But a handful of rebels turned their backs on that Barbie-goes-to-Hollywood look for a more insistently adult red carpet statement.
A plunging neckline turns a borderline bridal look into a ravishing red-carpet statement.
If some of the furniture is placed off of the carpet -- a statement is being made about the outlying pieces.
Among other controversies, he was carpeted for making statements to the press and suspended for defying the whips.
Although that was dissipated when full-on gowns appeared, which were either a nod to the red carpet or a statement that the designer's uptown friends really do still go to balls.
Ever since its construction was announced five years ago, the bridge has been talked about excitedly in science fiction terms: a "blade of light", a "magic carpet", an "absolute statement", in the words of its designers Foster and Partners, "of our capabilities at the beginning of the 21st century".
Simply her presence on TV and the red carpet is a statement that full-figured ladies deserve to be seen and heard.
Politicians, pundits, pontificators, and proselytizers are terrified to utter those words, even as they are called to the carpet for inarguably erroneous statements, nonfactual facts, denial of reality, and, well, just plain lies (and don't forget damned lies and statistics).
Following Bailey's damning second blog post the Herald released an editor's statement attempting to sweep Bailey's claims under the carpet, but awkwardly, the statement was tweaked three times after being published online.
On the red carpet, Ruth Negga made a statement by pinning a blue ribbon onto her dress.
