I know I should not be surprised by the lack of notable gems at this year’s Academy Awards. It’s in keeping with the trend for the past few years at all the awards shows. There was a diamond necklace here (Natalie Portman) and a lovely pair of earrings there (Octavia Spencer) but you really had to search for any kind of spectacular jewellery. And if you found some, please let me know because I didn’t see anything worth getting excited about.

At least some of the dresses were more than marginally embellished. And it’s a sad day when that’s all you can find to ooh and ah about at the Oscars, Angelina Jolie’s leg and Jennifer Lopez’s “did she or did she not flash her nipple” moments notwithstanding… If that’s glamour circa 2012, let’s bring back the art deco era…

Since they are recycling old hosts, perhaps they can appoint someone to recycle the taste and glamour of Hollywood past. God knows the awards shows could use it.