I was very excited to see Cate Blanchett back on the red carpet this evening in Wellington, New Zealand for the world premiere of ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’.
Her first look of this promo tour was an Antonio Berardi Resort 2013 gown.
The tri-colour look has a lot of elements, with the sheer red top with a fitted bustier, white corset-like centre and long black crepe skirt, but Queen Cate manages to pull it off.
Simple styling was the key to making this look work, so Cate added a beaded bracelet, stud earrings and Roger Vivier ‘Prismick’ sandals to her look.
Her short blonde bob was accented with a silver clip to provide the finishing touch.
What a way to kick start the campaign. I hope she continues to opt for bold looks like this throughout the tour. Fingers crossed.
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- Cate Blanchett in Antonio Berardi
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- Cate Blanchett in Antonio Berardi
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Just nitpicking here, but the premiere was in Wellington, not Auckland.
I like it ! She is beautiful and it’s different of what we usually see on the red carpet !
Love it. There’s a freshness, youthfulness and energy to this look that I find really appealing. Love the hair and makeup as well, which makes her look way younger than her 43 years. This is a BDOTW nominee for me.
Stunning!!!! BDOTW!!!!
I love it!!!! Now this is how to start off a red carpet campaign. All hail to the General!
I agree with you….I think she looks stunning………..
I’m probably in the minority here but I disliked the dress in the presentation and I like it even less on Cate. I appreciate her outside the box thinking but she has done that in the past with much better results.
Totally agreed. I don’t love the dress, not even on Cate the Great. Also not a fan of the Margot Tenenbaum hairstyle with the clip.
+1
I just don’t like the dress. Actually, it’s rather ugly and looks as if it’s unfinished and the undershirt is hanging out. Not her best look by a long shot.
The whole look seems very 90s. From far away it looks like a button-down crop top with a tank top underneath.
I’m with you. The dress itself is awful.
Boldness is a fashion virtue if, and only if, it is aesthetically pleasing.
And I don’t much care for the hairstyle on anyone over the age of 12.
I do think the color of the top is wonderfully flattering to Cate though and her make-up is perfect.
Beautiful and fresh! I really love this look and am also very excited for this tour, and the movie
Oh the audacity! Ms Blanchett steals the day
I prefer the dress buttoned-up as seen on the model. I usually love Cate, but the Goody hair barrette is not good.
Those are my same issues with this look. Interesting dress but the hair barrette and the unbuttoned top ruins this for me.
“Interesting dress but the hair barrette and the unbuttoned top ruins this for me.” I totally agree.
Glad to see her style mojo back. Love this look!
i just love her style…oh!the way she carries herself…always elegant!
Its not my fav look of hers. I like the dress on her, though its not her best effort. The hair is what I have a major problem with. Don’t like it at all.
SHE LOOKS INCREDIBLE!
I feel like this is the first look I’ve loved of hers in years.
Love this! One of her best looks in recent memory. She looks so young and fresh!
She looks gorgeous, but Ican’t help but be slightly underwhelmed. Cate usually elivers magic when she wears gowns, but I feel like anyone could have worn this. I am expecting more at the hopefully many more premieres she will be attending!
She looks bold, but not amazing. Disappointed over here.
Totally agree.
Queen Cate, we miss you!
A bit underwhelming, to be honest.
I would not normally like a dress like this, but the way that it looks on her is very pretty and interesting that she has made me like it a lot. But I am a little biased since I love everything this women wears. She can not do wrong on my eyes.
I love it from the neck down. The dress looks great on her and I actually like the fact she didn’t button it all the way up. But I don’t like her hair at all, it looks silly, tbh.
Very different – I like it.
Her hair makes her look like Briony from Atonement. I like the dress though.
sorry the dress is a miss for me which is weird because I worship Antonio Berardi
She looks so refreshing and gorgeous even with that Margot Tennanbum hairstyle. BDOFTW-worthy.
Queen Cate looks amazing!
WE ARE NOT WORTHY. Such a difficult look to pull off but she looks so gorgeous in it. I am SO excited for this promo tour!
I love the dress and the way she style it a lot. I thnk she looks lovely. BDOTW for sure. I love it.
So gorgeous and effortless, that she made me put a comment on your web. Cate looks divine as usual, but that is natural in her. Totally BDOTW, it is a great way to start this promo tour,
The dress is very risky and bold, but she totally works the hell out of it. It’s great to see her back to her best.
All hail Quuen Cate! She went big, bold, and she looks. Beautiful. I also love how her hair doesn’t interfere with the dress. Smashing dress, smashing styling. Today has been great as far as Style goes!
BDOTW for me. Queen Cate looks fantastic and almost ethereal in this dress.
Love this fresh look. Young w/o looking try-hard. I must say that she hasn’t looked so good for a while. It’s nice to see this feminine side again. In recent appearances, she often opted for old men’s or old ladies’ clothes.
Chic, bold… divine. As always. I love her!
Beautiful. I like a lot the dress on her, she looks very stylish but also comfortable, like she is not trying too hard, it is just natural.
Wow, she has a penchant to pick up any piece and make it work!She looks gorgeous
Disappointed. Don’t like the dress and don’t like the hair. Agree it might have been better buttoned.
I love Cate but this dress does nothing to me. It looks like she is just a mere passerby and not Queen Cate!
Cate is charming in this dress. although it looks like casual wearing.
how she manages to make weired outfits look fashionable i’ll never understand
I don’t like this at all. It’s been a while since she last wowed me.
She looks amazing from head to toe. BDOTW.
Cate makes the dress come to live. I’m super excited about this promo tour.
Great dress, CB looks beautiful in it and her Roger Vivier sandals are gorgeous.
I am wowed. A BDOTW contender for me.
This is the third time I’ve come back. This look was a grower, not sure I liked it at first. Although I hoped for Galadriel, thoroughly modern Cate has won me over. Love this look (and the fab Viviers on her feet).
Love everything that she wears, because of the way she carry the clothes, with such style and elegance. She is sublime.
Great dress, the best choice she made in a while for me.
Lovely dress, very fresh.
So gorgeous! I totally love it. BDOTW.
This color block Antonio Berardi creation is simply breathtaking on Cate!! Love the placing of colors that strategically fits Cate in every places!! Even without jewellery, Cate simply looks divine and guess what she’s back to her fashion A game!! Bow down to our favorite Queen, Cate Blanchett!!