Red Carpet Inspiration?

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I haven't talked to my mother yet to see what she thinks, but I wanted to quickly post some photos while the topic is still hot. I have to admit, I wasn't extremely impressed. When talking to my mom yesterday, she had mentioned there wasn't much to be inspired about from last year's red carpet. I'm really interested to see if she was 'moved' by any of the designs from last night....The obvious trends were red, purple, feathers, and one shoulder strap (Hmm....interesting? I wore a one shoulder strap gown several years ago to an Army Ball). Which ones do we like?