Women of style and accomplishment?
You bet. This year, the Academy Awards sparkled with women of style and accomplishment, along with prizes of historic significance. I loved the color palettes, and I loved Mo’Nique’s nod to Hattie McDaniel in her blue dress and white flower in the hair.
And speaking of nods, pop over to A Femme d’un Certain Age across the Atlantic. Enjoy the words and images as my fashion and style guru (merci, Tish) points out the elegance of some very special women:
Les Très Belles Femmes d’un Certain Age (Very Beautiful Women of a Certain Age).
And personally – I thought Bullock, Bigelow, Winslet, and Mirren looked spectacular!
I promised myself I wasn’t going to be interested in the Oscars, but the possibility of Sandra Bullock winning an Oscar was too much for me to resist. I admit it, I really wanted her to win, and I’m happy she did. She looked great and she was super cool as always. I also thought her acceptance of the Razzie was pretty awesome 🙂
That photo of Mo’Nique makes me smile.
LOVED Sandra Bullock’s dress!
I kind of think Bullock’s makeup artist should be fired. That lipstick is wrong!
I thought Streep looked great, too!
You are right, TKW. Streep did look great. And oooooo some beautiful dresses.
I’m in mad love with Sandra Bullock’s dress. And I love, love that Helen Mirren. The poster woman for aging beautifully and naturally!
I loved Sandra Bullock’s speech. She she’s got the sort of spirit beauty that looks like it will truly go the distance.
TKW – I thought maybe I was the only one who thought that lipstick needed to go. I couldn’t take it. And I have been known to wear some pretty stand out in a crowd colors on my lips before.
These dresses are gorgeous. And, BLW, did you catch – although I was not a fan of the dress itself – that Meryl’s dress was made by former Project Runway contestant Chris March?
I love those silvered shades — what a smart choice. So many of the dresses compel me to say to my daughter — so much money, and so little taste. But then she will see some frilly purple number slit up the middle like a torn umbrella and say to me: “Mom, I like that!”
Spectacular indeed. I really appreciate this little post because I didn’t watch this year. Not sure why. I intended to, but life got in the way. So much for wading in the shallow end 🙂
I didn’t watch the Oscars but I did watch the Joan Rivers Red Carpet thing afterwards. I love Sandra Bullock and her dress but I hate it when stars leave their hair down like that for such a fancy event. You could wear your hair like that any day, do it up for us!
Ah, Vinomom. I also thought Sandra Bullock looked lovely. But I actually liked her hair down. I thought it was elegant and yet softening. I liked Winslet’s hair down as well. Of course, hair and makeup preferences, like so much else, are part of the fun of personal taste. (Maybe I wish I had hair like hers? 🙂 )
Monique deserved to win but that whole thing where she doesn’t shave her legs is very icky. As always, Helen Mirren is gorgeous.
Hi Carmie. Yeah, that hairy leg thing. Not for me either. (I like them smooth and silky.) But to each his or her own, and what a talent!
As for Helen Mirren, yep, yep, and yep.
cool thanks for writing this