With awards season upon us, TV and movie celebrities are getting ready to walk down red carpets. Until the very last Oscars after-party wraps up, stars will fuss about how to look their best for the cameras. Next America has some sartorial suggestions for our most beloved leading ladies and one gentleman.


Lupita Nyong’o
Since winning an Oscar in 2013, the Mexico-born actress of Kenyan origin became a favorite not only of Hollywood’s movie-making elite but a style icon praised by editors for her bold minimalist choices on the red carpet. This illusion deep V-neck gown with Swarovski crystals from French label On Aura Tout Vu would be a nice escape from her red-carpet fashion routine as it is a bit more revealing than Nyong’o would normally go for but the A-line skirt in black and white matches her love for classic cuts.
(Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP; On Aura Tout Vu)

Demi Lovato
When Lovato revealed that she has struggled with eating disorders in the past, she also admitted that her Latino roots have helped her to accept her body and to understand that “in the Latina culture, that is beautiful.” So it comes as no surprise that for her red carpet appearances she often picks feminine, curve-fitting gowns. This sexy spaghetti strap dress by Laquan Smith is a red-hot show-stopper that Lovato could easily pull off.