Academy Awards is the biggest show on earth to recognize and honour the great and talented artistes of Hollywood. It is also the event where women get recognized for the best dress they wear. As the walk the red carpet, all eyes are on every bit of adornment they have on them, from dress, to jewellery to shoes. How they do their hair, what brand they wear, whether the make-up is suitable in every way: everything is scrutinized. But, of course, the greatest bit of attention is given to the dresses.
The dresses must be gorgeous, exclusive, and of course, extremely expensive, and the actresses who wear such dresses create history. Let us take a look at 10 Most Expensive Academy Awards Dresses.
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Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett stole the show at the 2014 Oscars, as she emerged in a dress that clinched her a place among the actresses to wear the most Academy Awards expensive dresses, ever. Her entire ensemble was valued at a staggering $18.1 million, while the dress alone cost her $100,000. The nude sleeveless gown, studded with hundreds of Swarovski elements and other embellishments was an Armani Privé creation, which explains the price. The elegant couture gown was almost regal.
3.
Nicole Kidman
Jumping from the hundred thousand dollar mark right to the million mark is Nicole Kidman 's Christian Dior Haute Couture dress. She wore the gold-green shift dress to the Academy Awards in 1997. The couture shift dress with intricate embroidery on the neck and sides and a slit at its right, is one of the most iconic of Academy Awards dresses. It was valued at $2 million. But the value of this dress is determined, surprisingly, by the amount Kidman was paid to slip into it for the ceremony.
2.
Jennifer Lawrence
At the 2013 Oscars, Jennifer Lawrence tripped on her way to receive the Oscar for Best Actress in Silver Lining Playbook, in a Dior Couture gown, and got the brand a massive $4 million worth of extra airtime and publicity to make the value of her already expensive dress skyrocket. A strapless mermaid silhouette that framed her curves nicely with voluminous skirt that flowed into a train, made of luxurious leaf-patterned fabric in a dramatic pale shade gave her a prom-queen look.
The actresses invest a lot of time and thought into selecting the dress that would make them look like the perfect diva that they are, not to mention the huge amount of money that is doled out for the dresses to be on the red carpet of the Academy Awards, be it the actress who pays the amount to acquire the dress, or the brand that pays a star to be its face. It is of no use for us to go into the technicalities about the transactions between the stars and their designers. All we can do is stare awestruck at the Academy Awards history books, ogling at these dresses, after the resignation from making failed attempts to count how many non-existent houses and imaginary assets we might need to sell off to buy such a dress.
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Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron tied with Cate Blanchett as she appeared at the 2014 Academy Awards wearing a $100,000 worth of dress. She wore a sophisticated white strapless peplum dress with clean-angular lines and crystal embellishments on the flair to break up the monotony. The Dior haute Couture was custom-made, and gave her a stunning appearance. Her look was further enhanced by her pixie cut hair style, and her $4.5 million worth of bracelets and earrings, by the celebrated Harry Winston.
Cate Blanchett stole the show at the 2014 Oscars, as she emerged in a dress that clinched her a place among the actresses to wear the most Academy Awards expensive dresses, ever. Her entire ensemble was valued at a staggering $18.1 million, while the dress alone cost her $100,000. The nude sleeveless gown, studded with hundreds of Swarovski elements and other embellishments was an Armani Privé creation, which explains the price. The elegant couture gown was almost regal.
Jumping from the hundred thousand dollar mark right to the million mark is Nicole Kidman 's Christian Dior Haute Couture dress. She wore the gold-green shift dress to the Academy Awards in 1997. The couture shift dress with intricate embroidery on the neck and sides and a slit at its right, is one of the most iconic of Academy Awards dresses. It was valued at $2 million. But the value of this dress is determined, surprisingly, by the amount Kidman was paid to slip into it for the ceremony.
At the 2013 Oscars, Jennifer Lawrence tripped on her way to receive the Oscar for Best Actress in Silver Lining Playbook, in a Dior Couture gown, and got the brand a massive $4 million worth of extra airtime and publicity to make the value of her already expensive dress skyrocket. A strapless mermaid silhouette that framed her curves nicely with voluminous skirt that flowed into a train, made of luxurious leaf-patterned fabric in a dramatic pale shade gave her a prom-queen look.
The actresses invest a lot of time and thought into selecting the dress that would make them look like the perfect diva that they are, not to mention the huge amount of money that is doled out for the dresses to be on the red carpet of the Academy Awards, be it the actress who pays the amount to acquire the dress, or the brand that pays a star to be its face. It is of no use for us to go into the technicalities about the transactions between the stars and their designers. All we can do is stare awestruck at the Academy Awards history books, ogling at these dresses, after the resignation from making failed attempts to count how many non-existent houses and imaginary assets we might need to sell off to buy such a dress.
Charlize Theron tied with Cate Blanchett as she appeared at the 2014 Academy Awards wearing a $100,000 worth of dress. She wore a sophisticated white strapless peplum dress with clean-angular lines and crystal embellishments on the flair to break up the monotony. The Dior haute Couture was custom-made, and gave her a stunning appearance. Her look was further enhanced by her pixie cut hair style, and her $4.5 million worth of bracelets and earrings, by the celebrated Harry Winston.
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