Between Fashion Week and the Oscars this Sunday, the fashion set are in a tizzy. Needless to say, expectations are high, and even as we speak, stylists are altering the final hems on bejeweled gowns, and custom-made Italian shoes are being flown first class to be worn only for this one night. As someone who enjoys the Oscars for many reasons, I have a lot invested in the show and the fashion leading up to it. I usually end up with a bone to pick for the “safe” choices chosen by most Hollywood stylists, so I decided to give it a try myself and dress the stars in what they should wear Sunday. I hope Rachel Zoe is listening.

I begin with fashion darling Rooney Mara, who is so much the leader of minimalism that she sat front row at Calvin Klein last week and served as the unofficial muse for the collection. Sometimes gothic, sometimes classic, Rooney has become infamous for her black attire. Case in point: the Golden Globes, where she wore a beautiful, albeit black, Nina Ricci gown. For Oscar night I chose [a stunning Valentino](http://media.vogue.com/files/2011/07/06/valentino-couture-fall-2011-015_093742956650.jpg) in show-stopping “Valentino red” that is equal parts sex and class.

I had a horrible time choosing between class and fashion, so instead I compromised with Rooney and gave her a “fashion-y” choice as well with [this Alexander McQueen metallic gown](http://media.vogue.com/files/2011/10/04/mcqueen-rtw-ss2012-runway-033_174627930079.jpg). I will not expect her to be wearing this come Sunday, but if she did, I believe Vogue would have to put the image on the cover for being a “fashion moment.”

For Shailene Woodley of “The Descendants” I chose [a mint, beaded gown](http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2012/spring/main/europe/couturerunway/eliesaab/images/13.jpg) worthy of a princess. I am hoping to eradicate her poor choice at the Globes and hope she does go for a princess moment while she is still young enough to go for it. It is the Oscars after all.

I will be personally offended if Viola Davis does not win for “The Help” and after [looking gorgeous at the SAGs](http://media.vogue.com/files/2012/02/15/marchesa-rtw-fw2012-runway-27_215015945791.jpg) in Marchesa, I hope she teams up with the dynamic duo again. This dress was shown on the runway just last week, but hey, stranger things have happened, and like Woodley, princess moments deserve princess gowns.

Natalie Portman was the belle of the ball last year and will be back this year to present. Portman has been a little stale for me lately even with her risky choices so I think a little [Chanel couture in navy](http://media.vogue.com/files/2012/01/24/chanel-spring-2012-couture-56_090218247684.jpg) should perk her fashion résumé back up.

I will admit I have not personally seen “The Artist” and had to Google Bérénice Bejo when she appeared on the carpet for the Globes, but now I know that what this stunner needs is to keep it classic in black. Giambattista Valli makes chiffon flow like waterfalls, and up close this [off-the-shoulder gown](http://media.vogue.com/files/2012/01/11/giambattista-valli-pre-fall-2012-039_115206213332.jpg) is more intricate than it looks.

I could rave on and on about Emma Stone’s Lanvin dress at the Globes, so instead I will rave about how perfect [this Ralph Lauren gown](http://media.vogue.com/files/2012/02/16/ralph-lauren-rtw-fw2012-runway-057_152758258116.jpg) would look on her. What really made me think of her is the fact that the model on the runway also has a pale complexion and red hair, both of which are highlighted by the golden, metallic color of this gown. Stone loves the unexpected, and this is definitely an unexpected choice.

Charlize Theron has both won an Oscar and been nominated multiple times. However, she is not nominated this year, so I really want her to wear a dress only she can wear — being model gorgeous and all. Bright colors, beading, a sleek silhouette, only Charlize could pull [this Elie Saab](http://images.nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2012/spring/main/europe/womenrunway/eliesaab/images/45.jpg) off on Oscar night.

Michelle Williams, what can I say? I keep getting flashbacks to her purple gown a few years ago. While maybe that moment cannot be topped, I would like to see her try with [Donna Karan’s closing pre-fall gown]( http://media.vogue.com/files/2011/12/07/donna-karan-pre-fall-2012-037_155621849287.jpg). She is nominated for playing Marilyn Monroe, so why not have an all-out glamour moment?

I am not going to lie; I have been disappointed with Jessica Chastain’s fashion choices. The gowns she has worn have been so-so, but the styling has been atrocious. Oscar de la Renta can solve that in one fell swoop with [this mermaid gown](http://media.vogue.com/files/2011/05/17/oscar-de-la-renta-resort-2012-runway-050_090752715231.jpg) that would stop the show.