Though, to hear Colman Domingo tell it, few things on the red carpet are left to chance.
“It’s all storytelling,” the presenter told E! News of his custom Valentino, paired with Boucheron jewels. “I think every cut, every detail, the color of the watch, the jewelry, why it’s worn on one side, like even people look at the symmetry.”
Working with his glam squad, “All of this was discussed,” he noted, “and nothing was just placed on.”
Which is why Alicia SIlverstone wasn’t totally bugging as she was fitted into her red hot Nicole + Felicia gown.
While the Bugonia actress—the Emma Stone-led thriller is up for three trophies, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy—acknowledged to E! that the dress was “very tight,” she revealed, “there’s a tailor last-minute who’s wonderful.”
Tessa Thompson was equally intentional when selecting her sparkly Balenciaga.
Nominated as the titular lead in Hedda, “We wanted to do a little homage to Hedda herself,” she explained to E!. “She wears a green dress for most of the film and sort of slinks around so that’s what we’re doing tonight.”