2009 Oscars: Amy Adams’ Crimson Carpet Color Coordination

Daring or Design Disaster?

Damn ABC for hood-winking us into watching the entire Oscar telecast.  We are all kinds of tired and hyped up on Red Bull thanks to their couture cover-up.  And what gives with the lukewarm red carpet coverage, E! and company (we’re looking at you Ryan and Guilana)?  Two hours of pre-event filler, James Bond-like tech wizardy and all you can muster up is a few squiggles on the Glamostrator and zilch on the Stiletto Cam?  At least the kids from Slumdog Millionaire were adorable so the night wasn’t a complete loss.

All of which is a long-winded way of saying that lack of sleep has left us undecided about Doubt star Amy Adams’ red strapless Carolina Herrera dress.  Since all the other celebs went shopping at the Barney’s winter white sale for their outfits, it’s a great and unexpected pop of color that plays well with her fiery hair and pale skin.  And the art deco piping detail on the bodice adds a nice flourish without resorting to the ginormous origami folds of fabric that was one of the night’s big trends.  Jay Emanuel snipped that the color made her disappear on the red carpet but we’re hardly going to take fashion advice from a man with a penchant for Vegas lounge singer jackets and a dyed blonde spiky cut, m’k.

But the dress seems a bit too casual for the Oscars, don’t you think?  It’s a touch more Golden Globes than sartorially worthy of a walk down the biggest red carpet event of the season.  And the Enchanted star was a nominee for heavens sake!  If ever there was an occasion for sparkles and sequins, this was the night.  She could totally have Macgyvered something from all the glitter on Miley Cryus’ dress.

We are equally conflicted about Amy’s necklace.  At first blush, we loved the green, blue and cherry red Fred Leighton piece.  That’s some MAJOR hardware.  It’s unusual and bold and the green stones complement the dress without being Christmas-y.  But looking at a close-up of it again, there’s a lot going on that seems to fight the gown and the longer we look at it, the more it resembles one of those faux-marble top mosaic tables you get for the patio at Home Depot.

But there’s no doubt that we’re not digging the clunky black platform shoe peeking out from underneath the hem of the dress.  A strappy heel, like these from Donna Karan, would have been a better option to balance  the bold dress and serious statement jewelry.  Even though we’re still straddling the fence on Amy’s overall look, we can say without equivocation that she gets the “at least it’s not a hot mess like Beyonce’s upholstered sofa dress” nod.

By ShoeMinx Red Carpet Watcher Paige Muller


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