Nine Oscars red-carpet outfits once mocked – now iconic Alamy From Babs to Bjork, here are the bold looks that were once derided at the Oscars but are now celebrated and deemed cool. As Dijanna Mulhearn, author of new book Red Carpet Oscars, tells BBC Culture: "A successful red-carpet moment can catapult an actor into superstar status, propel a fashion …
Bjork's swan dress: A reviled Oscars outfit that's now iconic Alamy Bjork's 2001 swan dress is iconic – but did it mark the end of fun on the red carpet? Getty Images At the 2001 Golden Globes, Björk wore an outfit featuring Michael Jackson's face in sequins Caroline Stevenson, head of cultural and historical studies at London College of Fashion, …
