London:
Black and white ruled the red carpetat the 65th British Film Academy Awards on Sunday as glamorousstars decided to keep their fashion understated.
The black brigade was led by the evening's best actressaward winner Meryl Streep, who arrived in a corseted VivienneWestwood gown with a plunging neckline. She teamed the numberwith a short cropped jacket.
Streep was followed by Mad Men star Christina Hendrickswho was true to form in her equally plunging black number bythe same designer, with bright red lips to match her fieryhair.
Actress Melissa George dazzled the red carpet with hergothic mermaid style wet-look sequinned black gown by VictoriaBeckham, similar to Angelina Jolie's style at the SAG awardsearlier this year.
Even Helena Bonham Carter stuck to dark colours with amidnight blue knee-length dress teamed with a black croppedjacket.
The jacket-over-dress trend was followed by best actressnominee Berenice Bejo as well who wore a black cropped furjacket over her dark maroon gown.
Michelle Williams struck a balance between black andwhite with her elegant dress customised by high street chainH&M. The My Week With Marilyn star perked up her red carpetappearance with her quirky clutch bag - a tribute to ArthurMiller's work The Misfits - by designer Olympia Le-Tan.
Even the supporting actress BAFTA winner Octavia Spencerwore a black and white outfit by Tadashi Shoji with a widebelt dividing the two colours at the waist.
Adding colour to the monochromatic appearances on the redcarpet were Viola Davis in a bright pink custom Valentino,Naomi Harris in a bright yellow dress and Penelope Cruz in asimple dark red column dress by Armani Prive.
Best actress nominee Jessica Chastain glammed up theevent with her golden Oscar de la Renta. The metallic colourproved to be a popular red carpet trend, with stars likeChristina Ricci, Emilia Fox and Gillian Anderson dazzling inglittering metallics and Grecian-style silhouettes.
The black brigade was led by the evening's best actressaward winner Meryl Streep, who arrived in a corseted VivienneWestwood gown with a plunging neckline. She teamed the numberwith a short cropped jacket.
Streep was followed by Mad Men star Christina Hendrickswho was true to form in her equally plunging black number bythe same designer, with bright red lips to match her fieryhair.
Actress Melissa George dazzled the red carpet with hergothic mermaid style wet-look sequinned black gown by VictoriaBeckham, similar to Angelina Jolie's style at the SAG awardsearlier this year.
Even Helena Bonham Carter stuck to dark colours with amidnight blue knee-length dress teamed with a black croppedjacket.
The jacket-over-dress trend was followed by best actressnominee Berenice Bejo as well who wore a black cropped furjacket over her dark maroon gown.
Michelle Williams struck a balance between black andwhite with her elegant dress customised by high street chainH&M. The My Week With Marilyn star perked up her red carpetappearance with her quirky clutch bag - a tribute to ArthurMiller's work The Misfits - by designer Olympia Le-Tan.
Even the supporting actress BAFTA winner Octavia Spencerwore a black and white outfit by Tadashi Shoji with a widebelt dividing the two colours at the waist.
Adding colour to the monochromatic appearances on the redcarpet were Viola Davis in a bright pink custom Valentino,Naomi Harris in a bright yellow dress and Penelope Cruz in asimple dark red column dress by Armani Prive.
Best actress nominee Jessica Chastain glammed up theevent with her golden Oscar de la Renta. The metallic colourproved to be a popular red carpet trend, with stars likeChristina Ricci, Emilia Fox and Gillian Anderson dazzling inglittering metallics and Grecian-style silhouettes.