The red carpet is synonymous with glamorous entertainment industry parties, awards shows and premieres, but theAcademy Awardsare trying out something different for Sunday’s 95th Oscars.
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Voguecontributor Lisa Love and Met Gala creative director Raúl Àvila served as creative consultants on the decision to significantly alter the carpet’s color for the first time in decades, according to the AP. The Academy also decided to cover the carpet entirely to protect attendees from potentially inclement weather and incorporate an evening feeling to arrivals, which begin mid-afternoon in L.A.
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“[Academy CEO Bill Kramer] basically said that we need to turn this event from a day event into the night,” LovetoldThe Hollywood Reporterabout the change in an interview published Friday.
“That’s always been something thatthe Oscarshas had a problem with ever since it’s started because it begins so early in the day with the sunshine and the heat,” she added. “But everybody’s dressed up for a night event and they are there at 4 o’clock.”
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“Somebody’s always got a way to find something wrong with something,” Love said, when asked whether she and Àvila held concerns about potentially upsetting those who prefer the traditional red carpet. “This is just a lightness and hopefully people like it. It doesn’t mean that it’s always going to be a champagne-colored carpet.”
source: people.com
