Oddly Specific Comments on Oscars Fashion
Caroline Coyle (feat. Heather and John Coyle)
Before every major awards ceremony, my mom and I sit on the couch and watch the red carpet-coverage of the event. It is perhaps our most guilty pleasure activity perhaps other than sneaking the occasional taco bell trip after long days. While we sit on the couch (and my dad pretends that he isn’t also paying attention) we ruthlessly critique the outfits worn by the starlets and my celebrity crushes. I’m looking at you Austin Butler: do more next year. As a preface, we are no experts only individuals who will give unsolicited advice that many may have been thinking. (Or not) Now sit back and relax and enjoy our thoughts on this year’s Oscars outfits. (For reference C is yours truly, H is my mom Heather, and you may get cameos from J my dad John)
We are starting off with the men. First things first the aforementioned Austin Butler.
C: What can I say? He really let me down. The man plays ELVIS and then shows up in a boring tux.
H: There is no leather, there are no rhinestones, there is no lace. Were high heels the best bit of fashion advice he got from Elvis?
C: The man talks about how much the role impacted him but I am not seeing it in the way I want.
J: It is his first Oscars he’s just trying to be classy! He doesn’t want to regret it later.
Up next, the rock.
H: I want to know more about his skin regimen. He just always looks like he glows.
C: I have strong thoughts about this outfit. First, if Austin Butler wore it, it would have been a service to him and Dwayne Johnson.
H: I mean I like the pink for his skin tone. But I just don’t think he is who I wanted to see in ballet pink. Something is just off. I… appreciate the effort.
H: Ok I figured out why it bothered me. It reminds me of the tooth fairy movie he was in. No one should have to remember that movie.
C: Careful there. I won’t stand for slander against my childhood.
H: I’m not pro-flared pants on men. But it isn’t just that his hair is from the 90s, his jacket is from the 50s, and the pants and tie are from the 70s; the man needs to pick a decade. What would you do if your prom date showed up like that?
C: Well I would need one first. But yeah he would be changing if he showed up like that.
H: I know I said men shouldn’t wear flare pants but Lenny Kravitz is an exception.
C: Understandable
H: Lenny Kravitz has a thing, he found it and no one is telling him to stop.
C: I certainly won’t
H: Yes. Just yes. I would wear this.
H: Just another note. She could pull off Lenny Kravitz’s look.
C: She is just so classy. Not frumpy. Classy. The color looks amazing on her and the shape is elegant but not boring.
H: I have no idea who this is but I love her dress.
C: Mom, that’s Cara Delevigne.
H: And I know her how?
C: Only Murders, mom.
H: Oh right. Well her dress
is still pretty.
C: The color is just amazing. She is bringing back the red carpet.
H: Just perfect. But I want to give her a sandwich she looks hungry.
C: She did the simple style perfectly. I wish John (Krasinky) was there.
J: He’s holding her purse. This is her moment
H: Yeah he would just be a distraction
C: I appreciate the fun earring with the simple dress.
H: She could hide so many sandwiches in there for Emily.
C: I normally love her outfits but as soon as someone said bed duvet I can’t unsee it.
H: love the necklace
C: is that all the praise you’ll give?
H: well she has pockets, that’s always a plus.
C: It's great. The color, the draping, her energy. I miss her on Greys.
H: Killing Eve is better.
H: I think it's glorious. I wish I could wear that color. Imagine how hard it was to drape that.
C: I miss her on Greys.
H: Killing Eve is better.
H: The colors are glorious. Whoever she is.
C: Survey says Top Gun actress.
H: The movie may not have brought anything new but her dress did.
C: I want to see an oil painting of her in this dress for some reason maybe it's my art history class seeping in.