The pre-buildup pomp and circumstance is over and the 81st Annual Academy Awards is finally underway.
We’re all pulling for Taraji P. Henson to win the Best Supporting Actress Award for her touching portrayal as Queenie, Brad Pitt’s mother in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
In the weeks leading up to the Oscars, Taraji teased us with one fabulous gown after another. We had such high hopes as we waited in anticipation to see what she would wear on this, her biggest night of the year.
As recently as Saturday, Taraji had not decided on the gown she would wear to the Oscars. She admits that she has no sense of style, and sadly it shows.
Taraji also says she relies on her stylist, Sherri Hoke, to tell her what’s “in.” That’s too bad. Because her stylist has no clue what’s in either.
Hoke finally settled on a shrimp-colored strapless uneven tiered dress and a train by Roberto Cavalli. She completed the look with an oversized 19th-century diamond flower necklace by Fred Leighton and a clutch that, ironically, resembles a dollop of shrimp cocktail sauce.
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