WHO WORE WHAT?.....86th Annual Academy Awards: Cate Blanchett in Armani Prive Fall 2013

Cate Blanchett in Armani Prive Fall 2013

I predicted that Academy Award-nominated "Blue Jasmine" actress Cate Blanchett would wear Giorgio Armani and Armani Prive to be more specific. She's his muse and very loyal to his creations. She went one Couture Season back to find this nude-colored hand sequined gown from Armani Prive Fall 2013 collection. It is a STUNNING gown and the beading is INCREDIBLE. Up close, this gown is a work of art and craftsmanship. And it should be since it is Haute Couture.

Cate's hair and makeup looked flawless and I especially love those earrings...

Chopard Earrings

And by the way, if you are keeping count, this is the SECOND gown from that same Armani Prive Fall 2013 collection that Blanchett has worn--she wore a black/nude gown from Armani Prive Fall 2013 for the 2014 Golden Globes:

Annual Academy Awards Red Carpet Predictions: Cate Blanchett

Actress Cate Blanchett

The "Blue Jasmine" Academy Award-nominated Actress, Cate Blanchett, is a Fashion Muse--with
her perfect model stature, lean figure and almost regal demeanor. Although
Blanchett is known to be an Armani loyal fan and wore one of his creations beautifully
at the 2014 Golden Globes, she has worn different designers lately. Of note,
she looked fabulous in Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci at the 2014 Screen Actors Guild
Awards...

Blue Jasmine Ball Gowns: Two looks from Armani Prive Spring 2014 Haute Couture collection

For Sunday's 2014 Academy Awards, I think
she will go back to Armani and specifically Armani Prive Spring 2014. The
designer's collection showed lots of strapless ball gowns that Blanchett would
easily wear and look marvelous in (sans the couture sequined "shower cap" of course!). These gowns are very "safe" even for Blanchett's fashion-forward standards but I feel that for such a big night, she might go that route. Would I rather hope she went the non-safe fashion route? Yes, definitely. But, we will soon see on Sunday.