Stars zip, rip and vie to wow for Oscar fashion
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Behind the scenes in Hollywood days before the Oscars, the sounds of zipping, ripping, sucking-in and sighing fill the air as film stars try out gowns before Sunday's red carpet parade.
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A host of celebrities are expected to grace the red carpet at this year's Bafta awards in London.
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With New York Fashion Week on the downhill stretch, celebrities show no sign of slowing down. Here are some of the stars who made the rounds Wednesday:
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Celebs? Check. Trophies? Check. Glitz? Suspense? Spirited acceptance speeches? All that too.
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The limousines have been charged  up, the hairdressers and stylists have worked their magic and  the stars are ready to stroll down the red carpet in dresses  that have been begged, borrowed or -- perish the thought --  bought.
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Life & style: Hadley Freeman: The maximum photo ops and minimal body fat of Oscar frocks may be good for celebs, but not fashion
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Celebrities did their best to keep their cool on a sweltering red carpet at the Emmy Awards by wearing a variety of sorbet colors and stars such as Heidi Klum....
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India's entry for the Oscars tells a touching tale.
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The lack of Hollywood awards shows this year due to the screenwriters' strike leaves not only spotlight-craving stars in the lurch but means a lot of designer gowns hanging unworn and unloved in closets.
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Meryl Streep and Judi Dench got  nasty. Kate Winslet stripped and Penelope Cruz padded her rear.  But it is Helen Mirren and her prim silver curls who looks  likely to reign on Oscar night.
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Gold may be the color of the coveted Oscar award but silver gowns dazzled the red carpet at the world's leading film awards, while those featuring intricate bodices, beading and master detail proved that exquisite workmanship always merits a second glance.
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Host Ellen DeGeneres got the Oscars  off to a rousing start on Sunday by telling stars like Leonardo  DiCaprio and Nicole Kidman there was no need to be nervous  because only about a billion people were watching.
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Hollywood's stylish stars got right back to their red carpet routines Sunday night, even if they'd been a bit out of practice. Glamorous gowns Â especially strapless and metallic ones Â dominated the fashion show that preceded the Screen Actor Guild Awards.
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The carpet was red, but white,  black and strong jewel tones proved to be the colors of choice  for Hollywood&#39;s stars at the Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday,  with a bevy of tanned and sparkling women wearing strapless  gowns.
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LOS ANGELES - Oscar and the Olympics were headed for a scheduling clash, and Oscar blinked first. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Thursday said the 2006 edition of Hollywoodâs highest honors
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The common complaint about Oscar fashion choices of the past few years is that stars played it too safe. Not so this year.
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Take a stunning, one-of-a-kind haute couture gown. Add a beautiful actress with the flair and confidence to pull it off. And voila! A red carpet success, say Oscar fashion mavens.