Rooney Mara in pale Givenchy at the Oscars: goth-bridal or stunning?

As soon as Rooney Mara walked on to the carpet, Twitter blew up with people groaning about her Givenchy gown. I love it… I love the hate, I mean. I HATE the dress and love that people were calling her a sad goth doll for like an hour last night. While I am relieved that Rooney didn’t trot out yet another black dress nor another terrible nude dress, I can’t say this white Givenchy was much better. She looked like a Tim Burton creation… something something Corpse Bride, maybe? It is a very bridal look, but like, off-kilter bride. Like she’s about to marry Marilyn Manson.

Speaking of bridal… I think Priyanka Chopra is SO PRETTY. But this Zuhair Murad gown was not the look for her. The idea of it – putting a beautiful Indian woman in white – is fine. But the execution was lacking. The skirt was too see-through (my kingdom for some appropriate lining on these gowns last night) and the belt saved it from looking like a wedding gown, but still… she could have done much better.

And again, speaking of bridal… Olivia Wilde in Valentino. Is it just me or was she on the red carpet for like two straight hours? She did TWO interviews with ABC, and she was in every wideshot of the carpet for a really long time. All because she wanted people to see this Valentino dress which… eh, is not good at all. It reminded me of the Louis Vuitton apron that Alicia Vikander wore to the Golden Globes. Only Olivia’s Valentino was worse, somehow. I really, really do not like her boobs look in this.

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