4 MODESTY

One of the most talkedabout fashion movements of the moment has found many designers tapping into the long-sleeved, ankle-skimming, highnecked and even headcovered look. So covering up on the red carpet now feels not only like a postme Too statement but a nod to a major fashion trend. Is there conflict in that? Maybe – but modesty looked incredibly elegant at the Oscars. Frances Mcdormand and Maya Rudolph both did it in Valentino – designer Pierpaolo Piccioli has been one of modesty’s greatest advocates – while Dame Helen Mirren chose an ultra-simple blue dress by Reem Acra. It was one of the plainest, if not exactly prim, looks we’ve ever seen her wear.