How the stars dressed for distraction at the Golden Globes

Gothcore pin-up Jenna Ortega, from streaming hit Wednesday, lightened up in a sheer bronze gown from Gucci, only nodding to her dark side with bat wing sleeves and fabric crisscrossing her abdomen like a mummy’s bandages.

Men continued to emerge from the black tie background, where Brad Pitt, Elvis star Austin Butler and The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White took refuge. Eddie Redmayne’s brown Valentino suit with an oversized corsage and Donald Glover in a white Saint Laurent Karate Kid ensemble offered men opportunities to expand their evening wear portfolios.

As Glee and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story creator Ryan Murphy, the winner of the Carol Burnett Award for achievement in television pointed out, presenter Billy Porter paved the way for the current crop of men in heels, skirts and diamond necklaces. Murphy said Porter “changed our perceptions by changing fashion.”

Designer Christian Siriano recreated the black velvet suit dress worn by Porter for the 2019 Oscars in fuchsia for the multi-hyphenate’s on-stage Golden Globes duties.

In a sleek powder blue Louis Vuitton suit with a cropped jacket and unique collar tie, adding a touch of sassy flight attendant style, The Banshees of Inisherin’s Barry Keoghan was only part of the change.

Presenter Jerrod Carmichael challenged Sarah Jessica Parker’s 12-outfit record at the 2000 MTV Awards, with a procession of modern men’s styles veering from Harry Styles glam to Michael B Jordan sexiness.

Like many Golden Globes’ guests, Carmichael dripped in jewels with studio apartment price tags. Once the diamonds are returned to Tiffany & Co and Cartier we can start thinking about bills stuck to the fridge, until the Academy Awards in March.

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