The 2013 Academy Awards.

The biggest movies, the biggest stars in the most fashionable of designer dresses on the biggest fashion runway in the world- The Oscars red carpet. And on sunday night, the stars did not disappoint. Amidst the sea of floor length, ball gowns and long trains, these are some of the trends that made it onto the Oscars red carpet.

Metallics. Naomi Watts, Halle Berry and Nicole Kidman cut svelte figures in their metallic embellished gowns.

From L-R: Halle Berry, Renee Zellweger, Naomi Watts and Nicole Kidman

Pale Hues. From Anne Hathaway’s pale pink to Amy Adams’ pale blue, pale hues cast cool tones on the Oscars red carpet.

From L-R: Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Lawrence, Amanda Seyfried and Amy Adams

Shoulder Baring. Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Zoe Saldana and Olivia Munn opted for floor length shoulder baring gowns.

From L-R: Charlize Theron, Zoe Saldana, Reese Witherspoon and Jessica Chastain

High Slits. Split at the thigh with miles of legs on display, high slit dresses were the frocks of choice for Jennifer Hudson, Naomie Harris and Kelly Rowland.

From L-R: Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Rowland, Naomie Harris and Nancy ODell

A Tuxedo Affair. Movies finest cut dashing figures in their tuxedos.

From L-R: Eddie Redmayne, Jeremy Renner, Daniel Radcliffe and Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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The Grammy Awards 2013.

The Grammy Awards is the most exciting red carpet in the middle of awards season, because it is guaranteed to be different and it was. Music’s finest turned up in an upbeat mood compared to last year’s sombre ceremony. Beyonce and Adele eschewed the norm by wearing a monochrome jumpsuit whilst Adele was pretty in a baby doll long sleeved floral dress. These are the trends that made it onto the Grammys red carpet.

Long Sleeves. While most shoulders and arms were bare, Katy Perry, Jenna Jameson, Faith Hill and Adele turned up unexpectedly covered from shoulders to sleeves in long sleeved gowns and dresses.

From L-R: Katy Perry, Faith Hill, Jenna Jameson and Adele

High Slits. Legs and a bit of thigh were on display for Jennifer Lopez, SWV, Maria Menounos and Christine Teigen as slits were cut high at the thigh.

From L-R: Solange Knowles, Christine Teigen, Jennifer Lopez and Maria Menounos

Red Hot. Red is having a big moment on the Awards red carpet lately and Rihanna, Natasha Bedingfield, Skylar Grey didn’t miss out on the fun.

From L-R: Natasha Bedingfield, Kaya Jones, Rihanna and Skylar Grey

Cut Outs. Alicia Keys, Kelly Osbourne, Kelly Rowland and  know that cut outs are the sexiest ways to show a bit of skin while keeping it classy.

From L-R: Alicia Keys, Kelly Rowland, Kelly Osbourne and Karlie Kloss

Black. So many celebrities showed up in black making it the biggest colour trend for the Grammys red carpet.

From L-R: Kathy Griffin, Alison Williams, Carly Rae Jepsen and Carrie Underwood

Menswear. The men in music cut fine figures in their various colourful suits and tuxedos. Nas, Drake and LL COOL J spruced up the traditional tuxedo by wearing gold, off-white and navy blue jackets respectively.

From L-R: Chris Brown, Nas, Gotye and Nelly

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The American Music Awards 2012.

Slits, sequins ruled the American Music Awards red carpet as the music industry came out once again to support music’s top names and performances. These are some of the trends that made it onto the 40th American Music Awards red carpet.

Short Hemlines. Legs for miles were on display as celebrities turned out in short and sweet dresses. Heidi Klum wowed in her gold mini dress with matching shoes while Kesha surprised everyone in her lady like look.

From L-R: Heidi Klum, Ginnifer Goodwin, Eden Sher and Kesha.

Slits. There is nothing like a high slit to show off a bit of leg. Up to there slits made a huge return to the red carpet courtesy of Christina Aquilera, Jennifer Morrison amongst others.

From L-R: Jennifer Morrison, Elisha Cuthbert, Christina Aguilera and Grace Valerie.

Embroidery. Gwen Stefani, Taylor Swift and Stacy Kiebler stole the show in their intricately beaded and embroidered ensembles.

From L-R: Gwen Stefani, Taylor Swift, Stacy Kiebler and Kelly Rowland.

Sequins. What’s an awards show without a bit of glitter and shimmer? Sequins and glitter from more than one gown lit up the American Music Awards red carpet.

From L-R: Carrie Underwood, Carly Rae Jepsen, Jenny McCarthy and Hayden Pannetiere.

Monotone. A bonafide colour of choice for fall, Rocsi Diaz, Zendaya and Hilary Scott went full black for the awards.

From L-R: Hilary Scott, Zendaya, Lucy Hale and Rocsi Diaz.

Stylishly male. From smart casual to full out dressy; Psy, Lance Bass and Fifty Cent showed how it should be done with their style choices.

From L-R: Psy, Lance Bass, Chris Brown and 50 Cent.

Color. Pastels stood out amongst the bold from Gloria Estefan to Kerry Washington.

From L-R: Gloria Estefan. Kerry Washington, Karmin and Pink

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