Who doesn’t love a red carpet? Watching celebrities dressed to the nines – in vintage, custom-made or straight-off-the-runway designs – is always thrilling, if only out of curiosity.
What began as a contractual obligation for the stars has evolved into a stage where designers debut ideas and stylists flex their muscles. It’s where relatively minor celebrities can level up overnight by getting it right – think Zendaya's early career when her fashion pedigree far outweighed her acting portfolio – and where emerging faces announce themselves by going boldly avant-garde.
The red carpet is also something of a gladiatorial arena. There are misjudged looks and the ever-present dread of landing on a worst-dressed list. It quietly signals who’s in favour – dripping in major jewels and big-name designers – and who isn’t, revealed by the conspicuous absence of both.
But above all, the red carpet is about fantasy and excess. Waking up in the middle of the night to pore over who wore what at the Oscars or Met Gala is a heady, almost addictive ritual, one that fuels conversation long after the event itself has faded.
With the Critics’ Choice Awards already behind us – marked by the co-ordinated orange looks of Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner – here are the biggest red carpet dates to come this year.
Golden Globes (Los Angeles) on January 11
The cast and producers of Big Little Lies all wore black at the 2018 Golden Globes in support of the #MeToo movement.
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