Oscars Well Played Carpet: Vera Farmiga

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Mar 8, 2010 By Heather AT 1:30 pm

I love it when I talk myself into or out an opinion. I was going to Fug or Fab this, and then the more I looked at it, the more I decided it was pretty and interesting and dramatic in all the right ways. Well, not that there’s a WRONG way to be pretty. Although, hang on, if she were wearing a very pretty dress that was nonetheless clearly designed for an eight-year old to wear at her First Communion, that would be wrong. But that doesn’t apply here, unless we’re talking about one MAJORLY bitchin’ loss of eucharistic virginity.

If there’s one constant in life, it’s that Marchesa will turn out a dress full of dramatic architectural froofery, and this one delivers. The color is sensational — the E! broadcast made it look like a hard red, but once we switched to ABC, we saw it’s that lovely deep dark pink that goes wonderfully with Farmiga’s fair skin, and her lipstick complements it without being distractingly The Same. Plus, we’re delighted she went so splashy with the color, at long last, and she gave a very nice speech about why Intern George is the ruler of the universe, even if after a while I just wanted her to be quiet so that Jeff Bridges could collect his inevitable award and Georgie could go to the bathroom and take a few pulls from his hip flask. None of which detracts from this ace get-up, though, so well played indeed, Vera. You seem like a kick in the pants. Go get a drink with Gabby Sidibe; I bet you’d get on like a house on fire.
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