These days Gwyneth Paltrow is more likely to be seen going topless in an Instagram cooking video than getting all dressed up for the red carpet, but she’s still provided some memorable moments in celebrity fashion over the years. One of her more notable looks was from the 1999 Academy Awards, where she won the Best Actress Oscar for Shakespeare in Love. She turned heads in that pink Ralph Lauren gown that night, but apparently the designer was quite displeased.
A new book about the Se7en star is out, titled Gwyneth: The Biography by Amy Odell. In it, the author discusses all aspects of the actress’s life after conducting more than 220 interviews. In one section, Odell explores the drama surrounding the 1999 Oscars dress that was inspired by Grace Kelly:
Ralph Lauren was reportedly asked to design Gwyneth Paltrow’s dress for the awards, but the designer apparently became “frustrated” with the actress, Odell writes (via People), when the dress required multiple alterations due to Paltrow’s continued weight loss. An excerpt from Gwyneth: The Biography reads:
2000 Academy Award dress was given to charity. As for her other iconic outfits — like the sheer look Millie Bobby Brown copied earlier this year — Gwyneth Paltrow saves a lot of clothes for her daughter Apple, because we all know those ‘90s styles are coming back. Apple even modeled her mom’s “goth” Oscars dress from 2002.
While others enjoy her looks of yesteryear, it seems the actress is more comfortable shedding her top altogether, as she’s shared topless sunbathing pics as well as celebrated her birthdays in her birthday suit.
Ralph Lauren may not have had the best experience, but either way, it’s good to see Gwyneth Paltrow feeling so good in her skin — red carpet dress or not.