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Taylor Swift wears blue Dior ballgown to Academy Museum Gala

Swift also closes out the gala, which honors Charlize Theron, Colman Domingo and John Carpenter; the dress still got top billing.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTaylor Swift wore a beaded, bow-trimmed blue Dior ballgown on the red carpet at the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles, the New York Post reports.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's by the same designer who made her wedding dress.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCinderella, Hank. A ballgown with bows is a statement of purpose, and the statement is that the carpet belongs to her.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe's performing at the end of the night, and it's her first event with the Motion Picture Academy.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA debut. I'd call it a soft launch of her Oscar campaign, with a bow on it.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe's in the race for her Toy Story 5 song, so the bow is doing a lot of work.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe bows are part of the message.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe evening honors Charlize Theron, Colman Domingo and John Carpenter.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd they all looked wonderful, I'm sure, from the back of the photo.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThree honorees, and the dress still got the headline. I assume the honorees had pockets.

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