Make your own Oscar dress? History says "uh-oh"
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Hollywood actresses may have perfected the pout and the come-hither stare but when it comes to designing or styling the perfect outfit for Oscar night, they should defer to the fashion experts.
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Even two-time Oscar winners like  Kevin Spacey sometimes need a career makeover.
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You don't have to be a starlet on Oscar night to wear gorgeous clothes.
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Here's a look at the Oscar favourites.
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In the 80 years since the first Oscars were handed out, it has taken a war or a flood or an assassination to drastically alter or delay the celebration surrounding the film industry's highest honors.
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Hollywood stars and the designers who dress them grabbed Oscar's spotlight on Wednesday in a fashion preview featuring vivid colors and the sparkling jewelry expected to wow fans on the Academy Awards' red carpet.
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The end of the Hollywood writers strike means the Oscar show will be the usual star-studded, fashion-filled extravaganza, organizers promised
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Checklist for having a ball at the ball: Tuxedo with tails or shimmery designer gown? Check. Rented limousine? Check. Pedicure, manicure and movie-star hairdo? Check.
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"Fashion is not just for a chosen few who have front-row seats in some elite tent somewhere."
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Wherever you turn at an Oscar event  these days, you are likely to hear someone say of director  Martin Scorsese: "It's his turn."
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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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Gold may be the color of the coveted Oscar award but silver gowns dazzled on the red carpet at the world's leading film awards, while those featuring intricate bodices, beading and master detail earned many a second look from admiring crowds.
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It must be red-carpet day at New York Fashion Week.
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With the Oscars days away, Hollywood is primping for its annual red-carpet fashion parade where stars like Penelope Cruz and Nicole Kidman are expected to dazzle fans in elegant gowns of bold colors.
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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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Even two-time Oscar winners like Kevin Spacey sometimes need a career makeover.
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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.