The Doily Duck's Top 3 Fashion Favorites: 2013 Academy Awards

First came the Golden Globes, then came the S.A.G. Awards. Now it's finally time for the grand finale of the red carpet award season, Hollywood's glitziest night, the Academy Awards! I was quite impressed with a handful of the ladies and gentlemen's fashions. However, I didn't care much for the full, flowy, and princessy type gowns (sorry Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence) but I did love the amount of facial hair present on quite the number of the men (Ben Affleck, George Clooney, Jean Dujardin, etc)! What can I say...I'm a sucker for men with well-groomed and grown beards!

So starting with this Academy Awards, I've created a special award, the Golden Doily Duck, for my #1 Fashion Favorites for both Ladies and Gentlemen. The top favorite lady will be crowned 'Best Dressed Duck' and the top favorite gentleman will be crowned 'Best Dressed Drake'! 

And here are my top fashion favorites of Oscars 2013:

LADIES - RunnerUps 

3. Samantha Barks

British singer and actress Samantha Barks looked effortlessly sexy in her classic Valentino LBD with deep plunging v-neckline. In addition, that necklace of hers was absolutely stunning! 

2. Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington looked beautiful in her strapless coral gown by Miu Miu. I loved her embellished, glittering top with Swarovski crystals paired with belted long, solid bottom gown. Kerry was so fashionably detailed with her entire look from her middle-part hairstyle, soft and simple make-up, to her gorgeous Chopard jewelry. She is definitely becoming one of my favorites on the Red Carpet events.

GENTLEMEN - RunnerUps

3. Chris Evans

Chris Evans looked absolutely handsome in his classic Gucci suit and sexy beard.

2. Bradley Cooper

 

Bradley Cooper looked exceptionally sharp in his three-piece Tom Ford tuxedo with extra wide lapel. I also dug his slicked back hair and complementary beard! But most of all, I thought there was nothing more fashionable than bringing your mom as your date to the Oscars. Bradley's mom, Gloria, looked so cute with her feather shawl and was beaming with pride to be there with her son.

And now I present to you the winners of the 1st Annual Golden Doily Duck:

The Golden Doily Duck

BEST DRESSED DUCK

1. Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts was the standalone fashion queen for the evening! She exuded pure glamour and dazzled in her metallic sequined Giorgio Armani Prive gown. I just absolutely loved the whole look on Naomi and that cut out design on the left side was dangerously unique and sexy! Even her beau Liev Schreiber could not keep his eyes off of her. She totally rocked it!

BEST DRESSED DRAKE

1. Eddie Redmayne

Actor Eddie Redmayne was definitely the King of the Red Carpet. Skipping his signature velvet suits, Eddie looked sharp in his Alexander McQueen classic black tuxedo with peak lapels. He is hands down the master of wearing the perfectly tailored slim fit suit. Just dashing!

And that concludes this year's red carpet award season! It's been fashionably fun and I can't wait to see what next year's Hollywood award season has in store for fashion fans like me to oohh and aaww over! Of course, if Naomi or Eddie would like to claim their Golden Doily Duck awards, I would be more than happy to send it to them ;-)

Thanks for being here!

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The Golden Doily Duck

I am so excited to see what all the celebrities will be wearing for the 2013 Academy Awards this upcoming Sunday! And for this year's grand star Hollywood fashion event, I will present the 1st Annual Golden Doily Duck to the Best Dressed 'Duck' and 'Drake' of the evening. Unlike the undressed, golden-skinned Oscar, this duck is impeccably dressed in her golden, brocade gown, the latest in Rock Paper Tekla paper doll fashion.

So, please, take a gander at the lovely and "soon-to-be" highly coveted Golden Doily Duck! ;-)

This paper duck is dressed in layers of golden petals with hints of diamonds. 

Doily Duck keeps her feather haircut simple, sleek, and short while her dress explodes with golden embellishments.

Another view of Doily Duck's layered dress.

Close-up of Doily Duck's fancy flowered high-collar neckline.

Close-up view of her diamond, gold trimmed purse.

Close-up of Doily Duck's shoes with golden flower topped with diamond.

I hope this year's Academy Awards Red Carpet will be filled with many gorgeous gowns, daring dresses, and stylish suits!  The more favorites I have, the more fun it will be to pick The Doily Duck's Top 3 Fashion Favorites of the night. But more importantly, I get to decide which lucky lady and gentleman will be honored with the 1st Annual Golden Doily Duck for Best Dressed Duck and Drake made exclusively for the Academy Awards.

Happy Red Carpet Watching!!!

Poll - How Do You Prefer Your Bond? (Skyfall's Daniel Craig)

I recently watched Skyfall, the latest James Bond movie, starring Daniel Craig. I must admit Daniel Craig is by far the sexiest 007 brought to the big screen! He fits the part perfectly with his killer looks and awesome body. As for the movie, I loved the story and I especially loved every look of Craig's James Bond. 

Costume Designer Jany Ternime designed all Bond's suits and Fashion Designer Tom Ford made them. Each suit was handmade for Daniel Craig and each look was perfect, classic, and sexy. My favorite look of James Bond in Skyfall was not his bare-chested body, a definite runner-up. Rather it was the sporty field jacket and pants that he wore at the Scottish countryside that grabbed my attention the most. The fit, the look, the sex appeal of this casual yet rugged attire was his most stylish moment. And just f.y.i., Bond's sports jacket is the Barbour, a British icon, famous for its waxed cotton jackets. In addition, Bond's Barbour is a limited edition by To Ki To, designed by Tokihito Yoshida, in olive waxed cotton, cut similarly to a lounge coat. 

I know my favorite look so now I ask you...how do you prefer your Bond? 

1. Killer Harness with Tie

2. Perfectly Suited

3. Dangerously Unbuttoned 

4. Bare-Chested

5. Fashionably Rugged 

6. The 007 Classic Tux 

7. Sporty & Sweaty

8. The Spy Who Loved his Scarf

Also, I decided against an "all of the above" option because that's just a too convenient and obvious choice!