Style shrinks: Our experts analyse Lupita Nyong'o's 'restrained and elegant' summer look
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Rebecca Gonsalves: Forget half-cocked flying saucers and feathery fascinators – this is how to wear a hat in 2014.
Mike Higgins: The spirit of George Melly is alive and well and rather improbably busking on the head of a Nigerian-Mexican starlet. Bravo.
The make-up
Rebecca: A few splashes offset this outfit, but matching nail polish and eye-shadow shows too much devotion to detail.
Mike: I hear matchy-matchy is not where it's at. But it's not like she's painted her nose and elbows yellow, is it?
The Dress
Rebecca: This neckline is perfectly suited to Nyong'o and her amazing clavicles, while the leaded window-like print is heavenly.
Mike: Restrained elegance? Or just a wee bit dull? I'm not qualified to judge, so I'll be gallant and say the former.
The shoes
Rebecca: Sure, wedge heels are good for lawn-based social events – but these look like a pocket-money purchase from Camden Market circa 1999.
Mike: A tad harsh, comrade – but you're right, if an Oscar-winner can't splurge on footwear, who can?
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