Oscar Dresses: Reese Witherspoon' Oscar dress 2005
Reese Witherspoon in the Oscar dress by Valentino at 2005 Academy Awards
Oscar Winners:
Notably missing from the best-picture race is Walk the Line, the biography of Johnny Cash - even though Joaquin Phoenix (as Cash) and Reese Witherspoon (as June Carter Cash) were nominated in the lead-acting categories. The Best Actress prize went to Reese Witherspoon for "Walk the Line." Witherspoon paid tribute to her family and to June Carter Cash, the country music icon she plays in the film. Walk the Line would have been the one nominee seen by a large segment of the audience. But its messages - "Don't do drugs" and "Dress in black" - might not be controversial enough.
Celebrity Oscar dresses:
Designers who have become Oscar regulars understand what works on Hollywood's prestigious red carpet. Reese Witherspoon wore vintage Dior Oscar dress, for instance, and the Oscar dress was a perfect blend of elegance, glamour and sex appeal stitched out. Oscar style is the sort of thing that plays perfectly to the masses, lounging before their TVs and cracking open the Doritos for the occasion. Vintage is for people who want something different. Reese Witherspoon pulled off metallic in a two-toned vintage Oscar dress. She was a crowd favorite, winning best actress in a musical for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in "Walk the Line."
Designer Oscar dresses:
John Galliano, who left Givenchy to head up the larger, grander house of Christian Dior, is certainly not afraid to make a statement. The name Christian Dior is, of course, most famous for the New Look, which burst on to the scene in February 1947 causing women the world over to rejoice. In fact, the New Look - with its cinched waist, moulded bust and voluminous skirts - was not very new at all, harking back to the voluptuous silhouette of the pre-First World War belle epoque.
Famous Oscar dresses by popular designers at the Academy Awards.
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