Off the Rack

Though we all loved the looks in our Best Dressed Oscar’s 2007 Gallery, there are quite a few red carpet get-ups from Sunday night that we’re on the fence about. One person’s “gorgeous” is another’s “outrageous.” Take for example, Kirsten Dunst, who turned up to present an award with her Spider-Man co-star Tobey Macguire. Quite a few style critics thought there was just too much happening on this beaded Chanel gown, while others applauded her for doing something different from everyone else. Complicating matters even more: A whole new bevy of ladies in gowns turned out for the post-show parties, including Oprah and Ellen Pompeo. PEOPLE magazine needs your help! Click over to our Love It or Hate It? photo poll and vote now on these Oscar night looks. You’ll see the results in the next issue of PEOPLE, on sale later this week!

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Though the debate continues over Ellen Degeneres’ skills as an Oscar host (click here to weigh in) we were impressed with her sharp tuxedoes and bright blue eyes. “It’s definitely a new look [for Ellen] in the sense that it’s more glamorous,” her makeup artist Meghan McClain told PEOPLE right before the show. To create Ellen’s smoky eyes, McClain used Elizabeth Arden Smoky Eye Powder Pencil in Espresso and Midnight. “When you layer the blue over the brown, you get this really beautiful charcoal with a hint of blue,” she says. For Degeneres’ lips McClain used Elizabeth Arden’s Ceramide lipstick in Fig. “I really just want to enhance her natural pigment.” And to even out Degeneres’ skin tone, McClain applied Ceramide Plump Perfect foundation in Warm Sunbeige. “It’s just beautiful on her,” she says. “It’s designed for women her age.” And here’s a tip from McClain that all busy women (even those not performing live before 38 million) can use: “I keep Ellen’s eye cream in the fridge. That always helps to relieve puffiness.”

Click here to see all the Beauty Favorites from the Oscars. And for more of the latest news and gossip on the Academy Awards, check out our Red Carpet Confidential blog.

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Today the Tyra Banks Show was devoted Tyra’s PEOPLE magazine cover story from a couple of week’s back (You Call This Fat?). That story received an amazing response and inspired Tyra to launch her So What?! campaign to help empower women everywhere to feel good about their bodies. In this video clip, she encourages three audience members (all donning the same red leotard that Tyra wore on our cover) to say “So What?” to their own weight-related issues. What did you think of Tyra’s Show today? What do you want to say “So what?” to?

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They performed together both onscreen and on the Oscars stage, but each of the talented singer-actresses in Dreamgirls hit their own high notes on the red carpet last night. With the aid of Vogue editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley, Jennifer Hudson made a stylish entrance in an Oscar de la Renta chocolate silk jersey gown with ruched bodice, metallic python bolero and major Neil Lane jewels. Anika Noni Rose was glamorous as promised in a silver sequined Naeem Khan showstopper, Chopard diamonds, and $500,000 Kwiat diamond-studded Stuart Weitzman shoes. As the award show veteran, Beyonce lived up to her fashionable reputation in a pale green Armani Prive gown and glittering Lorraine Schwartz jewels. We think the ladies all look amazing, but isn’t it fun to play favorites? Tell us: Which Dreamgirl’s Oscar look do you like best? Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose or Beyonce?

Click here to see all the Best Dresses of the night, and for more of the latest news and gossip on the Oscars, check out our Red Carpet Confidential blog.

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Even though not everyone took home a golden statue last night, all the nominees were given something to protect their lovely gowns in while traveling home. The Laundress, a luxe-laundry line, sent them a garment care kit which included a monogrammed garment bag ($90) with a large pocket for shoes and accessories, a bottle of Crease Release wrinkle remover ($14), a fabric refreshner ($14), stain solution pacquettes ($14 a box) for tough stains like wine, and biodegradable dryer sheets ($14). Its creators, Lindsey Wieber and Gwen Whiting who used to work at Chanel and Ralph Lauren, say their products are safe for all clothing — from jeans to cashmere to silks and designer gowns — and use only natural and organic ingredients. In other words, your gown will still look fresh, even if you’re feeling a little hungover. Hurrah!

Photo: Stan Wan Photography; Globe; David Wimsett/UPPA/ZUMA (insets)

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