The Oscars: who ruled the red carpet and who failed to impress

Lady Gaga swept onto the red carpet at the Oscars and stunned with a strapless white trouser suit with a flowing half skirt by Brandon Maxwell.

Alicia Vikander set the tone on the Oscars red carpet in a pale yellow custom Louis Vuitton gown, her hair flowing down her back. The Swedish actress has become an “it” girl for glam and didn’t disappoint this time around in the strapless princess gown with a balloon hem that was higher in the front. Like her hemline, her hair was also high-low, fastened into a half bun that showed off her chandelier earrings. “I love the colour,” she said from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Brie Larson, another of the new “it” carpet ladies, wore a blue ruffled Gucci with a silvery belt and columns of loose ruffles.

Sofia Vergara wore a deep blue strapless dress from Marchesa and Schwartz diamond earrings that burst like fireworks.

Mindy Kaling was in a sleek black crepe gown from Elizabeth Kennedy with a huge violet blue silk sash that tied at the back and fell in a train to the ground.