Nicole Kidman in Dior by John Galliano, 1997

Nicole Kidman arriving at the 69th Academy Awards in March 1997 with Tom Cruise, who was nominated that night for Jerry Maguire. The chartreuse silk gown, embroidered in a chinoiserie style and trimmed with mink, came from John Galliano's first couture collection for Dior. Joan Rivers hated the color, and the dress upstaged everyone on the carpet anyway: it is now remembered as the moment couture took over Oscar night.