technology trends | January 15, 2026

Amy Adams in Frocktalk at the Costume Designers Awards: glam or unflattering?

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Here are some photos from Saturday night’s Costume Designers Guild Awards, which must be one of the most fun of all the guild awards, I think. It’s a moment when everyone can come together and recognize all of the fun fashion in films for the year, and this year has been pretty great for costume designers. Off the top of my head, there are two films in particular where the costumes literally stole the scenes away from the actresses: Blue Jasmine and American Hustle (Jasmine won a big award too). And Amy Adams, always a team player, came to the event to help celebrate the Hustle team (plus Amy got a special award too). Amy wore this gown by Frocktalk, a label I’ve never heard of. The dress is pretty enough, and I like her old-Hollywood styling.

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Olivia Munn in J. Mendel. Super-flattering! I had no idea she had such a tiny little waist. Great cut on her.

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Mindy Kaling in Salvador Alvarez. I actually like Mindy in turquoise and the cut of this dress is flattering on her. My problem is that her makeup looks awful!

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Raquel Welch – good genes? Or a crazy amount of plastic surgery?

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I was more than halfway through American Hustle before I recognized Elisabeth Rohm. She played Jeremy Renner’s wife, just FYI. She wore this Badgley Mischka. I don’t hate it. The black-and-white is actually a nice respite from all of the blues and greens at this event.

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Kiernan Shipka in Delpozo. I love this young woman. It never feels like she’s dressing inappropriately for her age or for the event. This is a perfect look for her.

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Crystal Reed in Naeem Khan. I had no idea who this girl was, so I had to look her up. She’s in Teen Wolf. She’s very pretty. I think she might have had the best makeup of any girl there.

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Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.