This Sunday the crème de la crème of Awards shows are taking place. The big one. What everyone’s been waiting for. The Don of awards shows you might say. That’s right – it’s Oscar time. Now as much as we’re interested in who wins what, lets face it, its all about the dresses this Sunday. Who wears who. Who gets it right and who gets it very, very wrong (we all know that its inevitable that one A-Lister will pull a stinker out the bag).

In celebration of the 84th Academy Awards this weekend, we look back to our all-time favourite red carpet looks and what we can learn from these stylish women.

First up it’s the ultimate style icon herself; Audrey Hepburn. Pictured here way back in 1954 after winning her Best Actress Oscar for Roman Holiday, she is the picture of ladylike elegance in a Givenchy lace shift dress teamed with her signature gamine crop.So what we can learn from the beautiful Audrey? Keep things simple. The Academy Awards red carpet is not about flounce, frill or frou frou. Well almost always….

Which brings us on to 2009 when Sarah Jessica Parker stepped out in this Dior Haute Couture dress. When looking at this mint green creation, the word ‘frou frou’ certainly comes to mind. As does ‘Princess’, ‘Over-the-top’ and ‘frothy’. But somehow it all kinda works. A Disney Princess look on the red carpet is never usually a good thing, but if your going to do it, do it the SJP way. Although we think that no one could quite pull it off like SJP, so a word of warning to other A-Listers - don’t bother.

Next up, we have J-Lo from 2001. And yes, that is correct, back then she was still known as J-Lo and hadn’t reverted back to the original, boring Jennifer Lopez. We have to say, when looking back at Miss Lopez’s Oscar wardrobe, shes pulled out some real winners over the years. She always embraces the formality of the occasion leaving her blingtastic side at home thus succeeding in getting it right 90% of the time and this is our favourite. Here she gives us a masterclass in doing sheer on the red carpet. If you going to do it , do it in Chanel. Chanel can never be excused of being tacky, cheap or crude. It’s pure fashion darling. And J-Lo knows it.

Ah Miss Winslet. We can always rely on Kate to fly the flag for Britain on both the red carpet and the nominations. We still think about this Ben de Lisi dress from2002 when thinking about Oscar Fashion triumphs. Simple yet still making a statement, it is the perfect example of how to do work a solid block of colour. Her curves, chic up-do and minimal make-up all help in making it a winning look. We love.

In 2006 not only did Michelle Williams demonstrate how to work colour on the red carpet like our Kate, she proved that you can do something different and be ‘fashion’ with out being try-hard or wacky. This divine canary-yellow Vera Wang dress was deemed by many as the winning-look of that night, and we have to agree. Mainstream trends don’t often make an appearance on the red carpet but Michelle pulled off this trendy hue to perfection. It was the bold red lip though that really transformed this look to another level. Nude or pink wouldn’t have worked. It indicated she knew her fashion and wasn’t afraid to stand out from the crowd. We cant wait to see what she chooses this Sunday.

Charlize Theron wearing Dior in 2009. Showing that a beautiful face, rocking body and simple dress always works. Enough said.

Vintage has become a much-loved trend for A-Listers wanting to stand out on the red carpet. Ever since Julia Roberts wore vintage  Valentino when she won the Best Actress gong in 2001, more and more attendees have opted to go vintage. A great example of this is from Reese Witherspoon in 2006, who wore these beautiful, beaded gown by Dior. Perfect for her petite frame and she looked elegant, radiant and totally Oscar worthy.

Coming up on Monday – our verdict on who wore it well on this years big night!

Awards season continues and last night at the O2 Arena it was all about the music. Adele continued her winning streak after sweeping the boards at the Grammys by picking up two awards and Bernard’s current crush du jour Emile Sande scooped the Critics Choice Award.

The Brit awards is always an opportunity for the attendees to show off their cool credentials as glamour and glitz certainly isn’t the priority here.  We particularly loved Fearne Cotton and Caroline Flack’s laid back yet cute looks accompanied by a pair of killer legs.

Holly Willoughby, Lisa Snowdon and Abbey Clancy all kept things simple and opted for dresses with Holly showcasing the power of the Little Black Dress. Love that she knows what works for her and sticks with it.

Some ladies did go traditional though, with Jo Wiley, Adele and Pixie Lott all sporting full-length black numbers. Jo & Adele  went for the best of British wearing Stella McCartney and Burberry respectively.

Jessie J went for a rather revealing red lacy dress whereas winner of Best International Newcomer Lana del Ray looked elegant in her Vivienne Westwood dress of the same hue. As ever, Rihanna stirred up a a storm in her Givenchy dress that featured both a deep v at the front and a thigh-high split.

And we couldn’t not mention the stunning Florence Welch who wore not one but two killer dresses for the event. Keeping both looks pale yet interesting they succeed in showing of her flame-red hair and porcelain skin perfectly and were just on the right side of dramatic. That girl can do no wrong!