Here's why everyone wore white (or black) at the Critics' Choice Awards

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Penny Goldstone
By Penny Goldstone
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ICYMI, a lot of stuff happened at the Critics' Choice Awards last night. Claire Foy's speech brought us to tears, and Lady Gaga and Glenn Close shared the best actress gong.

Then there was the red carpet, where pretty much everyone went for monochrome. Emily Blunt sparkled in white Prada, Jodie Comer wore cream Zuhair Murad, Chrissy Teigen wore a strapless Maison Yeya gown with jewel detail and even Lady Gaga toned it down in a light blush pink Calvin Klein by appointment number.

Meanwhile, Nicole Kidman wore a black and white Armani Privé number, Laura Dern was in head-to-toe dark sequins courtesy of Saint Laurent and Patricia Clarkson a black lace Georges Chakra Couture gown.

Although this might just be a coincidence, it certainly echoes the political messages pushed during awards season last year.

Actresses at the time chose to wear black in support of the victims of the #MeToo movement, whilst others wore white to signify hope and peace.

Penny Goldstone
Penny Goldstone

Penny Goldstone is the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire, covering everything from catwalk trends to royal fashion and the latest high street and Instagram must-haves.

Penny grew up in France and studied languages and law at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris before moving to the UK for her MA in multimedia journalism at Bournemouth University. She moved to the UK permanently and has never looked back (though she does go back regularly to stock up on cheese and wine).

Although she's always loved fashion - she used to create scrapbooks of her favourite trends and looks, including Sienna Miller and Kate Moss' boho phase - her first job was at MoneySavingExpert.com, sourcing the best deals for everything from restaurants to designer sales.

However she quit after two years to follow her true passion, fashion journalism, and after many years of internships and freelance stints at magazines including Red, Cosmopolitan, Stylist and Good Housekeeping, landed her dream job as the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire UK.

Her favourite part of the job is discovering new brands and meeting designers, and travelling the world to attend events and fashion shows. Seeing her first Chanel runway IRL at Paris Fashion Week was a true pinch-me moment.

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