Ozwald Boateng<\/a> suit and gold tie.<\/p>\nThere was really only one winner, though — on both the red carpet and the awards stage. On her way to becoming the first Black woman to claim the Academy Award for best actress, Halle Berry stunned in gown that transformed the fortunes of its designer, Elie Saab. Like Paltrow’s outfit, it consisted of sheer top and taffeta skirt, though Berry oozed glamour in crimson and champagne, with strategically placed floral detailing completing the look.<\/p>\n
“I think Halle Berry’s outfit has stood the test of time,” Critchell said. “It’s not a dress someone would wear today, but she was the belle of the ball. She was predicted to win and, as fashion writers, we were all waiting for her turn. It fulfilled the moment; it was memorable, and it was right for a best actress.”<\/p>\n
Yet, while the outfit is now considered among the Oscars’ best-ever looks, it wasn’t a hit with everyone<\/em> on the night. The Guardian’s Cartner-Morley wrote that Berry’s outfit, complete with its “gaudy embroidered net bodice,” had offered “plenty to cringe about.”<\/p>\nHer contrarian take serves as a reminder that good red carpet style is in the eye of the beholder — and thus the question of whether 2002 was the Oscars’ worst year depends, as ever, on who you ask. Indeed, given the current interest in all things Y2K — a revival that has heralded the return of low-rise jeans, crop tops and butterfly clips — the power of hindsight (and the opinions of Gen-Z fashion-watchers) may be kinder to 2002’s outing than one might expect.<\/p>\n
“I don’t think it was the worst<\/em>-dressed,” Critchell said. “I don’t know if there would ever be a moment you could define as that. But it was a different time.”<\/p>\nThe-CNN-Wire
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