Lately Gwyneth Paltrow is extra prone to be seen going topless in an Instagram cooking video than getting all dressed up for the crimson carpet, however she’s nonetheless offered some memorable moments in superstar trend over time. Certainly one of her extra notable appears to be like was from the 1999 Academy Awards, the place she gained the Greatest Actress Oscar for Shakespeare in Love. She turned heads in that pink Ralph Lauren robe that night time, however apparently the designer was fairly displeased.
A brand new e-book concerning the Se7en star is out, titled Gwyneth: The Biography by Amy Odell. In it, the writer discusses all elements of the actress’s life after conducting greater than 220 interviews. In a single part, Odell explores the drama surrounding the 1999 Oscars costume that was impressed by Grace Kelly:
Ralph Lauren was reportedly requested to design Gwyneth Paltrow’s costume for the awards, however the designer apparently grew to become “annoyed” with the actress, Odell writes (by way of Individuals), when the costume required a number of alterations resulting from Paltrow’s continued weight reduction. An excerpt from Gwyneth: The Biography reads:
Main as much as the awards, she hadn’t been consuming a lot and stored shedding pounds, necessitating additional fittings, the place Gwyneth requested the Ralph Lauren group in New York to convey the neckline decrease and decrease. Lauren grew to become so annoyed that he didn’t wish to ship the costume again to Los Angeles. However his group satisfied him, and located a talented seamstress to suit the items of the costume onto Gwyneth there.
It’s wild that Ralph Lauren allegedly wished to again out of working with the actress, and issues didn’t get higher for the designer on the night time of the awards. The biography continues:
The designers at Ralph Lauren seen that one thing seemed off when she wore it that night time. The material was puckering, just a little wrinkly, free round her torso — as if she had immediately misplaced 10 kilos. They realized she hadn’t worn the internal removable corset that got here with the robe, which might have made it match extra snugly. Lauren was not joyful concerning the match.
I’m undecided what occurred to the corset, however wanting again on the picture, it does seem that the costume was loose-fitting.
The e-book excerpt doesn’t specify what grew to become of the Ralph Lauren design, however we do know that her 2000 Academy Award costume was given to charity. As for her different iconic outfits — just like the sheer look Millie Bobby Brown copied earlier this 12 months — Gwyneth Paltrow saves numerous garments for her daughter Apple, as a result of everyone knows these ‘90s types are coming again. Apple even modeled her mother’s “goth” Oscars costume from 2002.
Whereas others get pleasure from her appears to be like of yesteryear, it appears the actress is extra comfy shedding her prime altogether, as she’s shared topless sunbathing pics in addition to celebrated her birthdays in her birthday swimsuit.
Ralph Lauren could not have had the very best expertise, however both approach, it’s good to see Gwyneth Paltrow feeling so good in her pores and skin — crimson carpet costume or not.