TIME’s Feifei Sun and Claire Suddath pick the most unforgettable dresses ever to appear at the Academy Awards
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TIME's Feifei Sun and Claire Suddath pick the most unforgettable dresses ever to appear at the Academy Awards
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This all-American actress picked all-American designer Ralph Lauren to dress her for the 1999 Academy Awards, where she took home the Best Actress statue for her performance in Shakespeare in Love. The bubblegum-pink princess gown got mixed reviews from critics, but Paltrow's dress struck the perfect tone for her fairy-tale evening — and inspired racks full of pink dresses in stores across the country that year.
