Many stars in the months leading up to the Hollywood awards season take time to map out their looks in collaboration with designers and stylists, but actress Bryce Dallas Howard is is taking a different approach.
The Jurassic World star stayed true to her dress selection method of ordering online or finding a piece in her local department store when she adorned a sunshine yellow US$240 ($322) off-the-rack Topshop dress at the 22nd Critics' Choice Awards.
Howard paired the golden dress with Miu Miu heels and eclectic Irene Neuwirth jewels to prove how well high-low dressing can translate on the red carpet.
But this is not the first time the star has impressed with her own choice of dress. Earlier this year, Howard's Golden Globes dress was not created or borrowed like in most cases, but rather purchased by the star herself.
Why? Because she said it was nice to go into store and have lots of freedom of choice in choosing a size 10 (US 6) dress, calling out the narrow sizing stereotypes that are alive in the industry.
"When you're not 'sample' size, or when you don't have a direct relationship with a designer, or if you don't have a lot of notice, those types of size 6 just aren't that available that much," Howard said.
"I like having lots of options for a size 6 as opposed to maybe one option, so I always go to department stores."
This refreshing approach is one that many stars have adopted. Just this year Cara Delevingne, January Jones and Kendall Jenner (yes that jaw-dropping Met Gala dress) were just some of the few celebrities seen rocking Topshop at various red carpet events this year.
And perhaps it is the way to go with the industry still adhering to unwritten sizing standards that define "beauty". Just last week British Vogue's Editor, Alexandra Shulman, said designers "flatly refused" to dress Ashley Graham for the cover, not to mention the influential women including Leslie Jones, Dashca Polanco and Octavia Spencer who have all spoken out about being rejected by designers for not fitting sample sizes.