Guiltless Goodies: Oscars 2010 rounds off the red-carpet season

Hi all!

The Oscars were the usual fashion spectacular they are every year, but with a poor showing this year of cruelty-free picks. Didn't find many John Varvatos tuxes and only Penelope Cruz and Julianne Moore (and the latter only to the Vanity Fair after-party) did it for me with their Donna Karan and Calvin Klein (respectively) dresses.

Livia Firth, wife of nominee Colin Firth, of course kept her red carpet challenge going and wrote about the final awards show of the season - and the big one, at that - on her VOGUE UK blog. She wore a dress made entirely of waste and managed to look completely stunning doing so.

Despite not winning the Oscar, I'd say Colin's still a very lucky man.

Penelope Cruz, nominated for best supporting actress for Nine and last year's winner (thus she presented the award for Best Supporting Actor this year) wore a burgundy Donna Karan Couture gown, which she looked stunning in.

Julianne Moore was a no-show for the ceremony but showed up at the Vanity Fair after-party in this sophisticated Calvin Klein number.

Another awards ceremony that took place this past weekend was the Independent Spirit Awards, which saw Rosario Dawson show up in a Stella McCartney number that proved that cruelty-free can still be plenty glitzy enough for the red carpet.

Showcasing her equally stylish taste was Olivia Wilde, wearing a Ralph Lauren maxi dress on the Independent Spirit Awards' red carpet.

Until next year!

Proving you don't have to be cruel to be kind - especially during awards season,
GiGi

Necessary News: Livia Firth blogs on her Green Carpet Challenge

Hi all!

The name Livia Firth may not be instantly recognizable to you but her husband's name - ahem - Colin Firth, should be. Well his beautiful wife Livia has made a commitment this year to wearing only eco-friendly, sustainable fashions when accompanying Colin on the red carpet. Right now those appearances are plentiful, as Colin promotes his latest film A Single Man and also prepares for the Oscars, which has generated him a nomination for his role in this film.

Therefore, Livia has been flying the world attending premieres and will soon be gearing up for the Academy Awards - all in sustainable haute couture. The whole time she is keeping a blog on Vogue.co.uk's site (I know I'm not a fan of Vogue, but if you just go to this blog website I can forgive it!) and she's very diligent and timely with her updates. Plus she has really done her research, so one can learn a lot just by reading her posts. Enjoy! In the meantime, here's a shot of Livia with the movie's star Julianne Moore at last night's Paris premiere of A Single Man - she wore a Linda Loudermilk suit made of 50% bamboo.

Proving you don't have to be cruel to be kind,
GiGi (and, obviously, Livia Firth)