Australian actress Nicole Kidman wore a chartreuse Chinoiserie Dior dress to the 69th Academy Awards on March 24, 1997. The dress was designed by John Galliano.
W magazine stated that the dress was "a landmark moment for both designer and wearer: Galliano had just been appointed creative director of Dior the previous fall, and Kidman's Oscars appearance signaled his arrival as a potent new force on the red carpet".[1]
The Daily Telegraph included the dress on their list of "the most memorable Oscars red carpet dresses of all time" and said the dress "changed the course of red carpet fashion".[2] The Smithsonian Institution called it one of the most influential Oscar dresses of all time.[1]
Melissa Rivers, who covered the Oscars for E!