{"id":70463,"date":"2023-01-16T13:42:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T02:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=226194"},"modified":"2023-01-16T13:53:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T13:53:10","slug":"cate-blanchett-chooses-understated-elegance-for-the-critics-choice-awards","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/cate-blanchett-chooses-understated-elegance-for-the-critics-choice-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Cate Blanchett Chooses Understated Elegance for the Critics Choice Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_226227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226227\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-226227 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1246262644.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"2000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">US-Australian actress Cate Blanchett arrives for the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California on January 15, 2023. (Photo by Michael TRAN \/ AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL TRAN\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cate Blanchett has always been ready to take a risk when it comes to fashion \u2013 even when it means<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ME_Says\/status\/560834465111736321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E560834465111736321%7Ctwgr%5Eaf18c6d37b38ff5041e4d80aa4a97581dbd946f5%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.9news.com.au%2Fnational%2Fcate-blanchett-arrives-at-aactas-on-bus-to-avoid-creasing-dress%2F55bf1ad1-8dbe-4ad7-8b77-742cfc710915\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> catching a bus<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> because a car would cause wrinkles \u2014 and her look of choice for the 2023 Critics Choice Awards is a reminder of that maverick streak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who else but Blanchett could arrive in a monochrome taupe skirt-and-shirt combo and make it look like the height of couture?<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226229\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226229\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-226229 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1456659170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA &#8211; JANUARY 15: Cate Blanchett attends the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on January 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While her peers seemed determined to dazzle, the multi-award winning Cate Blanchett has opted for understatement, right down to the minimal amount of jewelry with a statement ear cuff courtesy of Louis Vuitton and wearing her hair in simple, gentle waves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Max Mara-designed outfit, with its structured collar, functional breast pockets and rolled sleeves tucked into a floor-length skirt with subtle fringing, expressed a sense of austere, utilitarian glamour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226230\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226230\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-226230 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1456677875.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"2000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA &#8211; JANUARY 15: Cate Blanchett attends Cold Stone Creamery At The Critics Choice Awards 2023 at Fairmont Century Plaza on January 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff\/Getty Images for Kahala Brands)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This isn\u2019t the first time that a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/the-enduring-appeal-of-the-crisp-white-shirt\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shirt-skirt combo has made its way down a red carpet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Sharon Stone famously wore a Gap business shirt to the 1996 Oscars. Uma Thurman and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/zendaya-oscars-2022\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zendaya<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> both were renditions of this \u2014 in Bottega Veneta and Valentino Haute Couture respectively \u2014 to the 2022 Oscars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Perhaps it\u2019s a lingering aesthetic left over from her stellar showing in Todd Field\u2019s <em>T\u00e1r<\/em>, which Blanchett has been nominated in the Best Actress category, competing against fan favorite Michelle Yeoh nominated for role in the equally acclaimed <em>Everything Everywhere All At Once<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226228\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-226228 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1456652879.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"2000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA &#8211; JANUARY 15: Cate Blanchett attends the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on January 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her performance as the complex virtuoso Lydia T\u00e1r has already nabbed her the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/winners-2023-golden-globe-awards\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Blanchett was<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/cate-blanchett-golden-globes-2023\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">notably absent<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">from last week\u2019s Golden Globes awards due to a scheduling conflict.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":70465,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[6307,17,16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cate Blanchett&#039;s Understated Elegance at Critics Choice Awards<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Catt Blanchett wears understated Max Mara monochrome taupe skirt-and-shirt combo to 2023 Critics Choice Awards\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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