Who Are You Wearing?
“Beyond “best” and “worst dressed, why are we so obsessed with Oscars dresses and the women who wear them? Advocates have admirably tried to move red carpet conversation away from the Fashion Police in recent years, but fashion will always be inexorably linked to the Oscars. What (and who!) someone wears says a lot about who they are and who they are trying to be. “
Esther Zuckerman
Esther Zuckerman is a freelance writer in New York. She’s been published online in Vanity Fair, GQ, Marie Claire, and Vulture. She loves dogs and movies.
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