Lavender Prada dress of Uma Thurman

Lavender Prada dress of Uma Thurman
DesignerBarbara Tfank for Prada
Year1995 (1995)
TypeLavender dress

American actress Uma Thurman wore a Prada dress in lavender (lilac) chiffon to the 67th Academy Awards on March 27, 1995, at which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Pulp Fiction.[1][2] The dress was designed by American designer Barbara Tfank.[3]

The dress was well-received by contemporary critics, and in retrospect is considered one of Thurman's most memorable red carpet looks.[3] Variety magazine's 2003 Complete Book of Oscar Fashion described it as "the gown that launched a thousand imitations"; and indeed, a year later, Nicole Kidman wore a Prada dress of an identical colour at the 68th Academy Awards.[4][5] In a 2011 retrospective of Oscars dresses, CNN called the color of the dress "exquisite" and highlighted the delicacy of the chiffon.[6]

The appearance of the dress on the red carpet has been credited with bringing Prada's clothing into the mainstream in America.[7][8][6] The brand had previously been relatively obscure, best known for making high-end accessories, particularly their black backpacks.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "How Uma Thurman's 1995 Oscar Dress Changed the Red Carpet Forever". Stylecaster.com. 2015. Archived from the original on November 30, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. ^ Valesco, Matthew (August 10, 2023). "Uma Thurman's Best Red Carpet Moments: From 'Pulp Fiction' to 'Kill Bill'". W Magazine.
  3. ^ a b Cosgrave, Bronwyn (December 15, 2006). Made for each other: fashion and the Academy Awards. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-59691-087-4. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
  4. ^ Reeve., Chace (2003). The complete book of Oscar fashion : Variety's 75 years of glamour on the red carpet. New York, NY: Reed Press. p. 48. ISBN 1594290016. OCLC 53233868.
  5. ^ Cosgrave, Bronwyn (December 15, 2006). Made for each other: fashion and the Academy Awards. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-59691-087-4. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Ten dresses you'll never forget". CNN. October 27, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  7. ^ Seeling, Charlotte (April 2000). Fashion: the century of the designer 1900–1999. Könemann. p. 192. ISBN 978-3-8290-2980-3. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
  8. ^ a b Callahan, Maureen (2014). Champagne Supernovas: Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, and the '90s Renegades Who Remade Fashion. New York. pp. 119–120. ISBN 978-1-4516-4053-3. OCLC 852226384.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ^ Kendall, Zoë. "Uma Thurman's most iconic outfits". i-d.vice.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.


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