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Versace’s Oscar sweep
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Forget about “Brokeback…�. Let’s talk about the big “comeback�.
By dressing at least four of the most eye-catching leading ladies at the Oscar’s Sunday night, the Versace label made huge strides toward a red carpet resurrection.
Not since the 1994 premiere of “Four Weddings and a Funeral�, which Elizabeth Hurley attended in the now-infamous “safety pin� dress that Gianni Versace created for her, has the Versace label made such an impact on the red carpet.
The label, now helmed by the late designer’s younger sister, Donatella, snagged a bevy of A-List names: Uma Thurman (in white), Salma Hayek (in blue), Hilary Swank (in black) and Jessica Alba (in gold). So there’s no denying that Versace won out in the celebrity sweepstakes.
Other designers made fine showings as well. Narcisso Rodriguez (Rachel Weisz) and Michael Kors (Jennifer Garner) showed great skill at wardrobing starlets in the later stages of pregnancy. And Carmen Marc Valvo (Queen Latifah) gave a textbook example of how to dress a full-figured woman.
Zac Posen deserves great kudos to ramping up the feminine image of “Transamerica� star, Felicity Huffman. Conversely, John Galliano deserves to be panned for the overwrought swirls of black silk he draped Charlize Theron in for Dior.
The jury is still out on how successful a night it was for Vera Wang, who dressed Michelle Williams as well as Keira Knightly; to these eyes, Knightly looked like the picture of glamour and sophistication, where as Williams looked as awkward as someone with a big dollop of mustard on their shirt.
What was your take on the night’s attire.
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