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• New fashion 2010: Oscars 2010 - Red carpet dresses, Academy Awards fashion

  
  09 March 2010
  

  New fashion 2010: Oscars 2010 - Red carpet dresses, Academy Awards fashion

  Jennifer Lopez's sculpted, strapless pale-pink Armani Prive had a dramatic slit on one side and an exaggerated train that jutted out from her hip. Armani said the dress was inspired by the romance and mystery of the moon.

  Vera Farmiga said her magenta fan-pleat strapless gown by Marchesa "reminds me of a flower in bloom". Keren on the fashion blog called it "my big winner of the night"

  Sarah Jessica Parker chose a custom yellow Chanel with silver flowers around the bustline. "Just because you are a brave fashion plate does not mean you can wear butterscotch drapes," said Keren on the fashion blog

  Charlize Theron chose an amethyst gown by John Galliano for Dior with two folded rosettes not on the bustline but on the bust itself. "I think her dress is the best look yet. I DIE for it," said Keren on the fashion blog

  Carey Mulligan's full-skirted black Prada was adorned in unusual embroidery: tiny forks, knives and scissors. She said she didn't choose it to make a statement. "I just thought it was really cool," she said

  Mariah Carey promised that the slit on her navy Valentino dress would blow wide open if the wind kicked up

  Kristen Stewart wore a midnight blue gown by Monique Lhuillier with a sculpted bodice and draped trumpet skirt

  Elizabeth Banks wore a corseted, gathered mermaid gown. Melissa Whitworth said on the fashion blog: "I hate the sparkly headband. I used to wear one of those in Surrey when I was seven"

  Kate Winslet looked like an old-school movie star in her sleek, strapless gold gown by Yves Saint Laurent and Deco-inspired $2.5 million yellow-diamond necklace from Tiffany & Co

  Sandra Bullock dressed the part, wearing a gleaming, metallic, slim-fitting gown that seemed fashioned after the Oscar statuette itself. "Her Veronica Lake hair is divine," said the Telegraph's Melissa Whitworth

  Maggie Gyllenhaal - seen here with her brother Jake - wore a blue-black-and-white print gown by Dries van Noten. "I love his clothes. They're sexy and unusual. He designed my wedding dress," she said

  Miley Cyrus wore a bustier-style strapless gold number by Jenny Packham

  Anna Kendrick's blush-coloured Elie Saab wasn't her first choice, but it was the right one, she said. "It's so young and pretty and it fits me so well"

  " I love up-and-comer Amanda Seyfried," said Melissa Whitworth, "but her dress is too space-age. It looks like a costume, not an Oscar gown"

  Cameron Diaz, with bold red lips, was a screen siren in a gold strapless gown with metallic ribbons and pailettes by Oscar de la Renta

  Meryl Streep wore a white jersey dress with a deep V neckline. "A true example of how to look sexy at 60," said Keren Eldad on the Telegraph's live fashion blog

  Zoe Saldana chose a Givenchy gown with a sparkly light pink bodice and a lilac skirt that descended into tight ruffles in all shades of purple

  Penelope Cruz arrived in another of her beloved princess gowns, this one burgundy, with her hair swept back like a flamenco dancer

  Sigourney Weaver chose a burgundy toga-style gown with a black bow around the waist

  Diane Kruger wore a Chanel dress with black bands around the neck, waist and near the knees. "It looks like shredded paper," was the verdict of the Telegraph's Melissa Whitworth

  Rachel McAdams went the print route. Hers was a draped strapless in dusty shades of blue and grey. "She looks like cotton candy, and I mean that in a really good way," said Keren Eldad on the Telegraph's fashion blog

  Gabourey Sidibe's blue dress was decorated with silver beads in a floral pattern

  Helen Mirren, wearing a grey chiffon gown, was accompanied by her husband Taylor Hackford

  Queen Latifah's one-shoulder Badgley Mischka was a lovely shade of pink and the mermaid shape "is the right way to dress a curvy woman," said Yalof Schwartz, Glamour magazine's executive fashion editor at large

  Hilary Swank arrived at the Vanity Fair party in a dramatic sparkly outfit with a daring plunging neckline

   

  (telegraph fashion news)