Academy Awards' Historical Worst Dressed

Source: AOL

Posted: 02/02/09 11:50AM

Filed Under: Oscars 2009

It's hard to think of the Oscars and not recall Cher's disastrously transparent gowns or the infamous swan that hung dead around Bjork's neck. But, beneath these rather pedestrian members of the worst-dressed stars in the history of the Academy Awards, you will find some other gems - paging Uma Thurman and Sally Kirkland. Below you will find our picks of the most memorable fashion disasters of Oscars past.

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Oscars: Past Worst Dressed

I thought the 40s were supposed to be a time of prudishness? Or at least an attempt at it. Ginger Rogers appears at the Oscars wearing an outfit that would probably be scandalous by today's standards. Clutching her award for 'Kitty Foyle' alongside Jimmy Stewart, she puts on a virginal smile as though we could ignore what lies beneath it.
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