Formal polka dots have happened

The Academy Awards were kind of a letdown for me this year, sartorially. Nothing blew me away. There was the pretty, the flawless, the boring, the dated, and... where was I? Oh right. I was falling asleep.

Upon further investigation I found two looks to remember:

I could try my whole life and never have eye make-up as perfect as this picture of pregnant perfection, Olivia. And Emma, I know people think you phoned this in, but when you have that body and that face and that hair and that youth, you can do whatever the hell you damn well please. I consider this edgy meets formal meets understated, and you rock it.

But where I really found some fun was at the after parties. I mean, formal polka dots, people:

Leslie is like, Girl, this is how you do formal polka dots. Who puts sheer polka dots on their midriff? Elisabeth Moss. That's who. And I don't hate it. Both get bonus points for knowing that polka dots should be paired with a bold lip.

Don't like the background color of this dress in the images on the left. It look dirty, like it was dipped in bong water. On the right, however, well... now we're talking. This may be the Zooeyest of all Zooey dresses ever donned.

Although sadly not in the polka dot realm, these are my best of the best. These are the dresses I'd buy if in a position to buy amazing dresses:

What's going on there, Karen O, and why am I insanely drawn to it? Evan, that color, that cut, that slink. Well done. Hate the hair, but well done. Oh Penelope, you hot mama you. That dress looks comfortable yet sexy and fun. On me the black would not do, but of course that doesn't concern you.

All images screen captured from Jezebel.