You nailed it or were you an epic fail? Impolite social media wasted no time in answering that as the stars walked the red carpet of the Golden Globes last Monday.
The entire universe of simultaneous uploaded imagery decided the instant winner from the sour loser.
Poor Jennifer Lawrence in her bouffant Dior white gown. Within hours she was a full-blown meme on Twitter and Instagram, likened to a tiered wedding cake or, worse, a dog.
White was a sudden new trend, alongside a returning black and shades of red.
Best Actress Cate Blanchett was Best Dressed in her Giorgio Armani black lace number that revealed her full back, making her the style standout of the evening.
Best Performance for a Long Dress went to Lupita Nyong’o in a stunning red Ralph Lauren off-shoulder with a cape. The secret to this long dress that stayed in good shape throughout the night were the tight tiny sleeves that held the cape detail. A fashion engineering feat.
Lupita was the total package, from her skin tone, discreet stud earrings to short haircut.
Robin Wright also sported a pixie hairdo and a tasteful gown in champagne beading, which was another color trend, along with metallic and jewel colors like emerald green, amethyst and coral.
Short front, longer back skirts tried to invade the Hollywood style lexicon but bombed big time.
Another curious call was the T-shirt-top dress with a Gap neckline and short cap sleeves. This trend may develop because it is sporty and demure.
Dressing up a baby bump on the red carpet was another style innovation, but you either won or lost your style radar.
Yet out of the blue was the sexiest dress not on the back of an actress but on British socialite Lady Victoria Hervey, who shows us today that the perfect moment and the big reveal trump serious stylists’ planned plots.
One-upmanship on the red carpet can be more self-promotion than any acting on the big screen.
Indian fashion designer Gaurav Gupta may be the next big name in fashion, because the gown survived the night without a wardrobe malfunction.