Michelle Williams Will Not Be Wearing Anything Nude or Mermaid to the Oscars

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Macy's new editor-at-large is stylist Kate Young, and at a party in her honor this week, she chatted with Stylelist about a number of things, including what her new gig is like and her favorite dress that she owns. (It's Chanel, cocktail, 2001, in two colors.) She also says that she'll be dressing Michelle Williams for the Oscars, and explains that there is one thing Michelle will definitely not be wearing. "There will be no nude or mermaid dresses, that's what I have to tell you." She will, however, be wearing Tom Ford nail polish.

She also ponders what things might be like if celebrities actually bought the dresses that they wear to award shows: "It would be amazing if somebody actually owned something and wore it. It's all borrowed. I mean if somebody actually bought a couture dress and wore it three times I'd think that was the best thing I'd ever heard. I mean everybody drives a Prius, why not be green and wear the same dress over again?"
· Kate Young Discusses New Collaboration, Michelle Williams, Tom Ford [Stylelist]