Robin Roberts Needs Your Help for the Oscars!
Robin Roberts, the beloved Good Morning America anchor, will be on the red carpet at the Oscars, interviewing the brightest celebrities of the awards season. But she can't decide what to wear!
Just like most of us would do in her situation, Robin turned to her most stylish friend, Suze Yalof Schwartz of Glamour Magazine.
Suze brought Robin to three top designers: Reem Acra, Giles Mendel of J. Mendel, and J. Crew creative director Jenna Lyons, who each gave Robin such a great choices that she was still stumped -- but this time because she had too many options.
To make her decision, Robin is asking you, the American public, to pick her look for the night by leaving a comment on the Good Morning America site.
Oscar Dress Predictions
Sure, it's an honor just to be nominated for an Academy Award. But it's also a headache. Oscar's "It" girls -- the best-actress and best-supporting-actress nominees -- certainly have their choice of fabulous gowns, and that's what makes it so hard to find that One Perfect Dress. Small wonder so many Hollywood celebs get stuck in variations on a gossamer theme. Case in point: Angelina Jolie, who, in her post-twins body and post-Elvira psyche, has worn probably one blouson too many (this one is from Versace). Perhaps with six kids and nearly as many houses she doesn't have time to shop. So, StyleList offers up a Woulda-Shoulda sampling -- at look at what these gals Would pick (if left to their own devices) and Should pick (if they listen to ours). The envelope, please...
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WOULD: Maybe it's all those months hiding baby bumps on bottom and nursing breasts on top. Whatever the reason, Angelina, nominated for her starring role in "Changeling," has lately favored drapey gowns in muted colors. If she sticks to her new signature style, expect her to float down the red carpet in something like this sea-green piece from Elie Saab's spring collection.
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SHOULD: An actress with Angie's clout (and curves) needs something edgier. Our vote: a violet and orange goddess gown from Rodarte's spring collection, which was inspired by Olafur Eliasson, the Dutch artist who installed those towering waterfalls under the Brooklyn Bridge last spring.
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Although Anne Hathaway was nominated for her role as the brittle younger sister in "Rachel Getting Married," her dresses often seemed pulled from her "Princess Diaries" closet -- an endless array of strapless tops and frothy skirts, like the navy Giorgio Armani that she wore to the Golden Globes this year. Pretty? Yes. Predictable? Definitely.
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WOULD: Like the second-assistant in "The Devil Wears Prada," Hathaway appreciates the importance of the fashion closet -- and, like the thigh-high boots in the film, it sometimes seems that she just can't resist the over-the-top confections inside. Remember the white Valentino with the big black bow that she wore to the 2007 Oscars? We do. Which is why we wouldn't be surprised to see Princess Anne in a Statement Dress, like this sweeping, strapless, embroidered and embellished Marchesa.
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SHOULD: A softer, more sophisticated -- and just as dramatic -- choice would be this sunny yellow column from Carolina Herrera's spring collection. Hathaway would easily out-dazzle her statuette.
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When 44-year-old Marisa Tomei isn't showing off her (dazzling) naked body, she's eager to prove she's just another boho Brooklyn gal. Alas, that can land her in trouble, as it did at this year's Golden Globes, where her lace-and-chains outfit by Oscar de la Renta earned her more than a few "Pirates of the Caribbean" jabs.
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WOULD: Nominated as the heart-of-gold stripper in "The Wrestler," Tomei might not be able to resist the urge to show that she can take risks on and off the screen. Just the ticket: this muted Nina Ricci gown with a delicate train.
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SHOULD: We'd love to see Tomei play against type in a frankly feminine gown like this copper-and-purple de la Renta. We bet no one would accuse her of channeling her inner Jack Sparrow.
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Kate Winslet has already picked up a boatload of awards this year for her starring roles in "The Reader" and "Revolutionary Road," so why does it seem that she's always dressed in black? (Here's she's wearing Yves Saint Laurent for the Golden Globes.) Even her 8-year-old daughter, Mia, recently urged her to ditch the widow's weeds in favor of a cheerier color -- say, pink.
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- Our first choice comes from Reem Acra, who has dressed stars like Angelina, Eva Longoria Parker and Christina Applegate, put together a "confidence building" cobalt blue goddess dress. She would pair the dress with a Valentino bag and Manolos.
- If you think Robin should go with the proven choice of other alliterative stars like Amy Adams and Laura Linney, the J. Mendel dusty lavender silk chiffon gown is the way to go. Giles Mendel would put this "emotional choice" with a Tod's bag and Ferragamo shoes.
- J. Crew is a well-known -- and affordable -- favorite of First Lady Michelle Obama. If this coral halter gown of silk tricotine wins, Robin will be the first person to wear J. Crew on the red carpet! Jenna selected this dress for Robin with the philosophy of picking one statement element -- in this case the gotta have it trendy color.
So which one should it be? Vote on the GMA site, and then tell us who you picked in poll below!
| The cobalt blue Reem Acra - she looks great in blue! | |
|---|---|
| The dusty lavender J. Mendel - it's dreamy! | |
| The bright coral from J. Crew - so pretty, and we're in a recession, you know! |
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sara pennington, 2-20-2009, 9:37AM
I think you should wear the coral, Robin. I think the color is excellent for you. I feel like I'm in tune with you, I had a mastectomy two weeks ago. Maybe we're soulmates now!! I think you're beautiful.
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