‘Magpie men’ are ruling the red carpet

Traditionally, it’s women who have been the white-hot focus of awards season. Whether at the Oscars, the Emmys, the Baftas or the Grammys, an actress’s choice of gown can spawn new trends, acting as a catalyst on the high street and making household names of nascent designers. The right dress on the right girl can raise a profile exponentially, as Elizabeth Hurley’s Versace safety pin dress (1994) attests. It can also prompt a thousand memes: witness the 2012 Oscars, when Angelina Jolie’s split-thigh gown, also by Versace, caused #AngelinasLeg to go viral. Read more at The Telegraph.