Although the Oscars have been and remain very conservative, some outfits often acquire the status of scandalous and are talked about even years later.
The 95th anniversary Oscar ceremony will be held on March 12, 2022. And it will certainly be luxurious. And viewers around the world will follow not only the presentation of the statuettes, but also what celebrity outfits have chosen for the red carpet.
Surely we will see a lot of chic outfits, but with the same confidence we can say that some of the images will become scandalous. As it has happened many times before.
Focus has collected the most scandalous dresses of the Oscar ceremony in the entire history of the film award.
Cher (1974)
Cher and her naked dress. One of the many that shocks the Oscars
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1974 was not an easy year for Cher, she divorced her husband Sonny, released a new album, began a film career and raised her daughter Chastity. And she was a superstar. So on the Oscars red carpet, she appeared in those outfits that she herself considered appropriate. And all of them were scandalous, because they clearly did not fit into the conservative dress code adopted at the ceremony. The outfit, which exposed Cher much more than was customary at the time, made a splash. After all, the pink dress, reminiscent of a bikini, was too naked even by modern standards.
It is noteworthy that there were no official photo shoots on the red carpet at that time, so all the pictures of Cher were taken by the famous paparazzi Ron Galella.
Go Williams (1986)
Go Williams and her pearl outfit
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Actress and fashion model Edie Williams has starred in many films and TV shows such as The Twilight Zone, Batman, Lost in Space during her career. She was a beauty queen, a pin-up model, a Playboy model, and a major troublemaker on red carpets like the Oscars and the Cannes Film Festival. She came to the movie awards in a leopard bikini, incredible neckline and pearl outfits. For those times it was even more than scandalous. So Edie was remembered just like that: the queen of scandals at the Oscars.
Cindy Crawford (1991)
Cindy Crawford in a too bright 1991 dress
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Now it’s hard to imagine that a red dress with a neckline was scandalous. But in 1991, supermodel Cindy Crawford’s outfit was called just that. She attended the 63rd Academy Awards along with her new boyfriend Richard Gere. And ended up on the front pages of the tabloids. The Oscars red carpet still had a boring formal dress code, so Cindy was a bombshell. Well, sheath dresses with a neckline from Versace are still in trend.
Charlize Theron (2000)
Charlize Theron and the dress that nearly killed her career
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Charlize Theron clearly did not expect the effect of her orange Vera Wang dress. It suited the actress, but it turned out that the plunging neckline and plunging back could still impress the harsh Oscar audience. Later, the actress said that her tangerine dress almost ruined her career.
“I can’t tell you how many times I auditioned for a role only to have my agent come back and say, ‘Look, Charlize, they saw you in that orange dress and they don’t think you can do it,'” Charlize said. Theron.
Gwyneth Paltrow (2002)
Gwyneth Paltrow’s naked dress
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Two years after attending the Oscars in the iconic pink dress from Ralph Lauren, Gwyneth Paltrow failed with her choice of outfit. And fashion critics, who admiringly called her a “style icon”, smashed her with the same fervor for an Alexander McQueen dress. It really turned out to be not very successful: a heavy skirt and a too simple tight-fitting top. And Gwyneth didn’t wear a bra. She steadfastly withstood a flurry of criticism, but later admitted that she herself did not feel too comfortable, understanding where everyone was looking. “I should have put on a bra,” the actress summed up.
Tilda Swinton (2008)
Tilda Swinton’s baggy dress that caused an uproar from fashion critics
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To say that Tilda Swinton has a unique sense of style would be an understatement. Tilda always looked androgynous and chose outfits that emphasized this. But her velvet asymmetrical dress, which she wore to the Oscars in 2008, was too avant-garde. And, as a result, scandalous. It is noteworthy, but later she repeatedly wore similar dresses and they never caused such an effect. Which only indicates that Tilda Swinton was ahead of fashion trends.
Madonna (2011)
Madonna in her usual form
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Fans wanted to know where Madonna did her pants, and even though now a black leotard under a sheer lace skirt seems even a very modest outfit, in 2011 Madonna was discussed on social networks and criticized by fashion experts. Did Madonna care? No. After all, she made shocking a part of her life, even when most critics went to school.
Anne Hathaway (2013)
Anne Hathaway and her outfit with insidious tucks
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At first glance, there is nothing outrageous or scandalous about Anne Hathaway’s outfit. But a simple understated dress in pale pink silk from Prada turned out to be very devious. Darts on the bodice created the appearance of protruding nipples, and there was no way to get rid of this effect. Anne’s dress was Googled in 2013 more than any other outfit. And the actress herself admitted that she missed the choice. The most annoying thing is that she had another dress in store. But on the last day, it turned out that Amanda Seyfried would wear something similar. And since no one wanted a fashionable failure, Ann urgently chose another dress. And yet there was a failure.
Jennifer Lawrence (2013)
Dress Jennifer Lawrence in the end became almost famous actress
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But Oscar 2013 was not limited to one scandal. Jennifer Lawrence, 22, looked like a princess at the ceremony in a chic strapless Dior Haute Couture dress, complete with an elegant diamond necklace. Everything was going well until Jennifer had to go up on stage to collect her prize for her role in My Boyfriend Is a Crazy. She fell on her way up the stairs and became even more flustered. Still, millions of people around the world watched her embarrassment.
However, the scandalous dress that let the actress down at such an important moment gained her fame. It has doubled in price, taking away the glory of Nicole Kidman’s mustard dress by John Galliano, which she wore in 1997, as the most expensive.
And Lawrence herself later said that she swore to herself when she realized what had happened. “What did I think when I fell? Bad word, I can’t say it, but it starts with an “F,” she told reporters.
The Fall of Jennifer Lawrence at the Oscars
When one of the journalists asked her what happened on the steps, Lawrence laughed and replied: “What do you mean by“ what happened? ”Look at my dress! I tried to climb the stairs and stepped on the hem and the steps were slippery “.
Billy Porter (2019)
Billy Porter and his dramatic crinoline dress
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Billy Porter, the Pose actor, will forever be remembered for this unusual Christian Siriano tuxedo dress. Conservatives smashed the dress to smithereens, Billy was compared to the evil stepmother from Disney’s Cinderella, and his image gave rise to many memes. But Porter shrugged off the criticism and has occasionally worn crinoline dresses on the red carpet ever since.
Recall that earlier Focus wrote about the worst Oscar outfits in the entire history of the award, and also collected the top 10 red carpet outfits of the film award, which have acquired cult status.
