Every year I look forward to watching celebrities on the red carpet at the Oscars and every year I am somehow left a little disappointed. Don’t get me wrong, there are stars who dress to impress every year at the star studded event. However, there are also those A-list stars who it would seem forget to look in the mirror before they head out.
Over the years, there have been some stars who would rather forget what they choose to wear to the Academy Awards. One star who has to be mentioned is Icelandic singer Björk. The singer’s swan dress at the 2001 Oscars became so famous that it has its own Wikipedia page. It was designed by Macedonian designer Marjan Pejoski. L’Officiel described it as a dress featuring “a long swan neck draped around the Icelandic singer’s shoulders, with its orange beak delicately on her chest. As Björk glided down the red carpet, she left a trail of eggs in her wake, adding a surrealist touch to the already unconventional ensemble.”
In 2002, Gwyneth Paltrow uncharacteristically wore a very unflattering dress to the Oscars. She chose a sheer Alexander McQueen that she discussed at a later date on her GOOP blog and wrote: “I still love the dress itself but I should have worn a bra and I should have just had simple beachy hair and less makeup. Then, it would have worked as I wanted it to – a little bit of punk at the Oscars,”
Take a look at the worst dressed outfits at the Oscars over the years and see if you agree…
5. Lizzy Gardiner won Best Costume Design award for The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in 1985
Yes I know Lizzy Gardiner won an award for Best Costume Design for The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, but her American Express gold credit card dress was far too gimmicky! | getty Photo: getty
6. Kristin Wiig at the Oscars in 2020
Yes to the colou rred and the opera style gloves but no to Kristin Wiig's ruffles on the dress. One X user said that it looks like a 'hot piece of lasagna' and you can totally see where they were coming from! | getty
7. Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman's choice of outfit perfectly demonstrates the concept that there can be such a thing as 'too many elements' when it comes to fashion. The tie round the waist and gold embellishment added nothing to the overall style of the dress | getty
8. St. Vincent arrives for the 90th Annual Academy Awards on March 4, 2018, in Hollywood, California
The red lipstick worked perfectly with singer St. Vincent's skin tone and hair but the outfit?! What was she thinking of? | AFP via Getty Images Photo: getty