Stylesight Chats Oscars Fashion

It’s the one week countdown to the biggest fashion spectacle of the Silver Screen season and Stylesight’s Trend Forecasting Experts are your one-stop shop for the trends to see on the Red Carpet. The Oscars are always a chance to see the latest runway – even couture – creations, and this time the glam quotient will go a bit gutsier! Stylesight’s Senior Vice President of Trend Analysis, Sharon Graubard, shares the trends we can expect to see outfitting the hottest celebs…

“Long gone are the days of fashion faux pas, as legions of professional stylists make sure that every actress is perfectly tasteful and chic. But after years of playing it safe with draped goddess gowns and subtle tints of color or black, we think the stars are ready for a little bit of boldness. Expect to see more rich, jewel tones, with wines, purples, blues, deep emeralds, and ruby reds. (I Love this color pallette and definitely agree with Sharon – these rich, jewel tones made appearances in the Fall 2010 collections as well!)

Roksana

Ilincic Matthew Williamson

Lamé is making a big comeback, in expected silver and gold, as well burnished shades of deep gold, copper and bronze. Cosmetic tints continue, but move into gutsier shades of peach, lilac and yellow, as well as frosty pale blues and mint greens, sometimes all blurred together in ombré or watercolor effects, or worked against bright accents.

Tommy Hilfiger

Diane Von Furstenberg

Couture dressmaker techniques are explored to the max with ruffles, placed drapery, and spectacular beading. The newest will be pieced collages that mix lace, satins, velvets, and sheer insets, often intricately ruched. Silhouettes for gowns will range from ultra- spectular structured hourglass silhouettes to the new long and languid silhouettes, evoking screen goddesses of the 30s. The new gutsy glamour is ageless, with both young starlets and established legends dressing like grown-up women who might be, say, a beautiful 35.”

Rodarte

Oscar de la Renta