How the stars dress to impress at the Oscars

The red carpet is the ultimate platform for stars to communicate, not just with fans, but with Hollywood power players, helping to put an emerging talent on the map, or telling the world what type of role you’re after, writes Carolyn Moore.

It’s all eyes on Hollywood this weekend as the big names battle it out for the ultimate showbiz accolade, but for fashion fans, the real battle is won or lost on the Oscars red carpet.

By Monday morning, the best and worst dressed will have been decreed, often without taking into consideration the scriptures of red carpet style to which stars and their stylists must adhere.