Academy awards fashion 2021: Colourful fashion kicks off the Oscars red carpet
Colman Domingo and Paul Raci were among the first arrivals.
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After more than a year of awards shows held either virtually or only partially in person, the 93rd Academy Awards represented something of a return to form.
While it might have been a more scaled-back red carpet than usual, the ceremony was an in-person affair – meaning no technical glitches or Hollywood stars wearing hoodies instead of tuxedos.
The early arrivals were a sign of things to come, with colour and exuberant fashion being the name of the game…
![Colman Domingo at the 93rd Academy Awards](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/fd927d9c8df0dd0017c086c5fee7f012Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjE5NDc0NTI4/2.59408252.jpg?w=640)
Showing real experimentation with menswear, Colman Domingo wore a bright, custom-made fuschia ensemble by Versace. He wrote on Instagram: “Composed of a suit jacket with a peak lapel, enriched by an embroidery with an liquid effect made of 4500 precious Swarovski crystals and sequins that cover the shoulders of the jacket in a degrade effect. A shirt in tone with the same embroidered placket, the vest and the trousers with smoking bands, as well as the golden buttons with a Medusa detail complete the look. 150 hrs of embroidery work!”
![Ariana DeBose at the 93rd Academy Awards](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/0171446be88adffd4938c9a70653a773Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjE5NDc0NDA3/2.59407383.jpg?w=640)
Continuing the theme of candy colours is Ariana DeBose, who is set to play Anita in this year’s adaptation of West Side Story. She walked the red carpet in a bright orange one shouldered dress, with delicate Grecian detailing.
![Paul Raci, left, and Liz Hanley Raci at the Oscars](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/e1a2066564e1a8c8d6f19c634c856b53Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjE5NDc0NDQ3/2.59407576.jpg?w=640)
Paul Raci – who is nominated for best supporting actor for his role in Sound Of Metal – kept things classic in a black double-breasted suit, but his wife Liz Hanley Raci more than made up for it in the colour stakes with an elegant turquoise gown.
![Tiara Thomas at the 93rd Academy Awards](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/a18e10e2e5fb5a85dfbda6dbd6a0620eY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjE5NDc0NDc3/2.59408838.jpg?w=640)
Tiara Thomas used colour blocking to make a statement on the red carpet, wearing an all-white tuxedo-style outfit with feathered detailing and a major diamond pendant necklace.
![Thomas Vinterberg, left, and Helene Reingaard Neumann at the 93rd Academy Awards](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/49357173f5c6c5fd5f37b4a65d99b04cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjE5NDc0NjAz/2.59409167.jpg?w=640)
Thomas Vinterberg – nominated for best director for his film Another Round – opted for a sleek white tuxedo, while wife and actor Helene Reingaard Neumann donned an ethereal high-necked baby blue gown with subtle sequins.
![Emerald Fennell at the 93rd Academy Awards](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/c2080078401d67a45593a42670130f07Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjE5NDc1MTU1/2.59409413.jpg?w=640)
Patterns are something of a rarity on the red carpet – but Promising Young Woman director Emerald Fennell shows us how it is done in a floaty floral gown in purple and green hues.