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The week of award shows continued last night with the prestigious Critics’ Choice Awards. On the red carpet, celebrities upped their fashion A-game with embellishment, sequins, and other eye-catching adornments. Classic black gowns were updated with daring cutouts and pattern mixes.

While many of the stars chose designers we’re used to seeing during award season, the love for Brit designers continued with Amanda Seyfried wearing a lace blue dress with a-symmetrical hem by Marios Schwab. Yes.

It-girl Jennifer Lawrence stunned in a black Prabal Gurung dress with leather detailing, showcasing that one 10/10 red carpet look from her is good enough to combat a whole season of mehs. Meanwhile, Anne Hathaway went for a more traditional look, shining in an intricately beaded dress by Oscar de la Renta.

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For those weary of Amy Adams’ appeal, prepare yourselves: you’re about to be sold on the actress. As the new face of the fall campaign from Boy. by Band of Outsiders, Amy Adams has proved that it’s possible to look ridiculously cute while fake throwing a pie and playing with toy guns.

Great news for all of us grown-up Muppet fans: Not only is The Muppets coming to theatres this November (starring Mila Kunis, Amy Adams, Katy Perry and a slew of funny stars), our favourite fuzzy friends just announced two stylish collaborations. Muppets x Opening Ceremony will debut at the label’s New York store during Fashion’s Night Out, with the darling Miss Piggy on hand as guest of honour. Although there’s still no news on what the collection will include, we’re hoping for feather-boa trim, a Count von Count–style cloak and anything that makes it easy bein’ green. OPI will also be releasing a line of 12 Muppet-inspired polish shades, set to hit stores on November 23. With names like “Designer, de-better,” “Excuse Moi!” and “Animal-istic,” we can’t wait to get it on our fingers and toes. This calls for a “Mahnahmahnah!”

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While the performances of Christian Bale and Melissa Leo are, deservedly so, sweeping the awards circuit and may do so again at the Oscars this Sunday, it’s the hair and makeup achievements of Leo’s Alice Ward and her seven scrappy daughters that I haven’t been able to stop lauding. A study in blue-collar beauty, the big hair and unflattering makeup was absolutely mesmerizing. Obsessed, I tracked down the head of the hair and makeup departments for the film: Johnny Villanueva and Donald Mowat—a Canadian—to grill them on the looks of the real life ladies from Lowell, Massachusetts.