Of all the rites of passage back to normal, not many feel as frivolous as the return of awards season. After 2020’s decline, do we really need to see rich, well-dressed people? The answer surprised us.
After we see Lil Nas X in glitter, Versace glittering at the Met Gala, or Harry Styles in a Gucci feather boa, or whatever stylist Law Roach put Anya Taylor-Joy in, The answer will be a resounding, if unexpected, “we missed this!”
Lil Nas X surveyed her red carpet kingdom at the Met Gala in a Versace gown.
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Harry Styles performing in Gucci at the Grammys.
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This year’s best looks proves, as my colleague Tim Teeman wrote after the Met Gala, that red carpet fashion is back at its best when it stays the same. “The madness is intact.” We’ve got enough of the pretty dresses (though some, like Taylor-Joy and Megan Thee Stallion, do just that).
Anya Taylor-Joy in Dior Haute Couture at the Emmys.
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Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat attend the Grammys.
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Now’s the time to dress up the geeky—whether it’s boob-tastic nudity, dress-like clothing, or another real accessory, like the lung-shaped Schiaparelli bust that Bella Hadid wore. to Cannes.
Fashionistas — so celebrities, stylists, editors, and designers — aren’t entirely sure what will happen as 2021 begins to unfold. Usually, awards season kicks off in earnest in early January, when the Golden Globes bring the nominees to the Beverly Hilton for the first big night of speeches and costumes on their press tour. . But this year is different; The ball is held at home.
Most of the nominees and guests either rent luxury hotel rooms, or flaunt their backyards or mansions, ultimately giving them ultimate control over their image. They posted maximally staged photos of their outfits on Instagram, with no steps and repetitions.
E! The news proved that Giuliana Rancic would survive the apocalypse to ask all of us what we were wearing: the presenter still broadcasts from the IRL red carpet, mostly speaking to those present there. to present. But the whole scene features the sounds of a Target parking lot just before closing: somewhat desperate and very empty, with scenes rife with – and Black Tie’s dress code.
Cynthia Erivo, styled by Jason Bolden, took the time to model what has become a winning equation for many of this year’s contenders: fun colors, giant silhouettes and an accessory. surprising. She wears a neon green Valentino with a full skirt, plus silver boots and white opera gloves. It’s fun, it’s fresh, it’s enough to make us forget that we’re living in hell now.
Zooming in from a hotel room, Regina King opted for a glittering metallic Louis Vuitton. She posed in front of her dog Cornbread, who was sleeping in a dog bed. Her glamorous, over-the-top look combined with the weirdness of being on the inside is the perfect picture for how stylists and celebs spend the season and do what they can to make sure. program takes place.
Danyul Brown, a stylist who has worked with John Legend, Demi Lovato, Paris Jackson and Joe Jonas, told the Daily Beast: “I’ve been sitting on the couch for the past year or so. “Although a few [award ceremonies] is virtual, it’s great to be back in conjunction with advertising again. I feel creative freedom. ”
Brown said he’s seen a few trends take hold this year: “multiple clashing colors, crisp evening wear, and glamorous casual wear.” What does it mean? “[Those are] symbols of mixed emotions, authority and efforts to channel great energy when we are about to come out of an impasse,” he added.
The Oscars ceremony, held three months later in April, promise to return to the red carpet as we know it. Zoom in has been zoomed out and the red carpet has been erected again. Many of them have an unflinching Old Hollywood feel. BoratMaria Bakalova wore an ivory Louis Vuitton suit, which had an impressive 100 layers of tulle. Carey Mulligan wore a sparkling gold Valentino showing off her toned abs. A welder helped create Andra Day’s sparkling metallic Vera Wang number. Regina King wore 6,200 sequins and 4,000 crystals, according to her stylists Wayman Bannerman and Micah McDonald. As one should for the occasion.
Andra Day in a Vera Wang metallic dress at the Oscars.
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Maria Bakalova at the Oscars ceremony.
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Regina King wears Louis Vuitton to the Oscars.
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SHE at the Oscars, where she would later win for Best Song.
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Lakeith Stanfield at the Oscars screening in Saint Laurent.
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Chloe Zhao at the Oscars ceremony.
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But it’s not all that is done back in the middle of the last century in 2021. Some people look very relaxed, which can help with nerves. Chloé Zhao wears braids and sneakers. HER has a long purple ensemble, complete with a dramatic cape, which appears to be a nod to the outfit the Prince wore to the ceremony in 1985. LaKeith Stanfield, celebrating on a pond in London , looking very ’70s — and super hot — in a Saint Laurent Jumpsuit belt.
