Red Carpet Style: Best Dressed and Runner-ups at the Oscars 2012

So, I don't know about you all, but last night's red carpet at the Oscars left me feeling unsatisfied.  Sure there were some high notes like Jessica Chastain in Alexander McQueen and Natalie Portman in vintage polka dot Dior, but for the most part, I felt the looks fell flat when there were so many amazing dresses to pick from.  For instance, Penelope Cruz, one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood, looked matronly, and Michelle Williams' peplum clashed with the bottom of her dress.  Overall, I wanted more pizazz and style and less frumpy.

Here's my top five picks and then some who I think were almost there.  Let me know if you agree/disagree!

Best Dressed:

1.  Jessica Chastain in Alexander McQueen

Red Carpet Picks from Pre-Fall 2012

Award season is upon us, and I know I say this in a lot of my posts, but there's so many great looks this season, from Pre-Fall alone, that deserve to have a moment.  Here's some of my picks, and one (green Jason Wu dress) already got rocked by Emma Stone at the Critics' Choice Awards!

What do you think?  Any I left out?

Burberry

VMA Black Carpet

I hate to say this, but after watching the VMA's last night my suspicions have been confirmed.  Musicians don't dress well.  All right, sorry if you're offended, but for the most part it's true.

I adore Nicki Minaj way more than the average person, but her outfit was disastrous.  There was something weird about watching Jessie J sing in a chair with a bedazzled leotard and cast.  Lady Gaga didn't rock her normal avant garde fashion, so she's out of the game.

Britney Spears has never been a *sophisticated* fashionista, Selena Gomez was channeling Dracula's bride in her pre-show outfit, and Katy Perry's yellow block on her head was too reminiscent of the Dior Couture show that I also didn't like.

OK, sorry for the rant, but that leaves us with the likes of Beyonce (WHO IS PREGNANT MY LIFE IS COMPLETE) in Lanvin, Katie Holmes whose outfit I actually would wear except maybe not to a nationally televised event, Zoe Saldana who isn't a musician and thus has fashion sense and the Teen Wolf girl.

(photos from nymag.com)

Best Dressed at the MTV Movie Awards

While most MTV events don't result in couture looks on the runway, here's some young ladies who managed to look fabulous at the MTV Movie Awards.

Elle Fanning

CFDA Awards: Best Dressed (part two)

Here are some great photos from a star-studded evening.  Also, here's the list of winners, I'm happy Proenza Schouler and Prabal Gurung won, but I am a little sad that the Olsens didn't take home an award.

Womenswear Designer of the Year: Proenza Schouler

Menswear Designer of the Year: Michael Bastian

Accessory Designer of the Year: Alexander Wang

Swarovski Award for Womenswear: Prabal Gurung

Swarovski Award for Menswear: Robert Geller

Swarovski Award for Accessory Design: Eddie Borgo

Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award: Marc Jacobs

CFDA Board of Directors Special Tribute: Arthur Elgort

Fashion Icon Award: Lady Gaga

Eugenia Sheppard Media Award: Hilary Alexander for The Telegraph

Eleanor Lambert Founders Award: Hal Rubenstein of InStyle

International Award: Phoebe Philo for Celine

CFDA Best Dressed (part one)

Here's a look at 30 of the people I thought had some stellar red carpet looks.  I think my favorites were Karlie Kloss, the Olsens, Rebecca Taylor and L'Wren Scott.  Who were yours?

Erin Fetherston / Hana Soukupova

Best Dressed at Cannes (part three)

I promise I'm stopping after this post as I have probably tired you all on the awesomeness that went on at Cannes, but here's my final favorites for red carpet moments.  I think my favorites for the entire time are going to have to be Karolina Kurkova, Zoe Saldana and Kirsten Dunst.  Who were yours?

Also, check out part one and part two.

Angelina Jolie

Best Dressed at Cannes (part two)

Here's some more looks I found that I adore from Cannes.  I'm totally loving the fact that Elizabeth Olsen went for two contrasting looks that were both from The Row, and I think Clemence Posey looks stunning.  Enjoy and tell me what you think!

Uma Thurman

Best Dressed at Cannes

Here's some ladies I think worked the runway to their full potential at the Cannes Film Festival.

Alexa Chung

Golden Globes Best Dressed List (part two)

Here's part of my Golden Globes Best Dressed list and it has six (couldn't decide on five) favorite looks of the evening.

My favorite looks tend to be more of the glamorous ones of the evening, because I'm going to be honest, while I didn't think there were too many "oh no moments" on the red carpet, I thought a lot of the looks were really boring.  I wanted more Olivia Wilde and less Emma Stone (not that she didn't look beautiful).

They're in no particular order, but we'll start with Anne Hathaway because she's wearing one of my picks!

Anne in Armani Prive

Golden Globe Best Dressed

Here's my list of women who I thought looked gorgeous tonight, however, I am saving my top six so you can see them in more detail.  Feel free to let me know if you agree or disagree.

Heidi Klum in Marc Jacobs

Vogue's Top 10 Best Dressed List

Below are 10 women that Vogue picked for its Best Dressed List.

Who do you think has the best look?

1.  Alexa Chung