by Lorena Cristea
The 95th Academy Awards ceremony took place yesterday at the famous Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.
Michelle Yeoh was awarded Best Actress for her contribution to Everything Everywhere All At Once. She looked marvellous in her white fringe Dior accentuated with diamonds as she walked the “Champagne-shaded” carpet.
Celebrities do not seem to feel the effects the cost-of-living crisis has on society. Versace, Valentino, and Elie Saab are some of the names worn with pride by the Hollywood elite on the carpet.
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Alexandra Wood works as a row designer and tailor for men. She says the outfits worn at the Oscars are timeless classics with a twist, with less colour, but more detail.
“Paul Mescal wore flared trousers which ordinarily I don’t like but he owned it with his mischievous personality where Andrew [Garfield ] looked understated yet still charismatic in head-to-toe black,” says the 42-year-old fashion designer.
She could not help but notice the primary aesthetic of this year’s ceremony, which mostly consisted of angular shoulders, nipped in waistlines and fluted trousers.
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Despite the fanfare, the Holloway community believes that the rich should display a better approach to money, considering the current cost-of-living crisis.
Twenty-eight-year-old Ellis Fu, who works as a supermarket manager, says that the rich are ‘just doing their thing’, and describes their ostentatious display of luxury fashion as ‘ridiculous’.
“In this age of cost-of-living crisis, I think it is really unethical to be promoting this kind of luxury lifestyle,” says Ellis.
Maria Vasquez is a 24-year-old student who admits that she buys most of her outfits on sale. Since she moved to London to study from abroad, she has to support herself and money is tight.
“I try not to pay attention to what others are wearing, because I know everyone is different and we all have different positions in life, so maybe they are more advantaged, meanwhile we are not,” she says.
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