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2012 Oscar Fashion Favorites

I admit I didn't even watch the 84th Annual Academy Awards last night, but I did check the highlights and red carpet wardrobe! I don't know about you, but I was not all that impressed by the gowns worn to the award show this year. Though, I did have two favorites: Octavia Spencer and Kristen Wiig.

Octavia Spencer image via Pop Sugar (Photo: Getty Images)

Octavia Spencer, winner of Best Supporting Actress for The Help, knows how to play up her shape in figure-flattering gowns. I really enjoyed this white, gorgeously-beaded Tadashi Shoji dress.

Kristen Wiig image via Celebuzz.com (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images

Oscar nominee and presenter Kristen Wiig was simply stunning in a tiered tulle J. Mendel gown and understated jewelry. Personally, I loved her hair! The soft, undone waves complimented her neutral look.

Now, the dresses to "be seen in" were the ones that the stars wore to one of the many viewing and after-parties! A few of my favorite looks...

Nina Dobrev image via PopSugar.com (Source: WireImage)

At Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards viewing party, The Vampire Diaries actress Nina Dobrev stunned in a black J. Mendel gown from the Fall '12 runway. Her fishtail braid was also a nice change from the more formal up-dos.

Alessandra Ambrosio & Kourtney Kardashian image via PopSugar.com (Source: Getty)

Sporting their adorable baby bumps, Alessandra Ambrosio in Roberto Cavalli and Kourtney Kardashian in a white Grecian Raoul dress were both glowing!

And over at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in a patriotic red, white and blue...

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley image via Fashionologie.com (Source: Getty)

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley wore a tomato-red gown by Antonio Berardi. Red dresses are super-hot this season!

Sofia Vergara image via Fashionologie.com (Source: Getty)

Sofia Vergara looked stunning in a white Roberto Cavalli gown. I love the sheer lace overlay, which gives a sexy hint of leg.

Leslie Mann image via Fashionologie.com (Source: Getty)

Leslie Mann wore a seqiun navy gown also by Roberto Cavalli. Navy is the new black for spring and summer. I love navy dresses, and this is no exception, though I think the dress would have looked better without a ruffled train.

Did you love a look that I did not cover? If so, share it in the comments!

"The most important thing we get from fashion photography is a unique, valuable and extraordinarily detailed view of women, which reveals itself, after anything more than a cursory study, to be multifaceted. We see very clearly how women looked; not just how they dressed, but how they desired to look, and were expected to look, and how they were looked at. We can discern how they behaved, and how they were expected to behave. We can see what was found shocking, and how repetition of that shock lessened its impact. We can see what roles women played and how these roles have changed, trace how long it took for one stereotype to take over from one another, and finally perceive the reality of the women behind their images, even in the most unreal settings."

-- Polly Devlin, Vogue Book of Fashion

Babe Paley by Horst P. Horst, 1964 Vogue

masks & vodka

"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth"

-Oscar Wilde

thecobrasnake, tumblr

be who you want to be.. for the night*

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Friday, My-Day

Some cool, inspirational, party photos I found on thecobrasnake. I spotted Mischa Barton & Shenae Grimes.

I also love the accesorized look of the last photo - the delicate mix of rings.

-TGIF-

Coachella Outfits - Part 2

celebrity-gossip

Psychoanalytic Prints

"Wear your feelings on your sleeve with Rorschach-inkblot separates, Freudian-slip prints, and clinically cool accessories"

- Kate Lanphear

I'm so impressed with this trend; Love it ! Sure, it's hard to verify the unconcious aspects, according to Freud, but in this case it implies, fierce!