In the days leading up to the Oscars, much of the big night’s buzz will center around what the nominees will wear on the red carpet. While that burning question is still up in the air, thanks to Victoria’s Secret there’s at least a lead on what the Best Actress contenders might wear underneath their fabulous gowns. Upon hearing of this year’s Oscar nominations, the famed purveyor of lacy underthings recently continued its six-year tradition of hand-delivering “The Oscar Survival Kit”–an elegant pink clutch packed with essentials for filmdom’s biggest celebration–to Best Actress nominees Hilary Swank, Annette Bening, Kate Winslet, Catalina Sandino and Imelda Staunton. The Survival Kit is hand-crafted by Mouawad with over 250 single cut round brilliant diamonds and sapphires, totaling approximately 10 carats with a retail value of over $15,000. “The concept was to gift them with the ultimate red carpet necessities,” Victoria’s Secret spokeswoman Sara Tervo told Hollywood.com. “We really appreciate the movies and women in leading roles and we take a lot a pride in women’s accomplishments from our brand perspective. For us to support these women in these leading roles is a great tradition, and we like to spoil them with a congratulatory token of a fun Victoria’s Secret novelty gift.” The Oscar Survival Kit’s essentials include:
