We all know that fashion tends to be unpredictable and unstable. An outfit may be trending today and outdated by the following day, we’ll never know. The transition is quite fast and not everyone can even keep up with it. A sense of good fashion is important especially if you are a celebrity attending a red carpet event. Everyone’s gonna remember your dress for being either beautiful or ugly. In this list, we’ll show you the worst red carpet dresses starting from the year you were born. Read on and check it out!
The Worst Red Carpet Outfits Starting From The 60’s
1965
Debbie Reynolds had her pink flowery dress which you can tell that it was straight from the ‘60s. The dress she was wearing had peonies, daisies, tinsel, and sequins. When you look at it, it seemed like a real-life Barbie outfit. Even though that was the case, Debbie still made it look elegant.
1965
1966
Connie Stevens had quite a gold gown consisting of ribbons and curls with flamboyant sleeves. Choosing gold as the color of your red carpet dress could probably give you more attention than you expected. As for the dress itself, there is no denying that it looked like a Christmas topper.
1966
1967
For the Academy Awards in 1967, Rosemarie Stack played with mod fashion. She wore a dizzy, patterned dress together with a riding hat that matches the dress. The term mod came from the word modernist, which describes modern jazz. We just couldn’t get it why Rosemarie Stack chose this theme for her dress. Do you?
1967
1968
Mitzi Gaynor made the transition during the Oscar night towards the cliched, candy-colored hues of the late 1960s. It was a powerful combination of color, chartreuse, and bubble gum pink. It definitely looked cute rather than an elegant type of dress because of the colors used.
1968
1969
Barbra Streisand decided to wear a splendid jumpsuit for the 1969 Academy Awards, but she didn’t have any idea that the production led light will turn her jumpsuit completely sheer. We can daresay her outfit is better with the lights dimmed.
1969
1970
For her red carpet look, Joanne Woodward had a turtleneck dress, which had a repetitive blue and red designs that went down its length. The frock did feel very much like a couch swatch than a red carpet type of gown. Although it can be worn for special occasions but definitely not in a red carpet event.
1970
1971
Ali McGraw took a slightly different look at Oscars accessories in ’71, wearing her nightgown with a crochet hat. The navy blue nightgown looked quite stunning during the Oscars. However, we are just not sure if it indeed goes well with the crochet hat she was wearing. What do you think?
1971
1972
Jill St. John ended up going to the red carpet event in ’72 in full southwestern Hippie, wearing a metalwork strap and extravagant turquoise jewelry. The look she went for was quite simple and is going to be even simpler if you take out the accessories. Luckily, she had them on!
1972
1973
Dyan Cannon was wearing a maxi skirt suit in 1973 for the Oscars, ornamented with tripping fire licks, a flora with face, and studded stars. She completed the whole appearance with a gemstone on in the middle of her forehead. It did not look really bad at all.
1973
1974
In 1974 Edy Williams made a tremendous statement of style by displaying a leopard print bikini with a printed leopard fur coat to the red carpet. Her plus-one was a dog to the event. We’re sure it became the talk of the town in the 1970s.
1974
1975
Glenda Jackson was wearing a classic red sack dress and a long pussy-bow blouse. The long and short surface will welcome you straight to your distressing middle school days. It is definitely not something you should wear in a red carpet event, we guess Glenda learned the lesson.
1975
1976
In 1976, Margaux Hemingway looked like a giant candy cane, but for the mid-70s the bold stripes were on the right mark. It may be the trend during those years that’s why she probably chose to wear to a red carpet event. We just hope it never gets back on the trend today!
1976
1977
Although we are only ever going to love Bea Arthur as a Golden Girl, at the 1977 Golden Globes she managed to miss a high fashion mark in that black dress with plastic raincoat-like details. What could she be thinking when she decided to wear it to the Golden Globes?
1977
1978
Diane Keaton mentioned that her ’78 Oscars outfit was going to be filled with an overabundance in the’ 80s. It included a multi-layer skirt, a thigh-length blazer, an endless scarf, and even knitted tube socks. We can tell by the looks of it that you won’t feel cold when you wear this.
