The awards season begins this Sunday, January 5 in Los Angeles with the highly anticipated Golden Globes, which will reward American films and television series broadcast in 2024. Competing against Zendaya, Amy Adams and Cynthia Erivo in the category of Best actress in a musical or comedy film, Demi Moore could well win her first Golden Globes thanks to her performance in The Substance . The 62-year-old star had already been nominated in this same category in 1991 for his performance in Ghostbut the jury preferred Julia Roberts, then starring in Pretty Woman… If the outcome of the votes is still uncertain, one thing remains predictable: the cinema icon will undoubtedly give a fashion lesson on the red carpet, accustomed to offering fashion moments since his debut in Hollywood. The proof in pictures with her famous cycling dress worn at the 1989 Oscars.
Already known to the general public for her recurring role in the series General hospital and seen in films About last night…, The Seventh Prophecy et We are not angelsDemi Moore has not yet been propelled to superstardom. You have to wait for the release of Ghost the following year so that his name would be on everyone’s lips. She has nevertheless been married to Bruce Willis since November 1987 and mother of little Rumer since 1988. It is therefore on the arm of the star of Die Hard that the pretty brunette arrives at the Shrine Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles, where the Oscars ceremony is taking place. Nominated to present the prize for Best Photography, the actress walks this legendary red carpet for the first time, in a very unexpected dress, composed of black cycling shorts, a patterned velvet corset and a skirt open on the front embroidered with gold thread revealing its footwork.
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A DIY look that flops… before returning to the top
Vogue USA indicates that Demi Moore made this daring outfit herself, going against the trend of the satin sheaths and strapless, ruffled mini-dresses that were all the rage at the time. “Naturally, the press is quick to criticize Demi Moore for wearing her own creation the day after the ceremonyremind our colleagues. Now, every time we do a Google search for “Demi Moore 1989 Oscars,” the search engine shows us a photo of her dress in a bunch of articles about the worst dressed stars at the Oscars over the last four decades. »
The piece is, however, far from catastrophic: associated with a pair of black pumps topped with a golden jewel, a fine diamond choker by Jose Hess Design and a worked bun, the creation of Demi Moore mixes baroque details and sportswear touches in an avant-garde way. “Its DIY look is right in line with some of the biggest trends of the moment”starting with the corset of her outfit, which made a certainly controversial but resounding comeback in 2024. It also echoes the look eightieswhich advocates excess glamour, omnipresent on the fall-winter 2024 fashion shows of Saint Laurent and Marc Jacobs “Add to that, the fashion industry and its many millennial followers are still obsessed with all things ugly-chic, including handmade clothing,” continues the magazine.
Finally, we must salute Demi Moore’s risk-taking for her very first Oscar night. The young woman, then aged 27, dared to shake up the established order on this prestigious red carpet and demonstrated her great creativity. The actress was even imitated by Kim Basinger at the same ceremony the following year: the Time indeed reports that the future star of L.A. Confidential also created her own white satin dress worn under an asymmetrical jacket embroidered with gold patterns. Proof of her status as an influencer before her time.
