Julianne Hough in a jumpsuit at 2024 Oscars.Photo:Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty

Julianne Hough at the 96th Annual Oscars held at at the Ovation Hollywood on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

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Julianne Houghknows how to make a red carpet style statement.

TheDancing with the Starshost opted for something different for the96th Academy Awardsin Los Angeles on Sunday. Instead of picking a gown, she opted for pants!

Hough wore a white Alexandre Vauthier couture jumpsuit with a gold and silver metallic bodice. The pants were so voluminous, though, that they acted as an optical illusion, making her jumpsuit look like a gown. Hough made sure everyone knew she was wearing pants, though, showing off her fun look on the red carpet.

Julianne Hough at 2024 Oscars.Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty

Julianne Hough arriving on the red carpet at the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, March 10, 2024.

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“Since the Oscars is so glamorous, I knew I wanted to do something cool and different,” Hough’s stylistJennifer Mazurtells PEOPLE. “When Vauthier sent me a photo of this jumpsuit that they had in Paris that no one had seen yet, I knew it was an instant winner. When I showed it to Julianne. she fell in love. From the second she tried it on. We knew it was the winner for the Oscars. Julianne loves taking a fashion risk and loves to be different.”

Julianne Hough at the 2024 Oscars.Mike Coppola/Getty

Julianne Hough attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood,

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Hough recently debuted her shorter ‘do, becoming one of many chic Hollywood stars to embrace the flippy bob. Sheteased a new haircutonInstagramon Jan. 6, then showed up to host the Creative Arts Emmys the next day with theflipped-up bob, which hovers around chin length and is styled in a C-shape with the ends curled out.

At the time, Hough’s hairstylist told PEOPLE about the actress’ decision — which was part of her “letting go” literally and figuratively. “DuringDancing with the Stars, she kept saying, ‘I think I want to go short,’ then then one day we did a faux bob forDancingand after that she was like, ‘let’s do this,' " recounted hairstylist Riawna Capri.

source: people.com