Sit Down—Over-40 Women Led the Pink Trend at the Oscars

From Jennifer Lopez's mirrored Tom Ford dress to Billy Porter's Christian Siriano tuxedo gown, the 2019 Oscars red carpet has blown all previous award shows out of the water. While the individual looks were definitely exciting, one of the overarching trends was impossible to ignore: the ladies who were pretty in pink.
Specifically, over-40 women absolutely stunned in pink dresses at the 2019 Oscars. Angela Bassett turned heads in a bow-bedecked Reem Acra number, while Helen Mirren wowed in Schiaparelli pink gown. Sarah Paulson went for a voluminous Brandon Maxwell dress, and Lisa Bonet went with an embroidered Fendi dress. Luckily, we don't have to pick our favorites and can obsess over every single one. Scroll down to see how they wore the pink trend that dominated the 2019 Oscars red carpet.
WHO: Julia Roberts
WEAR: Elie Saab gown; Cindy Chao The Art Jewel earrings and bracelet
WHO: Angela Bassett
WEAR: Reem Acra dress; Sutra jewelry
WHO: Sarah Paulson
WEAR: Brandon Maxwell dress; Harry Winston jewelry
WHO: Helen Mirren
WEAR: Schiaparelli dress; Harry Winston jewelry
WHO: Maya Rudolph
WEAR: Giambattista Valli dress
WHO: Lisa Bonet
WEAR: Fendi dress; Jacquie Aiche dress

Erin got her start as a Who What Wear intern in 2011—back when the site only published a single story per day. (We have since increased that number twentyfold.) She graduated magna cum laude from USC and lives in Los Angeles. In college, she also interned at Refinery29, where she was promoted to editorial assistant and then assistant editor. After nearly three years at R29, she came back to WWW in 2015, where she is now the Associate Director of Fashion News. From the Oscars to the Met Gala, she leads the site's entire red carpet coverage strategy. She specializes in celebrity and fashion news but also enjoys writing travel features and runway reports. She frequently contributes to WWW's social accounts and has a sizable following on her personal TikTok.
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