Ariana Grande arrives at the 82nd Golden Globes on Jan. 5, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.Jordan Strauss/The Canadian Press
Fasten your seatbelts, fashion fans! With some of Hollywood’s most fashion-forward stars up for awards this year, it’s going to be an eventful season. And the Golden Globes gets it all started, with stars (and their stylists) marking their territory at one of Hollywood’s splashiest events. Big this year: lots of sparkle and shine.
Here are some of the looks catching attention Sunday at the Golden Globes:
Ariana Grande: From Glinda pink to Hepburn yellow
She didn’t wear pink, the favoured colour of Glinda the Good. But “Wicked” star Grande evoked another Ozian colour — yellow (of the yellow brick road, of course) in Givenchy haute couture. The gown was in pale silk with a hand-beaded bodice, a vintage 1966 gown from what the designer calls the Audrey Hepburn era of Givenchy. She wore a Swarovski choker and white opera gloves.
Mikey Madison: New movie star, new fashion star
Few red-carpet arrivals were more anticipated than that of Mikey Madison, the breakout “Anora” star who’s been making waves in the fashion world, too, this season. Madison wore a shiny gold, strapless column gown from Bottega Veneta that emphasized her much-discussed fashion transformation into classic movie-star glamour.
Cate Blanchett: Glistening in gold
Actor Blanchett looked like an awards statue come to life in a glistening gold gown with a ruched top by Louis Vuitton — one that she also wore at the Cannes Film Festival. New gold stones were added to the gown, designed by Nicolas Ghesquière, to freshen the look.
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Nicole Kidman: Sparkling in silver
Where Blanchett glistened in gold, Kidman sparkled in silver, in a daring, one-shoulder backless Balenciaga gown. The “Babygirl” star polished off the look with a chic, voluminous half-ponytail.
Ali Wong: Fiery in red
Actor-comedian Wong wasn’t easy to miss on the carpet: She wore a cascading gown of bright fire-engine red tulle. The grand Balenciaga number was accessorized with a satin belt and glamorous black spandex opera gloves, almost up to the shoulder.
Zoe Kravitz: Old-school glamour, a pink bow
The “Don’t Blink Twice” director went traditional with a black velvet Saint Laurent gown featuring a plunging neckline, with a sweet pastel pink silk bow around her waist. She was a favourite of Kevin Huynh, InStyle’s fashion director, who said he loved how she “channelled old-school Hollywood glamour.”
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Kerry Washington: Opera gloves are a thing
Those opera gloves are really a thing this year: Also wearing them was actor Washington, who sported a neon pink silk taffeta gown, also from Balenciaga, with a train – the combo providing “a bit of edgy glamour, Hyunh said.
Tyler James Williams: Schooling the masses in fashion
Williams, of “Abbott Elementary,” is never safe or boring on the carpet. On Sunday he sported a gray pinstripe suit with cropped, double-breasted jacket with dramatic shoulder pads and a bare chest peeking out, over loose trousers.
Quinta Brunson: Sequins to spare
WIlliams’ colleague, “Abbott Elementary” creator and star Quinta Bronson, looked sleek in a heavily embellished custom Roberto Cavalli gown. Hyunh called the colour, chocolate brown, “the colour of the season.”
Glen Powell: A (fashion) hitman in Armani
Powell eschewed the tie and instead channelled casual glamour in an open-necked brown shirt and black velvet jacket, by Giorgio Armani.