84th annual academy awards - 2012

rooney mara in givenchy couture.

her hair & make-up was flawless. simply gorgeous. 

emma stone in giambattista valli haute couture.

angelina jolie in atelier versace. 

yeah, i know, she's posing the shit out of that slit but i still loverly love her so she can do no wrong!

jessica chastain in alexander mcqueen.

leslie mann in roberto cavalli.

jean dujardin & wife alexandra lamy.

colin firth & wife livia giuggioli in custom valentino.

always such a gorgeous couple. i just love him.

gary oldman & wife alexandra edenborough.

she looks fantastic.

the parties:

elton john AIDS foundation viewing party:

dita von teese in jenny packham. 

perfection.

dianna agron in carolina herrera.

i like the 1930s vibe.

nina dobrev in j. mendel.

 vanity fair party:

victoria & david beckham. 

i really like her.

rick rubin & muriel hurtado herrera.

wow. she is absolutely stunning & i love what she's wearing.

i wasn't really floored by the fashions at the oscars....a bit eh. 

oscar 2011 fashion

cate blanchett FLAWLESS in givenchy haute couture. seriously girl love for cate!  she can do no wrong.

florence welch in valentino.  i really like this dress (i should say that i have something very, very similar that is shorter and vintage 1970s dior!)

hailee steinfeld in marchesa (she helped design the dress) she is just so adorable.

mila kunis is elie saab haute couture. when i looked at this show with a friend my comment was:

oscar dresses!  she looks very pretty & her boobs looked great!

the one and only helen mirren in vivienne westwood. another all time favorite of mine. 

camilla alves & matthew mcconaughey. i really liked this - i would totally wear this somewhere. simple, chic, elegant.

colin firth (swoon, swoon) & his beautiful wife livia. she is apparently wearing a dress made from 12 other vintage dresses?  she's really into eco-friendly fashion. they are such a striking couple. where oh where is my colin firth??  le sigh.

warren beatty & annette bening - another beautiful couple. i believe she is wearing chanel but i'm not 100% sure.

i will refrain from commenting on the bad as there were so many awful, boring looks......

baftas 2011

julianne moore in tom ford with tom ford. she is too gorgeous. 

hailee steinfeld in miu miu. she's 14....could she be more adorable? love her.

tilda swinton in haider ackermann. flawless as always.

eva green in tom ford. okay, so i don't love this dress but i fucking love her. so sexy.

helena bonham carter in vivienne westwood. so tame for her! that hair though....she has perpetual prom hair.

colin firth & wife livia wearing nina skarra (ethical fashion designer). he's so classy and i love that he loves his wife so much.

artist tracey emin in vivienne westwood with hair stylist charles worthington. i hope he didn't do this to her! mama is looking all kinds of crazy.

so ...  i am watching the grammy fashion red carpet and its soooo atrocious i decided to post the bafta red carpet instead. 

best performances

natalie portman

jesse eisenberg

justin timberlake & andrew garfield

javier bardem

julianne moore

mila kunis

annette bening

jeff bridges

helena bonham carter

michael douglas

jonah hill

dakota fanning

nicole kidman

robert duvall (with wife luciana pedraza)

elle fanning

colin firth

vincent cassel

melissa leo

mark ruffalo

best performances photographed by inez van lamsweerde & vinoodh matadin & styled by melanie ward for w magazine, february 2011.  i didn't even recognize some of them!