The new guard has arrived.  Lupita Nyong’o, nominated for her role in “12 Years a Slave,” dominated the Golden Globes red carpet in a breathtaking crimson gown by Ralph Lauren.  “It was stunning,” said Warden Neil, head designer and stylist for the award show. “It was the most beautiful red I’ve ever seen. It was a gorgeous shade on her.”  Janie Bryant, costume designer for “Mad Men,” was also impressed.  PHOTOS: GOLDEN GLOBES 2014: BEST AND WORST RED CARPET LOOKS  “I loved the red and the drama with the cape,” she said.  Other Golden Globes fashion hits covered the full palette, with some fiery reds, new takes on black, silvery whites and deep, rich greens.  Cate Blanchett, a winner for “Blue Jasmine,” set the bar high for black, wearing a sheath of Chantilly lace by Giorgio Armani that was completely bare on the back.  “It was modern, but feminine,” said Bryant.  PHOTOS: GOLDEN GLOBES 2014: TOP SHOW MOMENTS  Neil added: “It was so different from all the others.”  Going to the opposite extreme, Naomi Watts “looked every bit the movie star” in a silvery-white Tom Ford number, said celebrity stylist Robert Verdi. “That gown fit her perfectly.”  Olivia Wilde, resplendent in a form-fitting sparkly green Gucci, “was all about the fashion,” Verdi added.  Newcomer Margot Robbie, of “The Wolf of Wall Street,” was equally sleek and stunning in bejeweled Gucci. “She looked beautiful and on trend. She’s not a star yet, but she turned heads,” Verdi said.  RELATED: 'AMERICAN HUSTLE,' '12 YEARS A SLAVE' WIN BIG AT GOLDEN GLOBES  Bryant touted the “beautiful beading,” adding, “It was a breath of fresh air.”  Emma Watson cemented her fashion cred in a red Dior gown paired with skinny black pants.  It wouldn’t be the Golden Globes without missteps, too. Julia Roberts worked a split-personality look in a Dolce & Gabbana strapless gown/wear-to-work outfit.  “It looks like she’s trying on an outfit at a sample sale” with no proper fitting room, said Verdi. However, “her hair and makeup were flawless,” he added of the Lancome spokesmodel.  RELATED: TINA FEY AND AMY POEHLER ARE GOLDEN AS HOSTS  “I thought it was a mess,” agreed Neil. “It looked like it was two different gowns.”  Best supporting actress winner Jennifer Lawrence, in a white Dior with black bands, also received mixed reviews.  “I loved that it was cut so beautifully and it was fit to her body,” Bryant said. “It was so effortless and gorgeous.”  Verdi disagreed: “The look is hard to wear. It didn’t do anything for her waist or her body.”  RELATED: JACQUELINE BISSET WINS AWARD FOR WORST GLOBES SPEECH EVER  The blogosphere quickly linked the dress to one worn in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” — and not in a good way.  Lawrence’s “American Hustle” co-star and co-winner Amy Adams fell into the same “meh” category in a ruby Valentino.  “It was unremarkable,” said Verdi.  Even the leading fashionista in the TV-drama world, Kerry Washington, was “not so great. It was too much about her pregnancy and not enough about fashion,” Verdi said. The taupe Balenciaga gown cut away for her belly “was a bad color and an awkward cut.”  RELATED: GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS 2014: FULL LIST OF THE WINNERS  Other fashion disasters included “Girls” creator and star Lena Dunham in bright yellow Zac Posen.  Bryant hated the look — “and I love canary yellow, just not with her skin. It was too tight on the bust and the waist. She can be funky and fun, but this is not that.”  Sofia Vergara’s statement necklace by Lorraine Schwartz was the best accessory on the red carpet, but her formulaic strapless dress/mermaid tail, also by Zac Posen, was tired.  “I would really like to see her wearing something different,” Bryant said. “There are a lot of amazing gowns out there.”
There were some great looks on the red carpet at the Golden Globes — and, of course, plenty of misses.