This year’s Oscars fashion was devoid of politics, and largely pink

This year’s Oscars red carpet came mostly in pink.

Gemma Chan is in the pink at the 91st Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood. Picture: Getty Images

This year’s red carpet statements were purely of the fashion variety — largely in the key of pink.

Unlike recent awards ceremonies, in which we have seen black dresses, white suits and badges in support of the #metoo and the Time’s Up movements, there was no political agenda at this year’s Oscars.

Oscars 2019: red carpet

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Perhaps that was because some imbalances look to be on the mend, with a red carpet that looked the most diverse it has in years, from race to age to shape.

The parade of pink was unmistakeable, whether in palest shades as seen on Kacey Musgraves’ ­Giambattista Valli confection, to the deepest fuchsia spotted on Frances McDormand, who partnered her Valentino gown with lime Birkenstocks to present an award.

Billy Porter.

Helen Mirren.

Valentino was responsible for Gemma Chan’s gown, one of the most spectacular of the day, a near-neon pink voluminous trapeze dress with pockets and ruffled collar.

Others sporting the shade included Helen Mirren, Julia Roberts, Linda Cardellini, Angela Bassett and Sarah Paulson.

Bows were another top trend, especially when worn big and on the back. Best actress winner Olivia Colman was on trend with this, along with KiKi Layne and Laura Marano.

Notable looks came courtesy of Rachel Weisz, in a tomato-red beaded dress with latex overlay bodice, by royal wedding dress designer Clare Waight Keller for Givenchy; Jennifer Lopez in a mirror mosaic column gown by Tom Ford; and Charlize Theron in a dove-grey Dior sheath with peaked shoulder line.

Kacey Musgraves.

Rachel Weisz.

Perhaps most surprising was how few wore the work of Karl ­Lagerfeld, who died in Paris last week. Only Tessa Thompson wore Chanel haute couture, from his final collection in January. Lisa Bonet and her partner Jason Momoa both wore his work for Fendi.

While Lady Gaga may have missed out on accessorising with a gold statuette, she won the carat count with another accoutrement, a Tiffany & Co diamond necklace. Last seen on Audrey Hepburn for a photo shoot for the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The central square Tiffany Diamond weighs in at a staggering 128.54 carats.

Men continued to take interest in shaking up red carpet fashion. As well as traditional black and navy, there were tuxedos in hues of aubergine, teal, bottle green, dusty pink and russet.

Angela Bassett.

Jennifer Lopez.

Spike Lee wore a purple suit with sneakers, while Pharrell Williams opted for a camouflage-print shorts suit.

The most left-field of looks came courtesy of actor Billy Porter, who chose to blur gender boundaries in a tuxedo-gown hybrid by US designer Christian Siriano. The fitted tuxedo jacket with corset in black velvet ballooned into a ballskirt to the floor, with white shirting detail and bow tie.

It’s only fair, given women have been co-opting men’s tuxedos since Yves Saint Laurent popularised the look in the late 1960s.