Even after the Oscars effectively wrap up in the 2020 season, summer festivals like Cannes and Venice keep the costumes coming. There are star-studded films that are sure to get the fashion world talking—Lady Gaga in Gucci houseand Timothée Chalamet in Sand dunes and French Dispatch. Gaga understands that the stakes are high and effective; she wore the Italian brand for its London premiere in a noticed lavender look, posing for the camera and tossing her gown with pomp.
Tilda Swinton and Timothée Chalamet at Cannes.
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Chalamet, who co-hosted the September Met Gala with Billie Eilish, Amanda Gorman and Naomi Osaka, absolutely did it on the Cannes red carpet in a metallic Tom Ford suit. His more modern presence has overshadowed the latest return of Georgina Chapman, Harvey Weinstein’s ex and founder of the slightly disgraced label Marchesa. She walked the carpet with her new mate, Adrien Brody, in a very old-school black tulle dress.
Georgina Chapman at Cannes.
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The kind of dress Weinstein might bully an actress into wearing to the 2010 Oscars, when performed with more adventurous looks, like Tilda Swinton’s Chalamet in a Haider Ackerman jumpsuit , Chapman’s effort seems out of date. In 2021, it’s not simply enough to look beautiful and feminine on the red carpet – fashion must convey freshness, excitement and perspective.
The first weeks of fall have brought a large number of garment bags to New York, which celebrates the return of Fashion Week, VMAsand the Met Gala. It’s been a dizzying few days for the fashionistas, who seem to maintain themselves with any new visual moments coming from Lil Nas X or Billy Porter (maybe they also rely on some Adderalls, too. .)
Billy Porter Becomes Moon Man at the VMAs.
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And man, there were moments. Megan Fox appeared in front of the VMAs almost naked, in a see-through Dolce & Gabbana dress, so daring that she could let the lights in. Daily mail office in a week. Her date, Machine Gun Kelly, wears a red glittery suit, which is beautiful if you forget about him, what a pity, Machine Gun Kelly.
Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly at the VMAs.
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There was also singer Kim Petras, Richard Quinn, wearing a black rubber mask and an art teacher’s chic peasant outfit. A day later, she showed up at the Met Gala dressed as a horse — with a pony head as an accessory — with Collina Strada designer Hillary Taymour on her date.
Kim Petras at the Met Gala.
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There’s a playful iridescent ensemble, as seen in Iman, who appeared at the Met Gala, completely sun-queen in Harris Reid’s giant hat. Then there’s Kim Kardashian, best remembered for her head-to-toe black suit, literally. Rihanna showed up late, but looked cozy in a comfortable Balenciaga variation. Halloween is over a month away, but Jennifer Lopez has worn her sexiest Medical Doctor outfit yet, in a brown Ralph Lauren suit. Pete Davidson wears a dress, and Grimes carries a large sword.
Kim Kardashian attends the Met Gala. Probably. Who knows, in that outfit?
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Jennifer Lopez at the Met Gala.
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Rihanna attends the Met Gala.
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Pete Davidson at the Met Gala.
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But no star has captured the attention of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who wears a white bridal gown in the front, but in the background shouting “Tax the rich.” (Some say the font looks a bit like Dr. Seuss, others say it reminds them of Chic-fil-A. Everyone is right.)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and designer Aurora James attend the Met Gala — and infuriate conservatives.
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Ocasio-Cortez said she took the opportunity to appeal to those concerned about pay inequality, but when Black Lives Matter protesters were nearly arrested outside by police, the protest itself She had a little support. Not to mention her moves have inspired countless, and very annoying, versions of GOP. (Perhaps most clearly, Lauren Boebert wears a fake shirt that says “Let’s go Brandon”—Aka “Fuck Joe Biden” —to a Trump event in Florida.)
Later that month, Emmys hit Los Angeles, and the best costumes brought absolute surprise. SNL stars Keenan Thompson and Bowen Yang were particularly interested; Thompson wore a light pink suit and Yang wore beautiful metallic boots by SYRO, an exotic and Asian-owned brand based in Brooklyn.
Bowen Yang, and his shoes, at the Emmys.
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“I think the first thing I thought was, ‘Well, gay Asians are supporting other weird Asians,’” said Shaobo Han, brand co-founder with Henry Bae, told The Daily Beast at the time. “Not only do the shoes look great on him, but it shows how at the red carpet, Emmys and Hollywood movies, gender weirdness is exploding. We’re seeing it with so many other celebrities and to see an Asian face from New York do it the way he did is incredible. There’s a whole generation of young Asians looking at this moment like, ‘He did it, I can do it.’
And so 2021 is less about the return of the red carpet, but about the vaporization of the old rules it once applied. Celebrities pose for the camera, but beauty will always come naturally to them. This year, their clothing must also represent something. And sometimes, as was the case with Bowen Yang, celebrities standing in a pair of heels have an extra story to tell.
