Kristen Wiig dubbed a 'hot piece of lasagne' for Oscars dress
Kristen Wiig wore a red ruffled Valentino gown to last night’s 2020 Oscars ceremony.
The 46-year-old actor and comedian’s look has inadvertently caused much hilarity on Twitter.
She may have been wearing an haute couture creation from a world-leading fashion house, but it seems this didn’t stop users on the social platform from comparing Wigg’s look to everything from lasagne to cartoon crustaceans.
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And if there’s anything that could make us crave the cheesy pasta dish earlier in the day, it’s this graphic look, with its dramatic ruffles mimicking the curled edges of lasagne pasta sheets, and its bright-red colour resembling tomato sauce. Yum.
Kristen Wiig looking like a hot piece of lasagna. #oscars pic.twitter.com/lWYhOQJWOO
— Fern (@littlefern16) February 10, 2020
Who wore it better?#KristenWiig pic.twitter.com/g5ZjisLZWz
— 冬休みBOY (@DanshiBi) February 10, 2020
#KristenWiig all in good fun😉🤣 pic.twitter.com/T7xd6QjV7Q
— Heather Genc (@HeatherGenc) February 10, 2020
But that’s not the only comic comparison people have drawn.
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Our vote is on Sebastian, the crab from ‘The Little Mermaid’ – and there’s a fair few in this camp, too.
😭 Kristen Wiig looking like a hot AF Sebastian from the little mermaid #Oscars2020 pic.twitter.com/7qGue2mCch
— Atsuko Okatsuka (@AtsukoComedy) February 10, 2020
Kristen Wiig looks like she's auditioning to play Sebastian in the next live action production of The Little Mermaid. pic.twitter.com/PtF5hegFyQ
— Maris Kreizman (@mariskreizman) February 10, 2020
Then there are those comparing Wiig’s aesthetic to that of a cartoon devil – presumably something to do with the red and black colour scheme.
kristen wiig as arca album covers: thread pic.twitter.com/EBY09aaDPP
— giabuchi (@jaboukie) February 10, 2020
kristen wiig ma'am i love u even if this dress kinda makes you look like HIM ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/2UtvZahkXi
— lil (@barrryHBO) February 10, 2020
Other original comparisons include a “cell model” from a biology textbook, various types of fish, a car wash and a cake slicer.
Kristen Wiig ... dress ... I know I’ve seen that somewhere.... #Oscars pic.twitter.com/op8ULpEZE8
— HotAir1028 (@HAir1028) February 10, 2020
I love #kristenwiig, but she looks like she is part of a cell model. #OscarSunday #Oscar2020 #oscars #bestdressed pic.twitter.com/7h9sg9kowh
— Beattieporter (@beattieporter) February 10, 2020
No need to wear a #KristenWiig for disguise on the #redcarpet when you’re a camouflaged cuttlefish. pic.twitter.com/rh4c9K1L42
— Collin Gerard (@c_cube_review) February 10, 2020
I love the inspiration for Kristen Wiig’s dress 😍 pic.twitter.com/Nu5hS2U1lg
— spy dad mitchell (@classicmerm) February 10, 2020
Wiig also paired the look with long, elbow-length black opera gloves, taking the black tie dress code to the next level (unlike the likes of Timothée Chalamet who wore a Prada tracksuit). On her feet, she wore
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While her larger-than-life gown and gloves combination did most of the talking, Wiig also sported a slicked-back, cropped platinum hair style – which fit in well with fellow A-listers Olivia Colman and Jane Fonda, who also debuted shorter, lighter looks (platinum-blonde and grey respectively) for the awards ceremony.