Some gowns, like Gwyneth Paltrow’s pink Ralph Lauren number at the 1999 Oscars, can launch an emerging star into the stratosphere. Others can leave them crashing and burning. Here, a look at some of the most memorable sartorial blockbusters and bombs. Click here to see more of W's fashion scandals.
Punks everywhere snarled when Elizabeth Hurley went as Hugh Grant’s date
to the 1994 London premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral in the
infamous black Versace gown held together by strategically placed gold
safety pins.
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