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"When I went (to the Academy Awards) for In the Name of the Father, I didn't realize what a big deal the red carpet is. ... This time I want to wear something really nice," he said. He'll probably wear a classic Brooks Brothers or Ralph Lauren tuxedo. Jennifer Royle, public relations co-ordinator for Laundry, said the Sheridan sisters seemed a little overwhelmed by all the attention they received at the store, but stayed true to their own sense of style. "They knew what they wanted: a dress was either an immediate yes or an immediate no," Royle said. "I think they left happy. Each girl took one dress." Kirsten's choice was a V-neck dress with lace panels on the bodice, a red sash around the waist and full black ball skirt. Naomi liked a long black matte jersey dress.

Dresses were a gift from companies: The dresses were a gift from the company. "For the right celebrity, we would absolutely give them anything they wanted with the hope they would wear it in public and get them photographed in it," said Royle, who also noted that Laundry offers dresses to TV show costumers just to see the

company's name listed in the credits. About 50 per cent of the garments that are sent out to celebrities get worn, including dresses that stars specifically request, according to Tara Hannert, BCBG's public relations director." The kind of exposure you get from being photographed on the red carpet and Joan Rivers asking, 'Whose dress are you wearing?' ...

The perfect marketing tool: There is no other marketing tool like it -- it's worth jumping through a few hoops to get there," she said. For the Oscars, those hoops include giving Naomi a blue halter dress and a red satin gown to consider, and Kirsten a cream-coloured strapless dress with black embroidery and a tulle skirt. The fact that the Sheridans asked to visit BCBG has left Hannert hopeful: "It's a dream for any designer to be worn on the Oscar red carpet."

The good, the bad, the unforgettable

Here's a list of some of the most memorable Oscar fashion moments: Often imitated, never duplicated.

Ask today's A-listers who inspired their look and they'll likely say Grace Kelly, proving that elegance -- and, yes, grace -- is always in style. The blue silk spaghetti-strap gown and evening coat by costume designer Edith Head that Kelly wore to the Oscars in 1955 remains a classic.

- Casual chic. Sharon Stone made Gap glamorous when she paired an everyday turtleneck with a Giorgio Armani velvet coat and a long skirt in 1996. Two years later, Stone wore a crisp white men's shirt to complement a lavender Vera Wang skirt.

- A tangled web. The Bob Mackie-designed Mohawk headdress that Cher wore in 1986 marked the peak of her individuality. Unfortunately, there was little else to her costume. - Fairy tale princess. Gwyneth Paltrow was the belle of the ball in a pink Ralph Lauren gown in 1999. (Paltrow was almost equally as memorable in 2002, this time for her misguided Goth gown.)- Forget borrowed baubles. Elizabeth Taylor wore her own 69-carat pear-shaped Cartier diamond, which later became known as the Taylor-Burton diamond, to the 1970 Oscars. Taylor asked costumer Edith Head to design a gown with a low neckline to show off her necklace. 

-Wrong way on the runway. Celine Dion's backward white coat by John Galliano for Christian Dior in 1999 was perhaps too fashion-forward. Maybe the fedora she wore with the outfit was pulled too far down over her eyes. -Funny Girl is a sexy girl. Barbra Streisand put the world on notice that she'd be a strong woman in a man's world when she wore a see-through pantsuit designed by Arnold Scaasi to the 1969 ceremony.-Swan song. Singer Bjork hasn't been seen at the Oscars since she wore that white feather bomb in 2001.- Going for the gold. Lizzy Gardiner, who won the Oscar for costume design in 1994 for The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, used dozens of American Express Gold Cards -- all with invalid numbers -- and metallic links to create her gown.-All eyes were on Nicole Kidman when she wore an Asian-inspired chartreuse gown by Christian Dior to the 1997 Oscars.-Wrong way on the runway. Celine Dion's backward white coat by John Galliano for Christian Dior in 1999 was perhaps too fashion-forward. Maybe the fedora she wore with the outfit was pulled too far down over her eyes. - Hardly a drag. Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of South Park, provided comic relief when they showed up at the 2000 Oscars dressed like Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Lopez.

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