The Oscars 2015 red carpet was, as ever, a lesson in high glamour. But between Emma Stone in beaded chartreuse, Keira Knightley doing maternity-chic and Gwyneth Paltrow returning to sugary pink, who took home the plaudits? (Clue: she didn’t win an award)
It’s not just a beauty pageant, actually. I have zero time for the “what’s the big deal, they’re just frocks” angle. This night is, in fact, a Hollywood hustings. The fact that it’s a hustings which is all about the women – whereas the men get to advance their careers in more straightforward ways, like, I dunno, being good at their jobs – is sexist, of course it is. But to assume that this is because it is a hustings of all-female candidates and is therefore all about prettiness – when in fact it’s about career strategy and the securing and servicing of a power base among the Hollywood electorate – would be sexist too.
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