she’s bigger. Truly. I think she looks so beautiful these days. Oprah was one of the producers on Selma, so she got the Oscars invite and she came out in this petal-pink Vera Wang gown, custom-made. I think she looks great, right?

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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