The best Oscar dresses will be remembered as some of the most iconic red carpet looks of all time
And from Gwyneth Paltrow's powder pink Ralph Lauren gown from 1999 to Jennifer Lawrence's strapless voluminous dress by Raf Simons for Christian Dior Haute Couture - the most expensive Oscar dress of all time, there's plenty of looks to choose from.
It was Julia Robert that got the world talking recently however, with an interview with the Academy Award winner resurfacing, where she opens up about her iconic vintage Valentino gown, and crucially where it is now.
You know the one. Sheer black tulle with elegant white piping down the middle and the sweeping train. The one she wore to pick up a golden statuette for playing Erin Brockovich.
More often than not, the celebrity looks we see and love on the red carpet are on loan from designers, arranged by their stylist. Which means it goes straight back to the designer the next morning. But not this time.
Yes, it turns out that Roberts still owns the gown, and is saving it for someone very special - her daughter Hazel.
"It’s under my bed, in a box," Roberts explained in an interview with People. "I have this little space in my house that my husband refers to as the heritage collection. Things I go, ‘I can’t get rid of [this], what about Hazel?'"
Julia went on to say that husband Danny Moder thought their daughter wouldn’t want "mum’s old stuff", but luckily she’s keeping it just in case even if it is in a box under her bed.
To be fair, if our mums’ old stuff involved a vintage Valentino gown, we’d be more than happy to wear it. Just in case you’re reading this Julia.
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