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"While the combination of the words &amp;quot;fashion&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;awards shows&amp;quot; immediately makes my mind snap to glammed out gowns on a red carpet (like at last night&amp;#x27;s SAG awards!), next month&amp;#x27;s Oscars has me thinking &amp;quot;solid color coats!!&amp;quot;. Why, you ask, dear readers? Blame it on I Am Love and its nomination for best costume design, which just seems to prove that sometimes a simple silhouette in a vibrant color is more powerful than any glitzy embellishment can be...I was totally expecting Black Swan to get a best costume design nomination for its amazing Rodarte costumes, and while the Academy and I clearly didn&amp;#x27;t agree on that one, we do agree on this: The costumes in I Am Love, which are also really amazing&amp;amp;#8212; just in a different way. Like in Black Swan, the costume designer for I Am Love collaborated with a very famous fashion designer: Raf Simons of Jil Sander. The result? Elegant, ladylike clothes for Tilda Swinton&amp;#x27;s character, all of which spoke volumes without looking like they were trying super hard to do so. If only I owned some sheaths and coats like these, my winter work dressing would be a lot easier. So even though I&amp;#x27;m a little bummed to see Black Swan and the Rodarte girls snubbed, I&amp;#x27;ve gotta hand it to I Am Love and its quietly amazing costume design. Its powerful and vibrant without being too, well, costume-y. Its non-fussy element is exactly what all the fuss is about, and for that, it might just win an Oscar. (And / or inspire me to track down some of these simple, solid-color coats and dresses that are currently on the sale racks in stores.) More French Connection... But what do you think, ladies? Have you seen the film? If so, are you a fan of the its costumes, too? And what&amp;#x27;s your all time favorite flick for costume design? (Mine is Almost Famous... I would kill to swap clothes with Penny Lane!) PLUS! Bright coats to buy More Ways to Get Glamour: Download Glamour on your iPhone or iPad! Like freebies? Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Sign up for our fashion and beauty newsletters to get easy style tips (it&amp;#x27;ll make your inbox 10x sexier, we promise). One more PS: Did you know you can now read glamour.com on your smart phone?! It&amp;amp;#8217;s the ultimate boredom buster. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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