We love the Oscars! Every shallow, commercial, pre-packaged bit of it! When we were kids, it was hard not to get caught up in the glamour of it all. The daring fashions, sometimes beautiful, sometimes horrifying. The emotional acceptance speeches, sometimes cringeworthy, sometimes inspirational. It probably helped our obsession that our parents would host Oscar parties where everyone would get dressed up and bet real money on which movies and actors would get which prizes.
While neither of us has ever attended an event quite as fancy as the Academy Awards, that doesn’t stop us from browsing the formal gowns at thrift stores. Sometimes we’ll even give in and buy something if it fits. Who cares if we may never have a reason to wear it!
This week we drew inspiration from the Oscars’ red carpet and finally gave ourselves an excuse to wear those beautiful gowns. We put on our best attempt at red carpet makeup, then scurried around San Francisco’s iconic Palace of Fine Arts, showing the camera our finest A-list actress pouts.
Just for fun, we have also included some of our favorite red carpet looks that are reminiscent of each of these dresses. Can’t wait to see this year’s favorites strut their stuff this evening!
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| Cate Blanchett, 2014 |
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| Kristen Wiig, 2012 |
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| Amy Adams, 2014 |
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| Sandra Bullock, 2014 |
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| Evan Rachel Wood, 2011 Emmys |
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| Anne Hathaway, 2014 |
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| Jennifer Hudson, 2011 |
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| Jennifer Lawrence, 2014 |
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| Cate Blanchett, 2000 |
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| Anna Kendrick, 2014 |
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| Susan Sarandon, 1995 |
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| Miranda Kerr, 2012 AACTA’s |