'You don't have to wear one!' Evan Rachel Wood ditches the gown for a suit in David Bowie tribute at Golden Globes
It was the 70th anniversary of David Bowie's birth.
And Evan Rachel Wood honoured the late singer on his birthday on Sunday by wearing a custom suit by Altuzarra to the Golden Globes.
And though the 29-year-old actress is far from the first to opt out of wearing a dress to an award show - actress Kathryn Hahn joined her that very night in a Brandon Maxwell suit - she gave a spirited explanation for her choice.
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Making a statement: For Sunday's 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards show, Evan Rachel Wood chose to wear a smart custom suit by Altuzarra, instead of a gown
'I wanted to make sure that young girls and women knew they aren’t a requirement:' Wood took the opportunity to be a role model to young women everywhere
Borrow from the boys in a tuxedo jacket like Evan
Nothing says black tie like a sharp, well tailored tuxedo. This rule applies not just to men but to the ladies as well.
So we were quite pleased when we spotted Evan Rachel Wood at the Golden Globes in a custom made tuxedo by Altuzarra.
This is her first time wearing this kind of look but it deserves to be sported again and again! We've seen many other fashionable ladies paying tribute to a #pantssuitnation like Victoria Beckham.
The exact jacket isn't available but you can click over to Neiman Marcus to scope out the American designer known for his precise tailoring.
Then peruse our style carousel below to check out our fashionable tuxedo blazers! This is one piece that every woman MUST have in her closet.
Pair one of our options with a pair of sleek black cigarette pants and go bare underneath your blazer or try adding it to a leather mini for a more Saint Laurent punk vibe. Either way, you can't go wrong!
Evan said in an interview with Ryan Seacrest on the red carpet: 'This is my third nomination and I’ve been to the Globes six times, and I’ve worn a dress every time.
'And I love dresses, I’m not trying to protest dresses, but I wanted to make sure that young girls and women knew they aren’t a requirement.
'And that you don’t have to wear one if you don’t want to, and to just be yourself because you're worth is more than that.
'So this year I said I’m going as an homage to Marlene Dietrich and Victor Victoria, and David Bowie because it’s his birthday.'
Smart: The three-piece set featured a structured black suit jacket with strong shoulders and satin lapel, while the suit pants flared slightly towards the end and also had satin stripes
Party time: After the show, Evan headed to HBO's official after-party
All eyes on her! Rachel's chic, androgynous look made a stand out in a sea full of celebrities
The three-piece set featured a structured black suit jacket with strong shoulders and satin lapel, while the suit pants flared slightly towards the end and also had satin stripes down both sides.
Foregoing the traditional button-down, the Westworld actress wore a white jacket over a pussybow blouse.
The blonde beauty was every bit as enchanting in a black-and-white suit as she would have been in a floor-length evening gown - perhaps even more so because of the empowerment the choice gave her.
Wood was up for best performance by an actress in a television series, drama, for her role in Westworld, but graciously lost to Claire Foy for her role in Netflix's The Crown.
Glam pals: The blonde beauty posed on the red carpet with her actress pal Angela Sarafyan who wowed in a flirty grey and white number
'I’m not trying to protest dresses': Evan revealed she opted for a suit to show young girls to 'just be yourself'
Wood is seen at the 66th Annual Golden Globe awards in 2009 wearing a couture gown
She is pictured here in 2012, the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Quite the difference: Wood may have been bored with her Westworld character Dolores's look, as she wears the same two outfits in every episode
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