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Last night, the stars dazzled and shined on the red carpet for the 80th Academy Awards. The trend for many of the actresses were to wear color and there were plenty of "ladies in red."




One of the ladies who was ravishing in red was actress Anne Hathaway, whose scarlet Marchesa gown screamed goddess. The beautiful rosette detail enhanced the lovely gown.

"It girl" of the moment, Katherine Heigl certainly turned heads in her columned Escada gown that made a statement that if you are going to wear red to a formal affair, go all out and wear that number!

I loved teen sensation Miley Cyrus red Valentino gown. It was very demure and the key words were: age appropriate.

Some of the stars decided to go classic in basic black.

I must say that from first glimpse actress Jennifer Garner left me speechless. I absolutely salivated over here black Oscar de la Renta fishtail gown. Garner gave all the credit to celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe. Kudos to Zoe for the blingfest on Garner's neck. That was simply magnificent.

I adored Penelope Cruz's Chanel Haute Couture dress, although I did not hear too many mentions about it.

Amy Adams was simply enchanting in that deep forest green Proenza Schouler fitted dress. There are not too many people that can wear that unique color.



I really was charmed by Marion Cotillard's fish scale dress. It looked like something from France and it was an acquired taste.

I also loved the baby bump look. Jessica Alba was simply stunning in her eggplant Marchesa dress. I really dug the feathers at the bust line. And, her hair was a nice touch too. I never have been a fan of the braided, goddess look, but it worked for her.

Fashion disasters included best supporting actress recipient Tilda Swinton, whose bare, pale face did not make a statement at all and the shapeless black drape she wore made me gasp. I just can not believe you would dare to wear that, especially as a Academy Award nominee. Ugh!

I also have an honorable mention for a fashion disaster.



Daniel Day Lewis' wife...what was she thinking?