1978
1979
Ginger Rogers gave the Oscar’s red carpet a coastal outfit, lace seaman collar, and fur stole in 1979. The monochrome look gives you the matronal vibes, we definitely can’t deny that fact. Just look at the photo and see for yourself. Do you agree or not?
1979
1980
Although it was 1980, the appearance of Cher at the American Music Awards that year was just too much. This outfit wasn’t one of her best between the troubled jeans, boots, corset, and suit jacket. We know she could do better than this given that she wore other nice outfits before.
1980
1981
In a red carpet event in 1981, Brooke Shield opted to go for a 19th-century look dress. The dress has a ruffled turtleneck necklace and a full board skirt. We can daresay that this outfit is not as bad as we thought as it really looked classy and classic.
1981
1982
In 1982, in metallic green and black dress with an accent of the sequined sleeve and a great deal of shimmer, Bette Midler showed up the 80s at the Oscars. She most probably got the attention of people with her shining dress she wore that night.
1982
1983
Margot Kidder attended a red carpet event in 1983 looking like Little Bo Peep from the movie Toy Story. We all know that it happened in the 1980s so let us just think that her outfit that night is one of the trends during that year.
1983
1984
Joanna Pacula had such a fantastic 1984 Academy Awards gold and white striped gown, but her clothing clearly demonstrated an unusual combination. It was a bright gold puffy jacket, with such an excessive seamen ‘s collar and sleeves. We just don’t know for sure what’s the theme of her outfit in the photo.
1984
1985
It looked as if Apollonia Kotero had decided to step off from the stage and went straight to the red carpet in 1985. She was wearing a sequin jumper, complete with even a cut-out board. The tail had silvery ruffles that certainly looked like a pirate. And don’t let the face net be completely ignored, as she completed that whole outfit with it.
1985
1986
A lot of sequins — with a sherpa coat — this was worn by Edy Williams during a 1986 cinema premiere. However, this style was less revealing than her Oscar look that same year. The dress was just the right amount of sexy and too flashy.
1986
1987
Marcy Lafferty was wearing a clear bridal gown to the Academy Awards in 1987, trying to channel her flower-focused gown to a fantasy world princess. The only lacking In her outfit was the groom and the whole get-up is complete! Why do you think she went for such a theme?
1987
1988
For the ’88 Oscars, Rosanna Arquette ended up going avant-garde and chose to skip the standard design company-gown pathway. Rather she donned lilac stockings, a bodycon bra, and a purely broad range hat. We all have that moment wherein you just want to break free from the norm and be different, that’s what she was probably feeling that time.
1988
1989
In ’89, Mimi Rogers went completely Barbie with a fringed peplum train, donning a pink and polka dot dress. The gown had a pure bolero jacket with black lace and pink flowers. This may not look really awful but we’re pretty sure she could have worn better than this.
1989
1990
Kim Basinger totally rocked her red carpet outfit in 1990 when she attended wearing a dress with the design of half tuxedo and half Disney princess nightgown. It was really unique, we must say, and totally did not look as bad as others on our list.
1990
1991
In 1991, Jane Fonda totally rocked the colors white and black in a red carpet event, she was wearing a full skirt with a disorienting black and white checkered print and an ethnic print on the edge of the bodex. She capped off the whole outfit with a satin nightly jacket.
1991
1992
Geena Davis gave her red carpet look some punk in ’92. It was made up of a low-cut spaghetti bodice, accentuated with just a ruffle mini that turned into a ruched night-train that followed her all through-out the event. The look wasn’t pretty bad as she looked definitely stunning.
1992
1993
In ’93, Whoopi Goldberg has worn both pants and gown in a satin frock in lime green and monarch purple. It was the highest-level maximalist. She was probably unsure between going to the red carpet event wearing pants or a dress so she decided to wear both. I mean, why not? Right?
