Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Deceptively Simple Statements Ruled the Red Carpet This Week

Deceptively Simple Statements Ruled the Red Carpet This Week:

Lupita Nyong'o in Chanel couture at the 'Glamour' Women of the Year Awards. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris
Lupita Nyong'o in Chanel couture at the 'Glamour' Women of the Year Awards. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris
Hey, HEY, time to focus! I know we're all a bit distracted by what certain people aren't wearing right now (ahem, Kim Kardashian) but it's time to talk about the stars who were wearing clothes — really good ones at that — on the red carpet this week.

While the occasions were varied — movie premieres, fancy dinner parties, and awards shows around the globe — the celebs that caught our eye chose simple pieces that were anything but basic: think eye-catching monochrome outfits, and clean, streamlined shapes. For instance, Lupita Nyong'o's sublime Chanel couture dress was, of course, exquisitely embellished, but done in a straightforward shift silhouette. The sleek leather texture and diagonal slash of bold red on Keri Russell's strapless J. Mendel jumpsuit blew me away, and Olivia Wilde's minimalist black Michael Kors cut-out gown made more of a statement than any kaleidoscopic printed piece ever could.

Click through the gallery below for this week's best of the best:



Lorde in Schiaparelli at 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1' premiere in London. Photo: Dave J. Hogan/Getty Images
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Lorde in Schiaparelli at 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1' premiere in London. Photo: Dave J. Hogan/Getty Images



Keri Russell in J. Mendel 'Glamour' Women of the Year Awards. Photo: Demitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
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Keri Russell in J. Mendel 'Glamour' Women of the Year Awards. Photo: Demitrios Kambouris/Getty Images



Ashley Madekwe in Elie Saab at an Elie Saab dinner in Los Angeles. Photo: Donato Sardella/Getty Images
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Ashley Madekwe in Elie Saab at an Elie Saab dinner in Los Angeles. Photo: Donato Sardella/Getty Images



Felicity Jones in Prada at the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences' 2014 Governors Awards. Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
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Felicity Jones in Prada at the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences' 2014 Governors Awards. Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images



Olivia Wilde in Michael Kors at the 'Horrible Bosses 2' premiere in London. Photo: Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images
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Olivia Wilde in Michael Kors at the 'Horrible Bosses 2' premiere in London. Photo: Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images



Uzo Aduba in Rosie Assoulin at the Panthere De Cartier and 'Harper's Bazaar' dinner. Photo: JP Yim/Getty Images
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Uzo Aduba in Rosie Assoulin at the Panthere De Cartier and 'Harper's Bazaar' dinner. Photo: JP Yim/Getty Images



Michelle Monaghan in Lanvin resort 2015 at the 2014 Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards. Photo: Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images
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Michelle Monaghan in Lanvin resort 2015 at the 2014 Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards. Photo: Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images

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