Academy of Design, Fashion & Social Media: OSCARS FASHION WAR: Attendees VS. Celebrity Viewers

Every year, fashion lovers turn off their sewing machines and put down their fashion magazines to watch the ultimate display of designer couture arrive and make its way down the red carpet of the Oscars. This year was no different, except for the fact that the Oscar dresses didn’t capture the sole attention of the viewers. While watching the Pre-Oscar Red Carpet Special on television, fashion addicts blogged & tweeted about their most loved and despised dresses of the night. Not only were they talking about the dresses on the Oscars red carpet, but also talking about the dresses worn by celebrities attending the Elton John Oscar Viewing Party and the Vanity Fair Oscar Viewing Party. Both parties had big-name guest-lists; including stars like Selena Gomez, Kate Hudson and Heidi Klum. The biggest stars in Hollywood were at either Elton John or Vanity Fair’s Oscar Party.

The stylists of the Oscar nominees are all praying that the look that took them months to scout and put together will be the dress viewers and media are talking about for weeks. The problem I have found with the styling and dress choice for the Oscar nominees is that now more than ever, the stylists have tried to make such an impression that the look is either a huge success or massive failure. One conclusion I can definitely make from this observation is that the Oscar red carpet isn’t the only one to watch; the viewing party had just as many (if not more!) breathtaking dresses for fashion followers to gape at.