Alright, I confess: I haven't watched the American version of the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. And I may or may not have even known who Rooney Mara was before Oscar night. But now, after seeing her on Sunday, I've decided to hop on the Rooney bandwagon...and will be riding it until the wheels fall off.
So here are 3 reasons you should love her Oscar 2012 look.
1. Choice of color: White was the hue of the night, seen in two stylish extremes: lavish detailing (Milla Jovovich, BingBing Li) and restrained draping (Gwyneth Paltrow). Rooney's floor-length dress straddled the middle ground, shying away from expected silhouettes. Not only did the look pay homage to the film of the night, The Artist, but it went beyond 1920s flapper and into art deco territory. I'm not sure the dress would have been as striking or as classic in another color.
2. Minimal styling: To me, the ensemble had the elements of an old Hollywood look--punch red lips and high fashion hair (which was exquisitely severe in this case :-).
3. Design: The transparency of the dress (which revealed its structure when Mara turned her back to the cameras) modernized the look. I really loved the little lines of symmetry across her skin.
((In other news, Berenice Bejo's hair looked fantastic, n'est-ce pas?))
