Bow-wow!
Charlize Theron
At the 2006 Globes, Theron’s black, see-through Dior Haute Couture by John Galliano frock featured a bowlike detail at the neck.
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For the 2006 Oscars, she wore a dress by the same designer that exaggerated the shoulder-bow to the extreme.
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Ruffles & tulle
Michelle Williams
At 2006’s Globes, Michelle Williams looked ravishing in the tiers of ruffles and tulle of this Givenchy dress.
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For the Oscars that year, the 2011 “Blue Valentine” nominee slimmed the silhouette and chose a bold marigold Vera Wang dress, moving the ruffles and tulle to her shoulders.
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Princess effect
Anna Kendrick
At last year’s Globes, the “Up in the Air” nominee showed off her neckline and shoulders in Marchesa, known for hyper-feminine confections.
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Just weeks later at the Oscars, she took the girliness a step further, in a frothy, flesh-pink Elie Saab gown that showed off her milky décolletage.
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Metallic mania
Reese Witherspoon
Witherspoon sparkled at the 2006 Globes in cocktail-length Chanel with silver accents.
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For the 2006 Oscars, there was no “Walking the Line” — she turned the sparkle up several notches in a vintage Dior beaded gown from the 1950s.
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Mermaid train
Zoe Saldana
Saldana first tried the look that lingers at last year’s Globes, in a burgundy gown with a fishtail hem by Louis Vuitton.
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Just months later, for the Oscars, the “Avatar” beauty morphed completely into the Little Mermaid (meets Ursula the Sea Witch) in a purple Givenchy Haute Couture by Ricardo Tisci gown that included a gigantic, ombre ruffle train. Hey, go big or go home!
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Drop waist
Natalie Portman
Portman was haute hippie at 2005’s Globes, in a white silk Chloe dress with a banded drop-waist and tousled hair.
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That same year at the Oscars, the “Black Swan” stunner took ’20s chic to a new level, with sleek pulled-back hair and a stunning, Grecian-inspired dress by Lanvin. Va-va-voom!
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