Alicia Vikander
This is just a bit too Saucy Barmaid for me. The necklace is a marvel, but the dress is mashing up her chest like so many boiled potatoes, and I think the lace detailing gets a bit lost in the overall silhouette. I keep expecting her to slide a shot across the table that was poured from a jug labeled XXX.
Michelle Williams
I had to magnify the picture to really appreciate how the skirt must have come across in person. It's a bit flat in person, although I love that Michelle went for the deep, sexy plunge. For me, part of the problem is that I want more adornments here somehow to give it a bit more life, but I don't know how that would have WORKED. The bow at the back of the halter neck really precludes a necklace. Overall it's nice, but also a fairly tepid "I'm not going to win so let's just be comfortable" kind of choice.
Busy Philipps in Elizabeth Kennedy
Honestly, Busy -- not in LV -- might have bested them both on the red carpet. She's Michelle's regular date at these things lately, and I think this is incredibly cool and unusual on her. She's quietly slaying lately, right?
Alicia Vikander
And then Alicia showed up at the post-parties in this, and while I get that maybe she found it too tame for the main telecast, but I like it on her a LOT. The color is aces.
And the back, divine.
