Red Carpet Fashion Hits and Misses: Who were the Best and Worst Dressed Celebrities at the Biggest Events from Hollywood?
Well, that's red carpet, where Hollywood's best get dressed up on their A-game: stunning designer gowns, sleek tuxedos, and daring couture. High fashion is no risk, but it is a total one. The celebrities themselves are almost becoming icons, while others leave all of us bewildered as we try to think what must they have been thinking. Totally great-looking-heck, stop them in the ball park-or totally awful-back to the designers, who the media in pursuit of the fashion disasters keeps hounded by the red carpet that is a runway of surprises.
From the Oscars to glamour-red-carpet premieres of blockbuster films, such best-dressed stars shine like diamonds, leaving all of us gasping in shock. Here's a detailed breakdown of unforgettable fashion hits and cringe-worthy misses from the recent red carpet.
The Fashion Hits: Stars Who Slayed the Red Carpet
- Zendaya: A Vision in Valentino
If anyone's mastered the art of slayage on the red carpet, it is without a doubt Zendaya. At the 2022 Oscars, she undoubtedly was one of the brightest stars in specially designed two-piece Valentino. Satin piece on top-cropped and short to perfection-and high-waisted silver skirt coated with sequins gave a much-needed dash of modern Hollywood glamour. Chilly yet expectant, cool to effortless, this glamorous woman is definitely one right deserving candidate from the very top of the best-dressed list.
Well, Zendaya really continues to break all the rules of fashion-there is always the contrarian, and most things work for her where most wouldn't. And this look had no exception either. She proved it time and time again that she is one of those red carpet queens who really cannot go wrong.
- Timothée Chalamet: The Shirtless Trendsetter
One competitor stands for Timothée Chalamet: no one as far as the men in the fashion stakes at the red carpet are concerned. The actor from the film "Dune" literally opened people's wide eyes when he turned up at the Venice Film Festival in 2022 with a statement that would read volumes for every fashion lover across the globe. His attire was a backless, red satin halter top and trousers from Haider Ackermann. Under the top was nothing; he doesn't care; he is against the crisper sartorial style for men, cut and dried in the books of history.
Chalamet never thinks twice before breaking all the rules of fashion; therefore, we are always on our toes. He has established himself as the most dapper dresser in Hollywood because he will not try out styles.
- Lady Gaga: The Avant-Garde Queen
No one is going to advise Lady Gaga to play it subtle on the red carpet, so it came as no surprise that her 2022 premiere in House of Gucci was quite a scene. The singer and actress wowed in a Gucci gown that was equally sultry, equally over-the-top-a dramatic, sheer black lace dress with an army of buttons and a train that's more than a mile long and cuts a generous swathe to the floor.
And of course, Gaga's appearance was a work of art and fashion, proofing that when it comes to avant-garde style, she is in her league, because she knows how to make a statement while never losing its sense of glamour.
The Fashion Misses: When Red Carpet Risks Go Wrong
- Jared Leto: A Confusing Fashion Choice
Then, there is Jared Leto who always makes fashion risk works. Sometimes, those risks don't pay off. Jared Leto saw the 2022 Met Gala dressed in an outfit that had everyone bent into a guess. This 40-year-old British musician wore a pastel-colored suit with a matching cape by Gucci, crystal embellishments, and bouquet of floral appliques.
But if Leto's look was apropos of the theme of this year's Met Gala, "In America: An Anthology of Fashion," it was over- and mismatched in execution. He seemed to be aiming for either a high-fashion superhero or an extra from the set of a futuristic musical; either way, he swung and missed on this actor-musician.
- Kristen Stewart: Half-Baked Attempt
Kristen Stewart, however, took a risk that flopped, at least in this critic's opinion, at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Spencer's star mixed and matched Chanel with shorts and a very casual white top under a sequined blazer. Mixing high-fashion elements with casual elements isn't new these days to try; however, under Stewart's execution it certainly felt very unfinished and seriously lacking in red-carpet glamour.
While Kristen has grown to glow into a world of cool-girl chic, this was not what this outfit made her look like, at least in today's fashion. That dress was too casual for a film festival, specifically when that festival is intended to represent the grand majesty of cinematic magic to the world at large.
- Julia Fox: When Edgy Gets Messy
Julia Fox is a rebel, an avant-garde aesthetic, and even she could have made the 2022 Oscars red carpet avoidable. There's something about that black leather Han Kjøbenhavn, held together with skeletal details and oversized shoulders, which feels gothic chic rather than couture for the actress.
Acting is a bit too much flashiness, all black eyeliner weighs the look down; she just looks like she's celebrating Halloween rather than Academy Awards. This has been a very bold move, but sadly, misses.
Red Carpet Hits and Misses That Have Us HookedEND
This is either the most dressed and so appallingly makes us scratch our heads and yet, loved every minute of it. But there's nothing quite as thrilling as a red-carpet moment where clothes are made of magic if celebrities nail the look or completely miss it and make their outfit the talk of town.
Hollywood has been as unpredictable as interesting where it concerns style. No matter what, one thing's sure enough for sure: we just can't help but wait for whatever they wear next!
