LIVE OSCAR BLOGGING! — Just tuned in the E! Network and heard someone say something about predictions for tonight. Turns out, various fashion designers are predicting what the stars will be wearing tonight. For the men, that's easy. I always thought it was odd that regarding formal attire, the biggest sin a man could commit was to have his tux stand out, whereas for women the biggest sin was to dress like anyone else.
Alison Krauss is going to singing the nominated songs from Cold Mountain wearing a pair of shoes valued at two million dollars. The gent who designed them is calling this an "anti-Hollywood statement." Yeah, I can see that.
Joan and Melissa Rivers are counting down the "Top Ten" fashion statements from the years they've spent working the Red Carpet outside the Oscars. Their number one pick is Halle Berry in 2001 mostly because (Joan says) of how she tastefully displayed her breasts that year. Yeah, but were her shoes worth two million dollars?
It always amazes me how to some people, the Oscars are all about what the ladies are wearing. One year, I watched the ceremony at a Hollywood-type party where the consensus was that it was all a colossal disappointment. I agreed but not for the same reason as half the people there: The outfits weren't great, and the director had failed to give us a good look at them. This is why the transparent podium was invented.