The Oscars red carpet was colored champagne, not red for 2023, and the stars played along with the tweaking of an icon, with the color white and fairytale flounce-and-fringing a major fashion theme of the evening. (Miss Havisham would have felt right at home.) But there were splashes of color and daring, and punky touches too (thank you Florence Pugh and Cara Delevingne). And the men had fun too, particularly Dwayne Johnson in a shiny, peachy-pinky tux.
Florence Pugh in Valentino Haute Couture
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Angela Bassett in Moschino/Jeremy Scott
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Nicole Kidman in custom Armani Privé
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Michelle Williams in custom Chanel Haute Couture
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Rihanna in custom Alaïa
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Dwayne Johnson in Dolce & Gabbana
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Cate Blanchett in custom Louis Vuitton
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Janelle Monáe in custom Vera Wang
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Lady Gaga in Versace
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Salma Hayek in Gucci
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Jessica Chastain in Gucci
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Cara Delevingne in custom Elie Saab Couture
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Austin Butler in Saint Laurent
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Ana de Armas in Louis Vuitton
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Jamie Lee Curtis in Dolce & Gabbana
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Halle Bailey in Dolce & Gabbana
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Jay Ellis in custom Fendi
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Kerry Condon in Atelier Versace
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Sigourney Weaver in Givenchy
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Stephanie Hsu in Valentino Haute Couture
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Malala Yousafzai in Ralph Lauren
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Harry Shum Jr. in Adeam
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Hong Chau in custom Prada
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Sandra Oh in Giambattista Valli
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Marlee Matlin in Dolce & Gabbana
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Halle Berry in Tamara Ralph
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Mindy Kaling in Vera Wang Haute
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Michelle Yeoh in Dior Haute Couture
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Rooney Mara in Alexander McQueen
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Emily Blunt in Valentino
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Paul Mescal in Gucci
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Danai Gurira in Jason Wu
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Tems in Lessja Verlingieri
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Sofia Carson in custom Giambattista Valli
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Monica Barbaro in Elie Saab
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Elizabeth Olsen in Givenchy
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Vanessa Hudgens in Chanel
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Fan Bingbing in Tony Ward Couture
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Ashley Graham in custom Alberta Ferretti
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Sarah Polley in Saint Laurent
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Eva Longoria in Zuhair Murad
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Lenny Kravitz in Saint Laurent
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Riz Ahmed in Prada
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Zoe Saldana in Fendi Couture
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Jennifer Connelly in Louis Vuitton
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Lanvin
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Kelly Ripa in Jason Wu
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Michael B. Jordan in Louis Vuitton
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Andrew Garfield in custom Fendi
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Kate Hudson in Rodarte
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Jenny Slate in custom Thom Browne
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Melissa McCarthy in custom Christian Siriano
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