The goddesses ruled the Golden Globes red carpet, with stars like Felicity Huffman, Maria Bello, Hilary Swank and Marcia Cross wearing plunging Vneck halter gowns with draping, fitted waists celine handbags and billowing skirts.

Huffman and Bello wore ethereal white, which will be a top spring fashion trend. Bello complemented her white beaded Elie Saab gown with white gardenias in her upswept hair.

Keira Knightley also wore a stunning strapless white dress by Valentino with a ropestyle belt, and Sandra Oh wore a white gown with a sophisticated scarfstyle back.

"White was the big winner," Suze YalofSchwartz of Glamour magazine said from the red carpet.

Kate Beckinsale's white dress from the Christian Dior archives was dainty and elegant. She showed a bit of a funky streak with her oversized green earrings.

Reese Witherspoon's short vintage Chanel haute couture was a champagne color with metallic trim on the bust.

Cross' dress, meanwhile, was coral, providing a sharp and stunning contrast to her red hair.

"Marcia looked very goddesslike," said Collier Strong, consulting makeup artist for L'Oreal, who helped Cross get ready. "I knew her makeup had to be lighter and more feminine because the fabric was so billowy. . It's easy to work with her because she has the most perfect skin you've ever seen."

Red also had a strong presence on the carpet: Scarlett Johansson wore a red scoop neck Valentino dress with soft ruffles on the straps and down the back; Geena Davis wore a strapless Escada with a jeweled bustier top; and Laura Linney had an asymmetrical version.

"Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria complemented her red Grecian wrap gown by Bob Mackie with gold platform shoes to boost her 5foot2inch frame. Longoria told E!'s Isaac Mizrahi that she was sewn into the dress because it wasn't finished until she was walking out the door.

Equally bright was Ziyi Zhang's Giorgio Armani lime green silk tulle gown with a sweetheart neckline and floorsweeping train.

But some of fashion's favorite faces stuck with classic black and proved that it is eternally chic.