Friday Fashion: My Pick for the Oscars' Best Dressed

Charlize Theron in Dior Couture, Oscars 2013

Charlize Theron in Dior Couture, Oscars 2013

Of course the choice is clear, but I wanted to document it officially: Charlize Theron was absolutely S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G in Dior Couture at Sunday's Academy Awards. I was most struck by her confident beauty. With barely-there makeup and a super-short pixie cut, Charlize commanded the red carpet and outshined many (I'd say most) of her overly-primped peers.

Though simple, Charlize had a small team, including a Dior tailor from Paris, to help assemble the look. Her stylist, Leslie Fremar, gives us a glimpse of the process via iPhone snaps.

Charlize Theron in Dior Couture, Oscars 2013

Charlize Theron in Dior Couture, Oscars 2013

Charlize Theron in Dior Couture, Oscars 2013

Charlize Theron in Dior Couture, Oscars 2013

Charlize Theron in Dior Couture, Oscars 2013

Charlize Theron in Dior Couture, Oscars 2013

Shoes by Roger Vivier

Charlize Theron in Dior Couture, Oscars 2013

Charlize Theron in Dior Couture, Oscars 2013

Jewels by Harry Winston: Five-carat square emerald cut studs, a vintage 1959 diamond bracelet, a vintage 1959 lattice bracelet and Marquise diamond cuff

Charlize Theron in Dior Couture, Oscars 2013

Charlize Theron in Dior Couture, Oscars 2013

Perfection.

Image: (1, 6) Getty Images, (2-5) Leslie Fremar by way of The Coveteur