High glam takes over 2025 Oscars fashion

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Ariana Grande did her Glinda proud in a pale pink stunner, and her "Wicked" bestie Cynthia Erivo honored Elphaba in deep forest green on the Oscars carpet as high glam took over Sunday (Monday in Manila). Others went for bold red, classic black and pops of pink.

Grande wore a look from the Schiaparelli spring-summer 2025 collection. It was a perfect Glinda ode with no straps and a structured skirt that fell into airy pleats. Erivo, always a fashion darling, wore custom Louis Vuitton with a high triangular collar and huge shoulders, her signature long nails the usual on-point complement.

"Cynthia Erivo is a true fashionista who understands how beauty also plays into the overall look. I'm always impressed by her otherworldly nails. Tonight they were obviously an homage to 'Wicked,' a full set of black, gold, and emerald-hued stiletto nails handcrafted by Mycah Dior," said Julee Wilson, Cosmopolitan's beauty editor-at-large.

In gowns, metallics also had a strong showing in body-con looks: Demi Moore in sexy silver custom Giorgio Armani Privé and Mindy Kaling in a silver Oscar de la Renta gown with chunky embellishment among them. Selena Gomez was a bombshell in a Ralph Lauren look of full crystals in metallic pink.

Lupita Nyong’o in a white custom Chanel embellished with more than 22,000 pearls.

Best Supporting Actress winner Zoe Saldaña in a maroon strapless Saint Laurent-tiered look with a crystal-embellished bodice.

Miley Cyrus is a rock queen in a black, high-neck custom McQueen.

‘I’m Still Here’ star and Best Actress nominee Fernanda Torres in body-skimming black feathers from Chanel Haute Couture.

Mikey Madison, Best Actress winner and a new fashion darling, wears a baby pink and black satin gown by Dior.

Selena Gomez is a bombshell in a metallic pink Ralph Lauren gown adorned with crystals.

Cynthia Erivo honors Elphaba in a deep forest green custom Louis Vuitton, with her signature long nails the usual on-point complement.

Timothée Chalamet, never afraid to go his own fashion way, wears custom Givenchy in this soft yellow trousers and short jacket leather combo.

Ariana Grande does Glinda proud in a pale pink stunner from the Schiaparelli springsummer 2025 collection.

Demi Moore is a red carpet winner in sexy silver custom Giorgio Armani Privé.

Jeff Goldblum adds an orchid to offwhite Prada tuxedo jacket lapel.

Elle Fanning wears Givenchy — a classic Hollywood white gown with a sweetheart neckline and black belt.

"The Oscars red carpet style really leaned into old Hollywood glamour, which is a trend that's been building throughout the last year on the red carpet and on the runways," said Brooke Bobb, fashion news director for Harper's Bazaar.

Lupita Nyong'o, a fashion "it" girl from her start, got that memo. She wore white custom Chanel with more than 22,000 pearls.

How did the men do? Timothée Chalamet, never afraid to go his own fashion way, wore a custom Givenchy look by the company's new creative director, Sarah Burton. It was a soft yellow trouser and short jacket leather combo.

Jeff Goldblum added an orchid flower arrangement to his off-white Prada tuxedo jacket lapel. The "Wicked" star walked the Prada runway in 2022.

Red endured at the Oscars as a strong trend. Among walkers wearing the color: Zoe Saldaña in a maroon strapless tiered look with a crystal-embellished bodice by Saint Laurent. Saldaña accessorized with sheer black opera gloves. She debuted a Cartier emerald, onyx and diamond short necklace with a panther motif from the company's High Jewelry collection.

Others stuck to black, including "I'm Still Here" star Fernanda Torres who stood out in body-skimming black feathers. The look was Chanel Haute Couture.

Miley Cyrus was a literal rock queen in a black, high-neck custom McQueen with shredded tulle, glass beads and sequin details. She paired the look with short black lace gloves.

Elle Fanning, meanwhile, also wore Sarah Burton's Givenchy, the first to do so in public since Chalamet arrived later. It was a classic Hollywood white gown with a sweetheart neckline and black belt with long tails.

The 97th Oscars come less than two months after the devastating Los Angeles fires subdued carpet dressing for a time. As the city moves into rebuild mode, stars have been upping their fashion games heading into the biggest awards night of the season.

Some are notable for playing it glam but safe.

Like Margot Robbie's Barbie pink, Grande has been mostly sticking to a far paler hue, her signature and an homage to her "Wicked" good witch. Castmate Erivo has always taken fashion risks.

Chalamet has been all over the place on carpet dressing as he navigates his Bob Dylan attention from "A Complete Unknown."

Mikey Madison, a new fashion darling, wore a baby pink and black satin gown by Dior. The star of "Anora" wore a dark blue velvet gown by Bill Blass from 1987.

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