As March 27 draws near and we can’t wait to see the parade of dresses wow that the celebs of the cinema will show off on the red carpet of the 94th edition of the Oscars, it is almost natural to look back at the Academy Awards of the past, thinking about the winners, the surprises and, above all, the fashion #throwback. Why, let’s be honest, the highlight of the show are the clothes and we know that award seasons are a sort of celebrity-sized Fashion Week.
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To dream big we then rewound the tape back to Golden Age of Hollywood, that is to say the period between the 40s and 60s, not only to be enchanted once again in front of sartorial works of breathtaking elegance, but also to dispel the myth that “glamor old Hollywod” rhymes only with cascades of waves , furs and loose evening dresses.
Yes, of course, the Oscars have produced many unforgettable sophisticated looks like the Givenchy ones worn by Audrey Hepburn. And who could ever forget the mint green dress, made by Edith Head in 1955 for Grace Kelly (curiosity: the dress in question was recycled. The diva had already worn it the year before for the preview in New York of The country girlfilm for which the statuette was awarded).
Grace Kelly at the Oscars in 1955. Photo Getty
Silver Screen CollectionIt’s still, Elizabeth Taylor with a pale yellow floral Christian Dior designer outfit in 1961 complemented by thousands of dollar pearl and diamond earrings?
But besides feathers and bling bling, there has (been) more in Hollywood. For example the very young Joan Collins who in 1958 arrived on the red carpet with a pink balloon satin dress designed by herself. When Rita Moreno she won Best Supporting Actress in 1962 for her role as Anita in West Side Story, all eyes were on her fabulous dress with a Japanese-inspired skirt. A look so striking that the actress decided to wear it again at the Academy Awards, 56 years later, in 2018.
Rita Moreno (with George Chakiris and Rock Hudson) at the 1962 Oscars. Photo Getty
BettmannRita Moreno at the 2018 Oscars. Photo Getty
Dan MacMedanWhile, if today it is normal to see the A-listers using the red carpet to send political messages or messages about their identity, in 1958 Miyoshi Umeki she became the first Asian woman to win an Oscar wearing, among other things, a beautiful kimono. While Barbra Streisand, who in 1969, in a flood of princely and hourglass dresses, wore a sequin suit by Arnold Scaasi, even if it appeared controversial at the time, showed how much to approach fashion with irony, standing out among outfits that are all the same, is always the right choice (right Rihanna?).
In the gallery we have collected these and many other dresses that make up the Fashion Hall of Fame of the great golden age of Hollywood. Look, sigh, dream.
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Source: Vanity Fair

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