10 best Oscar dresses of all time
9. Elizabeth Hurley
When it comes to Oscars garb, everyone and their mother knows that, if all else fails, basic black is the way to go. On Oscars night, countless actresses walk the red carpet in black, and no one thinks they’re going to a funeral. As a matter of fact, having a basic black dress is almost a prerequisite to living in Hollywood.
So when Elizabeth Hurley showed up to the 1995 Academy Awards in a white, sparkling gown that hugged every inch of her gorgeous body, she was bound to turn heads. And while this, alone, is enough of a reason to include her get-up on the list of one of the 10 best Oscar dresses of all time, there’s another reason why this dress mattered: because it was a Versace. No one realized it at the time, but less than two years later, Gianni Versace would be murdered in cold blood by a deranged stalker.
Hurley’s dress – a Versace original – would be one of the last of its kind. And while Gianni’s sister would take over the house of Versace shortly after his death, no dress would ever come close to the soft, feminine nature of the dress that Elizabeth Hurley wore on that Oscars night.