Subtle but sexy - and it even matched the carpet...Why champagne chic was the toast of the Oscars - Daily Mail

Jamie Lee Curtis in Dolce & Gabbana and Florence Pugh in Valentino Haute Couture

Naomi Campbell in Schiaparelli and Cara Delevingne in Del Core at the Vanity Fair after-party

While it may look effortless — was anyone dressed more simply or stylishly than actress Rooney Mara in vintage Alexander McQueen?

But by adding texture, embellishments like Schiaparelli’s metal sequins worn by Naomi Campbell, or clouds of fabric as seen on Helena Christensen, there’s always a way round that.

Champagne allows the wearer to be sexy without teetering into trashy, providing, as it does, a soft backdrop to body-con dressing with Zoe Saldana and Cara Delevingne all proving that point marvellously.

Of course, it’s not a colour that’s going to dazzle a watching photographer, so there’s a risk those wearing this quiet shade might go unnoticed — which may explain why it was the choice for the Oscar’s biggest stars.