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| After 35 years in Hollywood as an actor, director, and producer, Black America's Girl Next Door Regina King brings home the gold -for her big screen portrayal in "If Beale Street Could Talk". King is wearing a timeless evening gown created for her by classic American design house OSCAR DE LA RENTA. |
As one of the greatest trend forecasting nights in fashion, the annual Academy Awards is a lush fashion parade of high style that often serves as a pre-cursor to the latest formalwear trends to come across the globe. To inspire your own personal style palate for the formal events coming up on your 2019 calendar, check out our NUY 40+ 91st Academy Awards edit of some of the most beautiful gowns to ever hit a red carpet and all shades of coffee colored skin.
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| Director Regina King (This Is Us, Greenleaf) makes a star turn on the big screen and the Oscars red carpet as the Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in "If Beale Street Could Talk". The showbiz veteran chose a classic strapless silhouette as her gown of choice to ensure her look was as timeless as possible. Left, the actress arrives for the film industry's most celebrated night of the year; right, a sketch of the gown from the classic American designer, Oscar de la Renta (courtesy: Instagram @oscardelarenta) |
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| Pretty in Pink: "The Cosby Show" alumna Lisa Bonet takes the red carpet with husband & action film star Jason Momoa - the couple are dressed in designs by the late Karl Lagerfeld for FENDI. (Courtesy: Instagram) |
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| In her first film role, Mexican actress YALITZA ARAPICIO makes a star turn in the evening's winner for Best Foreign Film, "ROMA", representing the plight of the indigenous woman of Central America. The kindergarten teacher also makes a picture perfect run of her first red carpet, dressed in a fresh sorbet-hued gown by RODARTE. (Courtesy: Instagram @rodarte) |
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| Princess Shuri takes the red carpet: Black Panther break-out star LETITIA WRIGHT opts for regal, but understated glamour by way of CHRISTIAN DIOR. (Courtesy: Instagram @diorofficial) |
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| One Haute Mama! New Mom & Super Athlete Serena Williams appeared as a presenter on this year's Academy Awards, wearing an haute couture gown from ARMANI PRIVÉ. (Courtesy: Instagram @serenawilliams) |
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| In one of the many gowns of the evening capturing the ruffle and one shoulder trend in formalwear, singer and Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson arrives a beaufully cut gown by ELIE SAAB. The Oscar winner appeared as the scheduled performer for the theme song, "I'LL FIGHT", from the featured nominee for Best Documentary, "RBG". (Courtesy Instagram @eliesaabworld) |
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| Living her life like it's golden: in a fabric hue perfect for coffee-colored skin, BLACK PANTHER co-star DANAI GUIRRA paints a regal picture in a strapless, golden brocaded gown with empire waistline from BROCK COLLECTION. (Courtesy: Instagram @brockcollection) |
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| Sweeping Drama: Academy Award nominee Angela Bassett makes a grand entrance in a pink one-shoulder show-stopper from the upcoming Fall 2019 collection of REEM ACRA., showing that the coming months' pink color trend can work well against the rich skin tones of mature beauties. (Courtesy: Instagram @reemacra) |
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| This 2014 Academy Award winning Best Actress didn't attend the OSCARS ceremony, but arrived in HIGH STYLE for the infamous Governor's Ball afterparty hosted by VANITY FAIR MAGAZINE. Luipta Nyong'o rocks an Ostrich feather gown created by the house of Oscar de la Renta (Courtesy: Instagram @oscardelarenta) |
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| Pastel perfection: film ingenue Kiki Layne not only made a splash in her first starring film role as the lead actress in "If Beale Street Could Talk", but paints a pretty picture in show-stopping gown echoing the ruffles, one-shoulder, and pink trends we will see more of in the coming months of 2019. A gown cut this well can only be by the incomparable Donatella Versace for Atelier Versace. (Courtesy: Instagram @monicaisenberg) |
