Some people wait all year to tune into the Academy Awards, but others prefer the Oscars red carpet to the actual awards show. Although the event has a black-tie formal dress code, celebrities' outfits can be pretty hit or miss.
Ahead of this year's ceremony on Sunday, we took a stroll down memory lane and revisited some of the worst outfits people wore to the Academy Awards. From Björk's swan dress to Kate Winslet's latex gown, we rounded up 27 mismatched, off-beat, and downright confusing ensembles that people wore on the red carpet.
In 1969, Barbra Streisand wore a sparkling pantsuit to the Academy Awards — but she didn't know it was sheer until she got there.
Streisand discovered that her outfit was see-through"when the lights hit," Vanity Fair reported.
Cher wore a cutout crop top, sheer pants, and a feathery headpiece to the Oscars in 1986.
In 2017, Cher told Vogue that she has some regrets about the outfit.
"I knew some people in the Academy didn't think that I was a serious actress," she recalled. "I always felt a bit sad that I presented Don Ameche with his Best Supporting Actor Award in that outfit. It seemed to make him a little nervous."
In 1997, Billy Bob Thorton paired a flimsy string tie with a ZZ Top baseball cap.
This was a pretty casual ensemble for the black-tie formal red carpet.
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