Baftas 2011: Fashion on the red carpet - in pictures

Tracey Emin's hair was the undisputed star of the red carpet. Expanding in all directions simultaneously, it is rumoured to be in talks with its own agent. Meanwhile, Charles Worthington - a hairdresser, mark you - sidled nervously away Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty Images

Jessica Alba's regal blue Versace number almost works, but looks a little tightly, er, structured around the bust region. Also, her necklace looks like she made it herself. Given it's probably worth the GDP of a small-to-medium-sized country, that's not a good thing Photograph: Dave Hogan/Getty Images

Harry Potter star Bonnie Wright is probably thoroughly sick of being referred to as 'Harry Potter star Bonnie Wright'. But as she is young, pretty, talented and wearing a lovely frock by Clements Ribeiro, she deserves everything she gets Photograph: Jon Furniss/WireImage

Hailee Steinfeld is 14 and already has more designer frocks in her wardrobe than you've seen Bafta-nominated films. Fact. In truth she's worn better - this Miu Miu frock is a little old for her - but since she is only 14, we hate to be mean Photograph: Ian West/PA

Tom Ford and Julianne Moore. She is wearing him. Not literally, obviously, that would be uncomfortable. One of his designer dresses. Then again, to our eyes, she doesn't look entirely comfortable in that, either ... Photograph: Dave Hogan/Getty Images

Emma Watson is another nearly-but-not-quite - the Valentino dress is pretty enough but that ruff looks a bit like the leftovers from a Harlequin outfit. And aren't one-shoulder dresses a bit three-awards-ceremonies ago? Photograph: Dave Hogan/Getty Images

Helena Bonham Carter looked rather understated by her usual standards. Due to the length of her dress, we cannot reveal whether she was wearing odd shoes, as she did at the Golden Globes. Odd as in unmatched, rather than the other sense, which she always embraces Photograph: Jon Furniss/WireImage

Finally, the answer to the question that has been troubling us all for so many years. What did happen to Bjork's infamous swan outfit? It was recycled by Minnie Driver and worn with a party frock from a high street shop whose name sounds a little like 'most' Photograph: Richard Young / Rex Features/Richard Young / Rex Features

Colin and Livia Firth on the red carpet. Livia is wearing a designer called Nina Skarra, and given she's committed to only wearing ethical fashion on the red carpet, it's quite possibly made from the recycled awards Colin can't fit in his overflowing trophy cabinet Photograph: Dave Hogan/Getty Images

Gemma Arterton made the intriguing decision to dye her hair to match her frock. Unfortunately there was confusion in the dress shop when the assistant asked, 'Is this for a present?' Photograph: Ian West/PA

Leading actress nominee Annette Bening wearing a sort of bridal tablecloth. Complete with party favour on the shoulder Photograph: Jon Furniss/WireImage

The point at which a dress becomes a gown involves a fiendishly complicated equation: No of beads x hours of finger-bleeding hand sewing / by status of actress. Amy Adams has made it into gown territory with this Elie Saab creation Photograph: Joel Ryan/AP

Barbara Hershey was nominated for her turn as Natalie Portman's 'troubled' mother in Black Swan. She therefore dressed up to character in a wicked-witch-meets-mermaid ensemble Photograph: Dave M. Benett/Getty Images

Oh dearie me. Bad bad call Eva Green. We get the whole 'I'm dark and mysterious and a little bit gothic' thing. But that's just wrong Photograph: Doug Peters/Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment

Tilda Swinton is far too high fashion to bother with fripperies like frocks. Or, apparently shoes Photograph: Dave Hogan/Getty Images

Actress Noomi Rapace was nominated for Girl with a Dragon Tattoo. And seems to have come dressed as her own award - squint and she could be an Oscar. An Oscar with some kind of high fashion tracking belt Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty Images

Not many British designers were on display tonight, but Rosamund Pike wore Alexander McQueen. Quite a natural, sunny look for something which probably cost more than your house Photograph: Ian West/PA

Oh Dexter Fletcher! How the mighty (see: Press Gang) have fallen. Fletcher's hair was competing with Tracey Emin's to see who could reach the afterparty first without their owner leaving the ceremony. Up up and away! Photograph: EMPICS Entertainment/PA