Cate Blanchett caused a stir last night when she turned up to the opening of Screen Worlds at ACMI wearing a traditional granny square blanket fashioned into a dress.

News.com.au had this to say:

OSCAR-winning actor Cate Blanchett has been nick-named Cate Blanket after stepping out in a colourful crochet patchwork dress to open Screen Worlds at ACMI in Melbourne yesterday.

The jury is still out on whether the style queen made an unusual red carpet fashion faux pas when she braved the cold wearing the doily-inspired shock frock by Australian label Romance Was Born.

Fashion commentator Melissa Hoyer said Blanchett was fearless when it came to fashion, but felt the one-shoulder patchwork dress looked more like a crocheted blanket.

“I have one of those old school granny rugs in my home,” Hoyer said.

“I just didn’t realise you could wear it.”

Being a fashion critic sounds like so much fun, you know the girls that delight in bitching about EVERYONE in high school behind their back, they become the fashion critics, they’re basically pre-qualified in douchebaggery.

I hate fashion critics, I have a soft spot for Cate and I love crochet, so as far as I’m concerned this dress is basically made of the win.

The designers behind the dress, Romance Was Born, had this to say:

THE designers behind Cate Blanchett’s crocheted blanket dress say they are unfazed the garment has been labelled an “old school granny rug”, conceding critics’ description was spot on.

“That’s exactly what it is,” said Luke Sales, one half of Sydney design duo, Romance Was Born.

“We cut it up and it was hand-crocheted by my mother, so how could we be offended?” he laughed.

So there

What are your thoughts? Hot or not? Fashion faux paux or superb statement?

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