That Was Jen, This Is Now: When it comes to major life decisions, few are more critical than selecting the gown that you'll wear to walk onstage at the Academy Awards and stand in front of your ex-husband and the woman he ditched you for -- not to mention the millions of tabloid-devouring viewers eager to tear you apart. In magnitude, it ranks right up there with picking the person you'd want to pull the plug should the time ever come. This was a defining moment for Jennifer Aniston, who, to her credit and our surprise, didn't blink.
Black and Forth: Say what you will about Angelina Jolie's addiction to frills-free black frocks, but years from now, when Zahara, Shiloh and Vivienne stumble across a stack of yellowing copies of Us Weekly in the attic, they won't be teasing their mom over how outmoded and uncool she looks. Instead, they'll start squabbling over who gets first dibs on her vintage but still stylish couture. The ever-more-waxen Oscar-winning mom of six opts for timeless over attention-grabbing in a strapless, sweetheart-necklined Elie Saab gown with an eye-catchingly sheer skirt and her de rigueur cat-eyeliner and cascading chestnut locks.
Armed and Fabulous: The one-sleeved trend became so ubiquitous so quickly that we sort of figured that by the time the Oscars rolled around, it would have taken its place on the fashion scrapheap alongside leg warmers, fanny packs and stonewashed jeans. Boy, are we glad we called that one wrong. Freida Pinto breathes new life into the lopsided style with a beaded, sheer-armed John Galliano gown in a royal blue that's as vibrant as she is. Like peanut butter and jelly, spaghetti and meatballs
Lithe Spirit: When we first spied Anne Hathaway in this paillette-bedecked Armani Privé metallic column, we thought, "Gee, she looks nice. Maybe not wow or anything, but definitely nice." The dress itself is exquisite and hits the sloe-eyed beauty in all the right places, even if some of those places have grown distractingly weensy as award season has progressed. But our initial impression changed when we watched Anne gamely impersonate Nixon onstage with host Hugh Jackman
You Can Pleat Me: A thousand monkeys with a thousand rolls of Bounty Select-a-Size would need a thousand years to construct the architectural wonder that is Marisa Tomei's extravagantly pleated Versace gown. The slimline actress has been swinging for the fence while making the red-carpet rounds in recent months, and while she fouled out at the Golden Globes in a ruffled, should-have-walked-the-plank pirate shirt
Heart and Soul: The British tabloids have dumped no end of grief on Kate Winslet for her emotional acceptance speeches while collecting kudos for "The Reader." So it seems only fitting that the gorgeous thespian chose to wear a heart literally on her sleeve on the night she finally collected her long-hoped-for Oscar. Winslet takes a red-carpet risk in an asymmetrical, silver-blue Yves Saint Laurent gown with a silk overlay that's also emblazoned with symbols of love and affection, a unifying theme that helps tie together her split-personality of a dress.
Something Old, Something Whew: Looking for a little extra mojo at the Oscars? Two words: Choose used. In recent years, vintage gowns have brought good luck to Reese Witherspoon and Julia Roberts, and, on Sunday, Penélope Cruz won a little gold bald guy of her very own as she wore an intricately detailed Balmain gown from the '50s. The be-banged, charmingly motormouthed Spanish looker livens up her stately dress by decking herself out in recession-snubbing diamonds valued at around $3 million.
Spanx for the Memories: The Oscar red carpet was crammed with gowns in various shades of white, but few carried off the colorless trend quite as classily as Taraji P. Henson, who models a tiered Roberto Cavalli creation that's a wee bit mummy and a whole lot yummy. The "Benjamin Button" stunner sets off her creamy, figure-highlighting confection with an antique diamond choker adorned with behemoth dangling stars bright enough to light up the night sky
30 Frock: As we gaze adoringly upon Tina Fey at the Oscars, we're reminded of the words Liz Lemon sighed when she first laid eyes on the dreamy, frosting-scented Jon Hamm on "30 Rock": "I want to go to there." The multifaceted comedian achieves classy new heights in a plunging Zac Posen gown that we covet more desperately than Liz covets a freshly opened bag of Sabor de Soledad (mmmmmm ... cheesy, salty goodness).
Sarah, Pain and Tulle: If we had to rate Matthew Broderick's Oscar night stiffness, it would fall somewhere between the Tin Man from "The Wizard of Oz" and the corpse-of-the-week on "CSI." Perhaps feeling a little tense over persistent tabloid talk of trouble in his union to Sarah Jessica Parker, the once cucumber-cool Ferris Bueller appears more rigid than Madonna in traction as he escorts his haute couture-clad spouse down the red carpet
Knock on Wood: Winning or washed-out? Opinion is split on Evan Rachel Wood in this draping ivory Elie Saab gown with clamshell cleavage. On the one hand, there's something to be said for the shock of the sun-shunning starlet's alabaster, Snow White-after-she-ate-the-poisoned-apple-and-slept-for-a-few-years-in-a-glass-coffin look. On the other, there's the risk that medical staffers waiting in the wings at the Oscars might get a gander at her anemic style and order a plasma transfusion -- stat! To us, Wood's high-and-mighty head pose and continued channeling of on-off boyfriend Marilyn Manson's ex-wife Dita Von Teese aren't annoying enough to detract from her frock's super-flattering silhouette, which would likely look even more ravishing in, say, an arresting blood red.
Pinky and the Brain: Natalie Portman provides a refreshing blast of color on this year's relatively muted red carpet in a pleated Rodarte strapless gown that's as sweet and tasty as the treat that inspired its hue -- the delectable Hostess Sno Ball.
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The Prom Before the Storm: If Jennifer Love Hewitt has taught us anything, it's that a young actress should never hold herself up to the incomparable Audrey Hepburn. It can only lead to heartbreak and misery, which, in J.Love's case, means dressing up in a cheap black dress and drinking Starbucks in a painful, paparazzi-documented re-creation of "Breakfast at Tiffany's." It's a lesson Vanessa Hudgens still needs to learn, as evidenced by her red-carpet exclamation that her black and white gown makes her feel "like a young Audrey Hepburn." There's no denying that the "High School Musical" star
Klum With a View: We really wanted to like Heidi Klum's unfurling frock, with its sharp, origami-like edges standing at attention and ready to poke at anyone who comes too close to the "Project Runway" supermogul. It turns out there's an altruistic side to her angular attire: For the second year in a row, she's wearing red for Diet Coke's Heart Truth campaign
Bow Retreat, Bow Surrender: Amanda Seyfried has made an impressive climb up the Hollywood food chain, parlaying a second-banana spot as the dead best friend on "Veronica Mars" and the dizzy blonde in "Mean Girls" into a role on "Big Love.
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