Olivia Wilde Chooses Red Lace For Tod's Party (PHOTOS, POLL)

We often get a bit bummed out by Olivia Wilde's outfit choices, lamenting the fact that large swaths of material or excessively dark, depressing colors obscure the actress' gorgeous figure and natural beauty.

But we should really stop being surprised and just admit: Wilde likes wearing granny styles. Not excessively granny, à la Elle Fanning, but old-style lace, long sleeves, long skirts and other sorts of body-covering fashions. That's simply the reality.

Wilde proved this yet again last night in Paris, as she joined the fashion elite at a party for Tod's. While checking out the luxe leather bags, Wilde wore a red lace-print dress with three-quarter length sleeves and an unusual mid-calf length.

She paired the outfit with black strappy, flower-embellished shoes by Roger Vivier, a black Tod's clutch and jewelry by Wilfredo Rosado.

Say what you will, but at least this 27-year-old star's style is consistent. What do you think of Wilde's covered-up look?

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Olivia Wilde's red ensemble:

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Comments

[sextonfan]

01:36 PM on 10/06/2011

Maybe she's still getting over her husband and just needs to hide in some big clothes for a while?

[rabit818]

09:40 AM on 10/06/2011

She can pull of anything, even a table cloth.

[Chipara Namid]

02:10 AM on 10/06/2011

She could wear a bag dress and pull it of beautifully... Love her she rocks...^_^

[Samirah1368]

02:22 PM on 10/05/2011

ahhhh man I LOVED it till I saw the bottom of the dress and the shoes. this dress would be a win if it were chopped off at the knee...

[olafTheAwesome]

07:32 AM on 10/05/2011

Olivia Wilde's outfit choices only confuse clueless people. Sorry to say.

[Chipara Namid]

02:11 AM on 10/06/2011

You are so right, I completely agree...^_^

[NerdyStudent]

02:00 AM on 10/05/2011

She looks like an oriental rug.

[lbcyclist]

01:59 AM on 10/05/2011

Too old, too folksy, and the shoes are horrible.

[debbiediablo]

11:37 PM on 10/04/2011

Looks like wallpaper from the 1960s.

[dumbfoundedcon]

10:19 PM on 10/04/2011

My 90 year old grandmother wouldn't even wear that frumpy curtain.

[Tinkerbelle7]

10:00 PM on 10/04/2011

Looks like she pulled the drapes off the window of a Motel 6, cut two armholes out, and threw it over her head. Yucky.

[hman570]

09:42 PM on 10/04/2011

If she was good looking I could maybe see the reason for this artical..

[tiftamted]

04:37 AM on 10/05/2011

If you could spell, maybe I could see a reason for your response. This is how you spell article, not artical. Before you criticize someone else, make sure you're on point.

[hman570]

06:24 AM on 10/05/2011

Bite Me, spelled correctly

[Emy Freeland]

05:29 PM on 10/04/2011

Lose the sleeves and hem above the knee. Well just up the hemline it wouldn't be so bad. Its like she's wearing my grandmothers dressing gown...

[shawnepink]

04:32 PM on 10/04/2011

a simple shoe would have been better with this dress

[Smurfaveli]

04:32 PM on 10/04/2011

She could wear a trash bag and I'd still enjoy it.

[beadingchef]

02:34 PM on 10/04/2011

I liked the dress, the shoes did not work with it for me, I would have done a higher heel because of the length of the dress. She does have her own style and more power to her.

[Rvosb32264]

01:37 AM on 10/05/2011

I thought the dress was nice. I guess each to own's opinion.