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The Fashion Scorecard

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Reese Witherspoon’s dress by Olivier Theyskens might top the style charts, but Zac Posen’s gown for Gwyneth still wins a contest of sorts. Here’s a raw, unedited, unresearched, slightly mad scorecard for designers, dresses, and the Oscars. Zac, it seems, gets a Mr. Popularity award for two major dresses of the night…

Armani - 2 - Cate Blanchett (four stars - intergalactic); Beyonce (four stars - when your mom stops making your clothes…)
Balenciaga - 1 - Nicole Kidman (three stars - rouge encore)
Calvin Klein - 1 - Emily Blunt (four stars - is she a new Sienna?)
Carmen Marc Valvo - 1 - Queen Latifah (three stars - she looks better than the gown)
Carolina Herrera - 1 - Jada Pinkett Smith (three stars - great dress, weird on Jada)
Chanel Couture - Kirsten Dunst - (two stars - the hemline…)
Christian Lacroix - 1 - Helen Mirren (four stars - regal)
Escada - 1 - Naomi Watts (three stars - flouncy)
Lily Et Cie - 1 - Celine Dion (four stars - it looked like Versace…)
Marchesa - 1 - Jennifer Lopez (four stars - they do have some talent!)
Nina Ricci - 1 - Reese Witherspoon (five stars - runway worthy)
Oscar de la Renta - 2 - Jennifer Hudson (one star - takes “vamp” too literally); Jessica Biel (four stars - young, hot, and tasteful)
Prada - 1 - Meryl Streep (three stars - yeah, we get it)
Proenza Schouler - 1 - Maggie Gyllenhaal (four stars - well East Coast girls are hip…)
Valentino - 2 - Kate Winslet (four stars - smart, easy); Anne Hathaway (three stars - the big bow…)
Vera Wang - 1 - Rachel Weisz (three stars, eh)
Versace - 1 - Penelope Cruz (four stars, and yes, it’s the same dress that Carrie Bradshaw wore in France, in a different color)
Zac Posen - 2 - Gwyneth (four stars - structure paradise), Portia Dei Rossi (four stars, first lady)

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posted by jaybee

Feb 26, 2007 1:02AM

i thought carrie bradshaw's dress was by Oscar de la Renta.

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posted by guest

Feb 26, 2007 2:02AM

What about Cameron Diaz in Valentino and Rinko Kikuchi in Chanel?

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posted by modelingnews

Feb 26, 2007 2:33AM

It's just ironic that Jennifer Hudson, who (mostly) wowed us with her previous red carpet appearances, turned to be a big red carpet fiasco on the night she won the biggest award of her life.

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posted by Faran

Feb 26, 2007 9:01AM

Carrie's dress at the Lincoln Center McDonalds is by ODR. The one in Paris is Versace couture, at least according to reports (if we actually care about this question, I'll call Pat Field's office and see if they can give us an answer!)

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posted by Anonymous

Feb 26, 2007 10:06AM

Rinko Kikuchi in Chanel was fab! I thought Carrie's dress was Oscar too and I can't believe what Andre Leon Tally did to Jennifer Hudson, unforgivable!!!

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posted by kate

Feb 26, 2007 11:06AM

Jennifer Hudson's dress was Roberto Cavalli though not Oscar de la Renta..at least that is what she said during the press conference afterwards. I liked the dress and thought the little jacket was cool but maybe too fashion forward for the Oscars.

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posted by Faran

Feb 26, 2007 11:18AM

Jennifer Hudson's initial vampire outfit was definitely Oscar; she later wore a much better (maybe even incredible) red dress to perform onstage, maybe that was Cavalli? And didn't she accept her award in another completely different dress, something more gold toned? How many dresses does this girl have for one night? She's like the new Tinsley!

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posted by guest

Feb 27, 2007 3:57PM

According to the HBO website fashion credits for Sex and the City, Episode 93, "An American Girl in Paris (Part Une)," Carrie's dress is Versace. However, it is NOT the same dress as what Penelope Cruz wore to the Oscars. Check the picture on the HBO website.

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posted by Bonnie Lass

Feb 27, 2007 8:10PM

Jodi Foster was also in Vera Wang for the night.

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