by Janet Susan R. Nepales On and Off the Red Carpet Los Angeles – We all miss red carpet events, so when the Oscars had a pandemic-inspired mini red carpet complete with social distancing at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, we just had to check out the scene. We have some favorites, and here they are in no particular order: H.E.R. The 23-year-old Filipina-American, who broke barriers by winning the Oscar for Best Original Song and being the first Filipina to do so in that category, wore a royal purple beaded hooded ensemble inspired by her legendary idol, Prince. He wore a similar sparkling hooded outfit when he won the Oscar in 1985 for “Purple Rain.” H.E.R., whose mom Agnes Wilson from Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, accompanied her to the Oscars, wore a custom made number by Peter Dundas. The outfit had a cape that was embellished with the lyrics from her award-winning song, “Fight For You,” from the film Judas and the Black Messiah. We also love H.E.R.’s total look as well – the hair, the make-up, and the signature round sunglasses in purple, of course. Bravo for the debutant on the Oscar red carpet! Amanda Seyfried Mank star Amanda Seyfried looked stunning in a fiery red strapless Armani Prive ball gown complete with a revealing V-shaped neckline that split the dress down the middle, accompanied by short ruffles across the top, and a tulle fringe. To complete the sexy look, Amanda had her hair brushed away from her lovely face and used Forevermark yellow diamond earrings which totaled over $1 million each, and lastly red lipstick to complete the “it” look. Zendaya Leave it to the unpredictable talented 24-year-old actress Zendaya, star of Malcolm & Marie, to don a bold neon yellow chiffon gown...... Read more on Full Issue!