THE Golden Globe Awards they don’t just celebrate the best of cinema and television, they showcase one of the most anticipated and observed red carpets of the year. The spotlights don’t just illuminate the best outfits: they consecrate them, transform them into iconic images, making them unforgettable. In view of the83rd editionscheduled forJanuary 11ththe gaze inevitably goes back to those looks that made history and helped define the fashion language on the red carpet.
The fifties and sixties: the reign of the divas
Since the first edition of 1944the Golden Globes represented a privileged catwalk for themore classic Hollywood elegance. In the fifties and sixties, divas dominated, symbols of an eternal and almost unattainable glamour. Elizabeth TaylorIn the 1957embodies the ideal of beauty of the time with an embroidered dress, tiara and maxi earrings, while in the 1962 Marilyn Monroe collects her prize wrapped in an emerald green dress entirely covered in sequins. Fashion is sumptuous and theatricaldesigned to consecrate star status.
Seventies and Eighties: excess as a style statement
With the arrival of the Seventies and Eighties, the red carpet changes pace. Excess becomes languagefashion becomes provocation. In the 1973, Cheralongside Sonny, brings the spirit of the to the Golden Globes Studio 54between furs, exposed bellies and a free and cheeky aesthetic. In the 1987, Melba Moore anticipates the codes of contemporary fashion with a red dress with exaggerated shoulders, demonstrating how the red carpet is now a laboratory of style and experimentation.
Nineties: Minimalism takes power
In the Nineties, after decades of opulence, fashion stripped itself of the superfluous. The silhouettes become clean, essential, sometimes severe. In the 1999, Angelina Jolie she chooses a silver dress with a simple line, combined with square sandals that anticipate future trends. It’s the era of “less is more”in which the strength of the look lies in the subtraction and safety of the wearer.
The 2000s: the return of color and romance
With the start of the new millennium, the red carpet opens up to a new lightness. They return colorsi fluid tissuesthe romantic atmospheres. Halle BerryIn the 2003signs one of her most memorable looks with a pastel blue dress that flatters the figure with grace. In the 2007, Beyoncé shines in signed gold Elie SaabWhile Reese Witherspoon brings back short hemlines with an iconic yellow Nina Ricci. It is the era in which fashion becomes entertainment, with a pop touch.
Freedom of expression and fashion as a language
Over the last ten years, the Golden Globes have been the story of a trend increasingly free and aware. In the 2018black dominates the red carpet as a political gesture in support of the movement #TimesUptransforming the clothes into real declarations of intent. From Lupita Nyong’o in Ralph Lauren a Lady Gaga in Valentino Haute Couture, up to Zendaya in Louis Vuitton and Margot Robbie in Armani Pink Barbieevery look becomes a narrative act. Between vintage, haute couture and experimentation, the red carpet confirms itself as a space of personal expressionwhere fashion dialogues with the present time.
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