Kate Winslet usual chose Yves Saint Laurent

It is wet. It was freezing. But my goodness, in the wet clothes and red carpet to Oscar many disappoint.
Firstly, the mileage limit. There are many gloomy and dark, aging and terrible safety, it is shameful when we need to black.
Kristin Scott Thomas look beautiful black, serious beads, while Obama by Louis vuitton robes of Williams shirt, black Catherine walker is a bit too sticky.
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Long and dark: (L-R) Actresses Kate Winslet in a Stella McCartney gown and Tiffany diamonds, Meredith Ostrom and Joely Richardson in Catherine Walker

Bodycon trudie styler tight black dress bandage just let she looked pale and fatigue, 'o Connor is black lace Louis vuitton aging.
We all cried out in such a gray and storm night, injection colour, when finally come together in powdered sugar, Audrey Tautou Lanvin breathtakingly beautiful.

Black and white: (L-R) Up In The Air star Vera Farmiga in Marchesa, Kristin Scott Thomas in Louis Vuitton and Olivia Williams in Catherine Walker

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St Trinian's actress Tamsin Egerton's zip broke moments before the red carpet, forcing her to switch outfits

There were the common big occasion mistakes: Red gowns on the red carpet (Anne Marie Duff, showing off her bump in scarlet Alberta Ferretti), too many women who resembled over decorated Christmas trees (stand up Mrs Jonathan Ross, Jane Goldman, in leaf green satin with clashing red hair), too much make-up (Kimberley Walsh, you are not a drag queen).
There were far too many awful warm day coats over gowns and a great deal too many young stars, such as Twilight's Kristen Stewart, in nude beaded Chanel, and Vera Farmiga, in far too weddingy Marchesa, who were lambs dressed as mutton: Hopelessly old before their time.

And baby came too: Pregnant director Sam Taylor-Wood, with fiancé Aaron Johnson, wore Alexander McQueen, while expectant actress Anne-Marie Duff wore Alberta Ferretti

Only one young star, Saoirse Ronan, luminous as Susie Salmon in The Lovely Bones, got it right: Deliciously fresh and simple in strapless Burberry Prorsum.
Too many women, too, chose difficult, clumpy shoes, which meant the procession along the red carpet was cumbersome, with many clinging to the crash barriers.

All white: (L-R) Harry Potter star Bonnie Wright in silk Prada, Twilight leading lady Kristen Stewart in Chanel and Lovely Bones actress Saoirse Ronan, in Burberry

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  Many stars admitted to wearing fur in the freezing conditions, including Kristin Scott Thomas in a mink shrug

But on the whole it was a fabulous night for British fashion  -  even though the timing of the ceremony, in the middle of London Fashion Week, meant so many movers and shakers were forced to miss shows by Vivienne Westwood, Aquascutum and Julien Macdonald.
Quite a few actresses, including Jaime Winstone, had chosen gowns by the late Alexander McQueen, while Bafta nominated director Sam Taylor Wood (with handsome toy boy in tow) chose one of his simple black lace gowns because: 'There really was no designer to match him.'
She added: 'I managed to get into this, which was great....I just wish it wasn't so cold.'

Pretty and pale: Actresses Claire Danes in Burberry and Tiffany diamonds, Jaime Winstone in Alexander McQueen and Jodie Whittaker in vintage Giorgio Armani

Kate Winslet patriotically chose Stella McCartney instead of her usual Yves Saint Laurent, Joely Richardson was statuesque in a navy satin column by Catherine Walker, while that black bodycon worn by Trudie Styler was by none other than Victoria Beckham.