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Carey Mulligan has changed red carpet fashion. I say this on the day after the Golden Globes not because she wowed me last night--she wasn't even there. It's because ever since Mulligan wore that Prada dress to last year's Oscars, the red carpet has gotten a bit more interesting. Of course there were risk takers before she the pulled it off: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, and Sofia Coppola have looked pulled together and cool over the past decade. But here's why Carey's different: She's not cool. She's pretty and smart and admirable, but she's not particularly slick or hip. She's made not wearing a nude, sparkly dress okay for non-hipsters. She's even made it necessary. Last night, there were more than ten dresses which I thought, even if they weren't perfect, were good. And interesting. Usually, I'd say the number is more like three.