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The Academy Awards are, nominally, a black tie event, and every year, the lack of taste and garish ideas of what it means to dress up are on full display there, when the rich and famous, who are too important to be denied entry over not meeting the dress code, show up in ill-fitting suits and abominable modern or designer outfits

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Vintage Emilio Pucci belted mini dress from the 2000s, crafted in soft stretch jersey featuring the house's signature geometric print in shades of pink, red, brown, and cream

Kate opted for a decidedly more low-keyyet still polishedcountry-casual look, wearing a khaki jacket by Me+Em, brown mid-length skirt from Ralph Lauren, and brown suede boots