American actress
Uma Thurman wore a
Prada
Prada S.p.A. (, ; ) is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1913 in Milan by Mario Prada. It specializes in leather handbags, travel accessories, shoes, ready-to-wear, and other fashion accessories. Prada licenses its name and branding t ...
dress in lavender
chiffon to the
67th Academy Awards
The 67th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) took place on March 27, 1995, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the cer ...
on March 27, 1995, at which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for ''
Pulp Fiction''. The dress was designed by American designer
Barbara Tfank
Barbara Tfank is an American fashion designer, best known for designing the lavender Prada gown worn by Uma Thurman at the 67th Academy Awards.
Career
A native of New York, Tfank is a graduate of Skidmore College and holds a masters from Stanfor ...
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The dress was well-received by contemporary critics, and in retrospect is considered one of Thurman's most memorable red carpet looks.
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Variety'' magazine's 2003 ''Complete Book of Oscar Fashion'' described it as "the gown that launched a thousand imitations"; and indeed, a year later,
Nicole Kidman wore a Prada dress of an identical colour at the
68th Academy Awards. In a 2011 retrospective of Oscars dresses,
CNN
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called the color "exquisite" and highlighted the delicacy of the chiffon.
The appearance of the dress on the
red carpet has been credited with bringing Prada's clothing into the mainstream in America.
The brand had previously been relatively obscure, best known for making high-end accessories, particularly their black backpacks.
See also
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List of individual dresses
This is a list of individual dresses which are famous or otherwise notable.
Dresses worn by celebrities
* American Express Gold card dress of Lizzy Gardiner
* Black Christian Siriano gown of Billy Porter
* Black dress of Rita Hayworth
* Black G ...
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Crimson Alberta Ferretti dress of Uma Thurman
References
1990s fashion
Outfits worn at the Academy Awards ceremonies
Prada
Prada, Thurman
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