lifestyle TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2015

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ollywood’s A-list actresses and a red carpet darling-wore a cus- oozed old-school elegance in tom pearl-encrusted sleeveless Calvin Hwhite and glittering silver on Klein gown. the Oscars red carpet Sunday, even as “The pressure’s off,” she said. “I can rain tumbled down on Tinseltown’s just dress up and enjoy the show.” top fashion parade. Beyond the icy “Wild” nominee Laura Dern-who color palette, another trend for the brought her actor father Bruce to the ladies was lots of pearls and beads. ceremony-glittered in a fierce silver- Many of the gowns seen on the red studded strapless Alberta Ferretti carpet at the Dolby Theatre were gown worthy of a warrior princess. In embellished to the max. a pale shade of silvery gray was best Luckily, organizers set up a canopy actress nominee Felicity Jones, who to protect the stars from the drizzle. was resplendent in a hand-sewn, Julianne Moore, who won the best pearl-covered gown by Sarah Burton actress Oscar for playing a woman for Alexander McQueen, her shoul- with early onset Alzheimer’s disease ders bare. And Lady Gaga, who sang in “Still Alice,” wore a custom beaded a powerful “Sound of Music” tribute Emma Stone Jennifer Hudson white strapless Chanel gown with medley during the show to mark its Rita Ora Oprah Winfrey black accents, her red hair swept back 50th anniversary, wore a space-age in a bun. “Karl Lagerfeld made this for sparkling white and silver Azzedine me!” she exclaimed. France’s Marion Alaia gown with a full skirt-and bright Cotillard, a previous Oscar winner and red gloves that seemed better suited nominated again Sunday in the best for washing dishes. — AFP actress category, also chose white-a sleeveless Dior polka dot gown with a geisha-style bustle. “I dreamed of cinema glory, for sure... but I would have never thought I would be part of this American fami- ly of cinema,” Cotillard told E! Television’s Ryan Seacrest. Best sup- porting actress winner Patricia Arquette, who took home the trophy for her moving portrayal of a single mother raising two kids in “Boyhood,” arrived early with several members of her acting family in tow. The 46-year-old blonde dazzled in a one-shoulder Rosetta Getty gown with a ruched white bodice and a form-fitting black skirt. A simple up- do gave her a bit of a Greek goddess look. “It’s a beautiful story about human beings and kids growing up,” Arquette told CNN. Lupita Nyong’o- the best supporting actress Oscar Kerry Washington Jennifer Lopez winner last year for “12 Years a Slave” Julianne Moore Nicole Kidman Lupita Nyong’o

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