Yellow Valentino dress of Cate Blanchett
Valentino | |
Year | 2005 |
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Type | Yellow taffeta dress |
Material | Silk |
Australian actress
Features and influences
The dress worn by Blanchett was a long silk taffeta strapless gown, with embroidery on the left shoulder and a satin burgundy bow sash.[4] The yellow colour of the dress was intended to be a "special yellow" colour according to Valentino in a March 2005 interview with People magazine.[5] He stated that his intention was to achieve the feeling of serenity when looking at Cate's dress, the look of a modern goddess.[6] Although yellow was considered to be the "in" colour for 2005, according to Valentino in a 2006 interview, his motivation for designing dresses is not what the trends are but a genuine desire to create "sexy, feminine pieces that enhance a woman's beauty and accentuate her best features."[7]
According to Karen Kay, the fashion correspondent for
Reception
"I already knew I wanted to wear Valentino--I wanted something with a classicism to it, and he's the master of that. I'd seen a dress in yellow. I loved it; I thought it was really striking. And when I tried it on, the sun was beaming through the windows, and the fabric was shot through with a pink and blue. Because the Oscars start out as a daytime event, I thought it would be amazing in the sunlight."
—Blanchett on her decision to wear yellow Valentino.[10]
As a result of wearing the dress, Blanchett topped many of the year's best-dressed lists.
However, although yellow was a popular colour in 2005 summer fashion, and Cosmopolitan cited the dress as among the best Oscar dresses of all time,
Adaptations and retrospect
Designers such as ABS by
See also
References
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- ^ a b Sarkisian-Miller, Nola (8 March 2005). "Gowns Go From Red Carpet to Retail". WWD. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Oscars Best and Worst Dressed". Cosmopolitan. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Valentino strives for great scent". The Columbian, Vancouver. 26 May 2005. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ People. Time, Inc. March 2005. p. 140. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Time and Again (Valentino S.p.A.'s anniversary celebrations)". WWD. 9 July 2007. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "Valentino has dressed movie stars, first ladies and crowned heads in 45-year career". AP Worldstream. 22 January 2008. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "The Razz At The Oscars". Scottish Daily Record. 1 March 2005.[dead link]
- ^ "Looking for Rosie the Riveting". The Washington Post. 25 March 2005. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "Cate shines: from her acting choices to her red-carpet style, Cate Blanchett always gets it right. Here, she reveals her secrets to chic, why true beauty comes from within and how even a style icon can have a bad hair day". Harper's Bazaar. 1 August 2005. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "Valentino". Vogue. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- The Charleston Gazette, Associated Press. 2 March 2005. Archived from the originalon 19 November 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "Frock Shock or Movie Magic IT'S a night of a thousand stars – and potentially as many style disasters ... Women's Editor Susan Lee rates the Oscar winners and losers". Liverpool Echo. 28 February 2005.[dead link]
- ^ a b Kennedy, Lesley (28 February 2005). "Oscar: A Giant Fashion Runway". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Cate Blanchett paid $10 million to peddle Giorgio Armani perfumes". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 10 April 2013.