I am not defending these hypocrites.
However, the dresses theses women wear are typically given to them or they are a loner. That is why the hosts always ask the “stars” WHO they are wearing.
The very expensive jewelry is almost always loaned to them along with a very large MALE bodyguard in an Armani tuxedo.
They are there to guard the jewelry.
The whole idea is that some rich woman sees Charlize Theron(or somebody) wearing a particular dress and then go out and buy it for $5000. Same idea with the jewelry. Tiffany’s loans them the ice hoping some billionaires wife sees it and wants to buy it.
Versace is trying to sell dresses. It is very cheap advertising to have some internationally recognize movie star wearing your product on international TV. At one point in time, the Academy Awards was one of the highest TV audiences of the year.
Harvey Weinstein forced actresses to wear dresses made by his wife. “Red carpet staples” the press called them.