1993
1994
Do we see it correctly? But are those really safety pins in on Claudia’s dress? If we see it correctly then we can only say that the dress Claudia Schiffer was wearing definitely looked like an unfinished Disney princess gown. Don’t you agree? What do you think?
1994
1995
So it appears to look as though Annie Lennox ended up going to the 1995 Grammy Awards with a Minnie Mouse encounters dominatrix atmosphere. We do not know for sure the whole meaning or history as to why Annie picked such a theme for her red carpet outfit but it was indeed interesting.
1995
1996
We understand that such an outfit in the ’90s was quite popular but even for that year, it was not popularly known as a beautiful trend in fashion, it was known for the opposite. The shiny two-piece suit was definitely an overkill of the decade. Why would she even still wear it?
1996
1997
At the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, Carmen Electra opted to leave next to nothing to the imagination of the people who attended the red carpet event or to the people who have seen her wore this dress. It was incredibly sexy and showed a lot of skin on the sides of her body.
1997
1998
We can’t decide what really made this ook wrong. Was it the hair or the dress itself? The shoes she was wearing did not match the dress as well. She probably needs a stylist or a designer the next time she goes into a red carpet event. A hairdresser too is definitely needed!
1998
1999
This is absolutely atrocious for Cameron Diaz, who was donning a loud, floral curtain on pants in the Golden Globes. If it was not a curtain, then it definitely looked like one. Everyone would probably agree to it as the dress did not have any other twist or design at all. It was straight and plain.
1999
2000
What was the dress Katie Holmes wore at the MTV Movie Awards? It looked as if she was in a rush going to te red carpet event and forgot to prepare a dress so she just snatched anything she could grab at that moment. Definitely, it wasn’t her best dress.
2000
2001
Out of all the outfits that Beyonce has worn in red carpet events. This dress is probably one of her worst ever. She looked like she was going to attend a prom. Well, she probably learned her lesson as at the moment, she all slays the red carpet events she was going to.
2001
2002
For 2002, at the Crossroads premiere, we introduce both Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake — we could not make the decision which clothing is far worse. They both looked like they were just passing by the place and got curios so they went inside to check the event out.
2002
2003
Lara Flynn Boyle maybe was just channeling out the inner ballerina in her that’s why she chose to wear this dress. In all angles, you can totally say that she looked like a ballerina, but in all the wrong ways. Well, from the looks of it, she was really confident and proud of wearing the dress.
2003
2004
Nicole may have been aiming to look like a 20 ‘flapper, however, the big sequin and quirky hairband sure looked cheap. This outfit is definitely not one of her best, we know she can wear something better. Maybe she was just exploring a quite different look at that time.
2004
2005
Well, this outfit really made us speechless. We can’t fathom what she was thinking when she picked this dress for a red carpet event. Was she drunk at that time? We guess we’ll never know. She definitely looked like an Egyptian dancer who traveled all the way to 2005.
2005
2006
We clearly can’t decipher what Fergie was trying to channel out in this outfit she wore in the 2006 MTV Awards. Was she going for a corporate look but sexy? We can’t really tell. It’s quite confusing. Let’s just move on to the next outfit!
2006
2007
We assume that all of you know who Victora Beckham is. Apparently, her family too. Look at what she wore in a red carpet event in 2007. If you think about Victoria now, can you imagine her still wearing this? Probably not. Well, we all have a past we don’t want to look back into. As for Victoria, maybe this is the one.
2007
2008
We have another addition to the celebrities who wore a prom dress to a red carpet event. We present to you, Taylor Swift. It was indeed during the early days of her career so she might still not aware of the people’s expectations when you walk into that red carpet.
2008
2009
Jennifer Lopez looked like she was tangled in this outfit she wore in a 2009’s red carpet event. However, even if that was the case she made it still look glamorous and sexy at the same time. Well, it’s Jennifer Lopez we’re talking about. What do we expect, right?
2009
2010
Well, at last, but not the least. This dress that was worn in a red carpet event in 2010 looked so confusing as it seemed like there were so many things going on in it. Having five colors and 5 different styles all at once is sure a bad idea for a dress.
2010