Old Hollywood’s Oscar Style Influence
In the
eyes of her fans, every actress has a unique style. But aven
the most eccentic of today's dressers have inspiration – women who
blazed the trail for today's awards-season fashion sense before there
was a “Glam Cam 360”. We look
at this yar's style standouts best-supporting-actress nominees from
the 1950s and 60s.
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SOPHIA LOREN and SOFÍA VERGARA |
The pinup curves, olive skin, and confident, toothy smiles on these two beauties means they look their best in nip-waisted or body-skimming silhouettes, all the better for showcasing their famous frames (and their confidence.) At right, Vergara glows at the announcement of the 69th Golden Globe nominees in ivory-and-gold David Meister; Oscar winner Loren (at left) primps in a full-skirted frock at the Berlin Film Festival in 1959.
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| ELIZABETH TAYLOR and ANGELINA JOLIE |
With regal updos, cat-eye makeup, and decadent baubles over simpler gowns, the swan necks on this pair of Oscar winners enables them to pull off heavy gems. Jolie, a best-supporting-actress winner for Girl, Interrupted, is shown here putting stunning emeralds with a black Elie Saab column at the Oscars in 2009. At left, two-time best-actress winner Taylor dines to fête Lawrence of Arabia in 1963 while wearing emerald-and-diamond earrings, sold this winter at the Christie’s sale of her jewels.
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BETTE DAVIS and EVAN RACHEL WOOD |
Porcelain-skinned, doe-eyed Davis—shown here in a low-backed white gown in 1932 as her character from Cabin in the Cotton—is the classic Hollywood counterpart to the retro-cool stylings of Wood, whose own blonde finger waves, fair complexion, and clean makeup make her a refreshing awards-season antidote to all that perma-tan. Wood is shown here in 2009 wearing blush Elie Saab. Davis, a two-time Oscar winner, was nominated 11 times.
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| AUDREY HEPBURN and ROONEY MARA |
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo best-actress nominee and N.F.L. “heiress” has captivated style-watchers throughout her global press tour with her modern aesthetic and emphasis on impeccable grooming. Her minimal-classic look has also earned her comparisons to that other immaculate and preternaturally talented young actress—Audrey Hepburn, first nominated for an Oscar in 1954 for Roman Holiday. Hepburn, in one of her iconic little Givenchy black dresses, is shown at left in a scene from 1954’s Sabrina; Mara, at right, is shown in Berlin wearing cutout Michael Kors.
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