Wasn't I just praising jet hued gowns of Oscars past? Call it red carpet ESP, or a mere coincidence, but many ladies dared to go bold in noir colored gowns at this year's Oscars. Some of them I love — Penelope's feathery Chanel and Swank's embellished Versace — and some fell flat for me, mainly, Garner's ruffled Oscar de la Renta. Alas, these all have something in common: they're black, but far from boring.
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Jennifer Garner
Kristin Chenoweth
Laura Linney
Vanessa Paradis
Hilary Swank
Penelope Cruz
Lyie Van Rycke
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overall i think they made great choices, i was just surprised to see so much black..
1Jen Garner and Vanessa Paradis had my favorite black gowns. Although I wish Vanessa did not wear black hose with her dress
2I actually like Jennifer's the best out of this group
3jen garner looked simply amazing tonight.
4Jennifer Garner is incredibly beautiful.
I really liked Laura Linney's dress.
5Seriously? I thought JG looked fabulous! PC's dress had a little too much going on for me. I would have liked it without the draped bustle.
6I loved Laura Linney's gown. I always feel black is a bit safe, and like when jewel tones are more prevalent. Each of these did take some risks though in order to stand out from the crowd.
7JENNIFER GARNER WINS. FRICKEN AMAZING.
8Thats insanity, Jen garner was glowing... looked better than she's ever looked. Nothing flat about it, simply glowing
9i love jennifer garner and hilary swank's dresses the most of this bunch. i like both of them in general and these dresses were gorgeous!
one small thing though, it looked like jg's hair got messed up on the red carpet or something, because it seemed off when she presented. but overall, very lovely!
10there were a lot of beautiful dresses at the Oscars but my favorite was also Hilary Swank. I loved Cameron's dress also mostly because it stood out in the sea of black dresses.
11I was beyond bored with the fashion at the Oscars this year. This was the best these women could do? Where's the funeral? Vanessa Paradis always looks tres chic, but the rest look drab. And Ellen Page should just go home if she's not going to make any type of effort. She's 21 so she has no excuse to wear something like that.
12Jennifer Garner and Penelope Cruz look absolutely FABULOUS!
13Hilary's dress and Kristen's dress are beautiful too
oh man! Garner ans Swank look like twin horses!
14jen garner looked SOO pretty
15LOVE RED and BLACK!!!!
16i think the prettiest dress was jennifer garner's but i don't think she wears it well, it would have looked stunning on someone else.
17Just the opposite for me - Jennifer Garner looked stunning, Penelope's gown was too much like a peacock.
18Black AND red, love love love.
19Jennifer Garner and Vanessa Paradis were both stunning!! Jennifer, because she just looked elegant from head to toe. Vanessa, because she is unique and has that whole sophisticated, "noir" look...gorgeous!
20jennifer gardner = wowie
21jen garner looked gorg....methinks gary busey thought so too...what a weirdo!
i thought laura linney looked so simple and elegant
kristen chenoweth looked so pretty too
22I was going to say the exact same think is fleurfairy. Yawn to the dresses this year; I don't think there was an iconic one in the bunch. Don't get me wrong, a lot of the women looked great, but I don't know what you'd call "THAT DRESS" from the 2008 Oscars.
23I just think black is boring...it's never been, and never will be, a favorite of mine. Some of these dresses ARE very pretty though.
24jennifer, krisin, and hilary rocked!
25O.k. so of the black dresses I really loved and in no particular order Hillary Swanks, Vanessa Paradis, and Penelope Cruz dress.
26Vanessa and kristin are my favorites!!!!!
27Jennifer Garner- Hands down
28Omigosh...Jen's was the MOST gorgeous. Her dress fell flat? I think not...
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