I watched the Oscars last night with my dog Manny. I like to watch them alone so I can concentrate on the gowns..I used to design Casino Attire and used this show as an inspiration.

I agree with comments that were made by other celebrity watchers  as to natural tones and beads beads beads.  I often wonder who applies all the beads to the gowns. The United States has probably not done the beading. Many, many  hours  are needed to bead a single garment

I think they still do hand beading in France, and in China of course. It is unfortunate that my industry has sent many of our factories off shore.

I like to see lighter colors worn, mostly because they photograph better than dark’s or black. The Elements and Principles of design show  better when the gown is light. Later I will discuss the Elements and Principles of design with Emphasis as the first Element. It is where everyone will look first at a gown. If you want to learn how to use these principles go to a gossip page on the Internet and examine the gowns again thinking about where the designer put the Emphasis.