It’s awards season, which means only one thing: eagle-eyed fashionistas are watching the events with the same attention as movie buffs.
Spotting what celebrities choose to wear while walking the red carpet is just as important as seeing who picked up the gongs for some viewers.
And two actors who are gaining a lot of (much of it unwanted) attention for their ensembles are Florence Pugh and Emily Blunt.
The two actors opted for a trend that upset some fashion lovers, with one even wondering if their dresses had fallen victim to the dreaded “wardrobe malfunction.”
And the feature in question is ‘floating straps’, a design in which stars wore dresses with straps placed several centimeters above their shoulders rather than resting on them.
Emily Blunt (pictured) poses in her surprisingly controversial Schiaparelli dress at the Oscars in Los Angeles last night.
Meanwhile, Florence Pugh (pictured) also went for the unconventional look with her Del Core dress at the Oscars last night.
The big winners of the night were Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Emma Stone, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Robert Downey Jr.
Oppenheimer won a whopping seven Oscars at Sunday night’s Academy Awards, while Poor Things, The Holdovers, American Fiction, Anatomy of Fall and The Zone of Interest all scored big awards.
Best Supporting Actress nominee Emily Blunt may not have won her category, but she did appear on several best dressed lists, thanks to her champagne-colored Schiaparelli dress with beading and floating shoulders.
Stylist Jessica Paster, who helped Emily choose the dress, said vanity fair: ‘Did I know people were going to talk about the shoulder? Absolutely. Do I care what anyone else has to say? Absolutely not.’
Jessica added: ‘At the end of the day, she looked absolutely beautiful. “It was such a beautiful dress.”
She also noted that she was surprised to see Florence Pugh wearing a similar detail on her silver Del Core dress, as she “thought (Blunt) would be the first to wear (the floating shoulder).”
However, while the stylist may have thought the detail was beautiful, it was surprisingly controversial among several viewers, who shared their negative thoughts on social media.
One Instagrammer said: “I thought it was a wardrobe malfunction.”
And one X (formerly Twitter) user wrote: ‘Floating straps have to go. one of the worst trends in years. I just want to push them all DOWN.’
Another added: “Why are the straps on Emily Blunt’s dress floating in the air?”
Most online fashion viewers seemed to dislike the ‘floating straps’ trend, however, some were fans of the new look.
In a similar vein, another commenter wrote: ‘What’s going on with the straps on Emily’s top dress? They seem to be floating.
Meanwhile, another wrote: ‘Apparently there are floating straps?’
However, a small minority of viewers seemed to be fans of the trend and shared positive thoughts about the new look.
One wrote: “I didn’t know what to think at first… but I love the floaty straps from Emily Blunt and Flo Pugh.”
And another added: ‘Omg floating straps of beauty. Charlize! I live!’
The floating straps of Emily’s dress seen from the side as she gave her father Oliver a tour.
Some fans thought the peculiar strap design on Emily’s dress was a “wardrobe malfunction” and couldn’t believe their eyes.
Florence Pugh also wore a similar detail on her silver Del Core dress, which she paired with a snake necklace.
On the other hand, Emily’s figure-hugging Schiaparelli sequined couture dress faced backlash due to the dress’s peculiar bejeweled Y-front shape.
Emily’s stylist Jessica Paster took offense to fans who said the underwear outline “ruined the whole look” while sharing photos on Instagram.
She replied, “because you don’t have any sophisticated taste.”
When another criticized: “I think this is too cool a dress for her and the glam didn’t help,” Jessica replied: “Didn’t I see you on the red carpet?”
The cream-colored dress was covered in sequins and had gravity-defying straps, but as Emily walked the red carpet, all viewers could talk about was the beaded outline of a pair of Y-shaped jumpsuits on her dress. and the strange shoulders.
One wrote: ‘Is Emily Blunt wearing the tight white men’s underwear dress? Yes she is,” while another said: “thank you Emily Blunt for bringing back the handball goalkeeper’s jockstrap.”
Others said: ‘Why does Emily Blunt’s dress have rhinestones on the front?’ and “Emily Blunt’s dress has shopping bag handles as shoulder straps.”
‘Emily Blunt in that dress makes me miss Joan Rivers and Fashion Police. Joan would have made some great jokes.
‘What’s up with Emily Blunt’s dress? Miranda Priestly is frowning.
Jessica has been a stylist for over 20 years and has dressed several stars, including Eva Longoria, Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Aniston, for big red carpet events like the Emmys, Golden Globes and the Met Gala.
Cate Blanchett once praised her when she said, “The best thing about Jessica is (her ability) to inhabit the fashion world and be human and real.”
Emily’s Oppenheimer movie won a whopping seven Oscars at Sunday night’s Academy Awards, while her rival Barbie only won one.