Miranda Kerr on how to avoid a wardrobe malfunction

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As far as wardrobe malfunctions go, they don't get much more embarrassing than Anne Hathaway's experience at the premiere of Les Misérables in New York on December 10. Hathaway had chosen a dramatic Tom Ford ensemble for the occasion: a black gown with a thigh-high split over a pair of knee-high gladiator boots. And not much else, as it unfortunately emerged when she alighted from her limo to a blaze of paparazzi flashes - and a knicker-less Hathaway flashed them back. The photos, naturally, travelled around the world. After spotting some recent images of our own Miranda Kerr emerging from a limo looking pulled together and intensely focussed, frockwriter thought we would pick her brains on the subject at last week's David Jones show. 

Hollywood's risk takers

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Just a couple of personal favourites from last night's Oscars. Most of which, frockwriter notes, are already turning up on worst-dressed lists. In a sea of safe, so-so goddess gowns and meringues, however, we applaud their bravura: Charlize Theron, Zoe Saldana and Sarah Jessica Parker in haute couture, respectively Christian Dior, Givenchy and Chanel. Then there was Nicole Richie's quicksilver boho de luxe gown by Lebanese American designer Reem Acra. And the statuesque Kathryn Bigelow, who looked striking in her gunmetal Yves Saint Laurent sheath. Although the latter design was far more conservative than that of Theron and co, when you are the first woman in 82 years to be awarded a Best Director Oscar, who needs haute couture?







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Oscars 2009 - Best In Show

1/ Evan Rachel Wood in Elie Saab haute couture
2/ Natalie Portman in Rodarte
3/ Kate Winslet in Yves Saint Laurent Atelier
4/ Reese Witherspoon in Rodarte (Getty)
5/ Marion Cotillard in Christian Dior haute couture (Getty)
6/ Freida Pinto in John Galliano
7/ Tilda Swinton in Lanvin
8/ Meryl Streep in Alberta Ferretti
9/ Anne Hathaway in Armani Prive
10/Angelina Jolie in Elie Saab

All other images: Reuters

Oscars 2009 - Best Meringues

1/ Sarah Jessica Parker in Christian Dior haute couture
2/ Marisa Tomei in Versace Atelier
3/ Penelope Cruz in vintage Balmain
4/ Melissa George in Dolce e Gabbana (Getty)
5/ Miley Cyrus in Zuhair Murad
6/ Taraji P. Henson in Roberto Cavalli
7/ Jessica Biel in Prada

All other images: Reuters

Oscars 2009 - Best Bonbonniere

1/ Sophia Loren in Armani Prive/Reuters
2/ Queen Latifah in Georges Chakra/AP
3/ Beyonce in House of Dereon/Reuters - also takes home the Best Ottoman Award

Oscars 2009 - live (kinda) from the red carpet

Golden Globes - live (kinda) from the red carpet!

'Australia' world premiere - the red carpet

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Frockwriter finds herself in the awkward situation of having intel to pass on, but no images (since fixed ^). Nicole Kidman has just arrived on the red carpet at tonight's world premiere of Australia and we have it straight from the clothes horse's mouth (well, mouthpiece) that she's wearing L'Wren Scott for the second time in four hours.

Here is the dress from Scott's SS09 collection as it appeared on the runway in New York in September:


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It seems that there is not much left in the SS09 collection of Kidman's great mate Scott that Kidman has not already worn.

Beyond the two white dresses seen today, Kidman wore an embellished white gown from the same collection at the recent Glamour magazine 'Women of The Year' Awards in New York.