Man Wears Dress to Oscar to Protest Trump
A history of protest dressing on the red carpet
This weekend, dozens of actresses will take to the red carpet at the BAFTAs wearing black.
It's the latest collective sartorial statement to be made after the Harvey Weinstein scandal swept Hollywood, and actresses are aiming to show their support of the Times Up charity, founded to fund legal costs for women pursuing charges against those who have committed sexual assault and harassment in the workplace.
But using the world stage (that naturally comes with a red carpet appearance) to make a stand is nothing new. From as early as the 1930s, stars have been saying it with their fashion choices - everyone from Ginger Rogers, to Bjork, to Julia Roberts has used the medium over the years.
We look back at iconic occasions when the red carpet has became a platform for political statement...
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Miley Cyrus was one of a number of high-profile artists and music industry figures who wore or carried white roses on the Grammy's red carpet on Sunday 4th February 2018. Led by the Voices in Entertainment group, the roses, traditionally a symbol of 'peace, hope, sympathy and resistance' supported the #TimesUp campaign.
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The only black female actress to have won the acting triple crown (Emmy, Tony, Oscar) and be thrice Oscar nominated, Viola Davis wore all-black, like the majority of actresses who attended the Golden Globe Awards on 7 January 2018. A major advocate for embracing authenticity and challenging the tedium of out-dated models of beauty, she celebrated her natural afro hair, making a second powerful statement.
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At the February 2017 Academy Awards, Ruth Negga's cobalt ribbon stood out against her vivid red dress. A host of actors and actresses, wore the blue ribbon, which represents the American Civil Liberties Union (A.C.L.U), in protest at Donald Trump's immigration ban. The organisation defends civil rights and liberties granted by the US constitution.
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Supermodel Karlie Kloss's A.C.L.U. ribbon also made a vibrant statement pinned to the hip of her white gown. Actors and Actresses wore the ribbon on the red carpet to speak out against Donald Trump's immigration ban.
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At the Screen Actors Guild Awards in January 2017, Big Bang Theory actor Simon Helberg and his wife Jocelyn Towne were less subtle in their challenge of Trump's immigration ban - he carried a sign stating, 'Refugees welcome', while she had painted the words 'Let them in' across her chest.
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The Hollywood Film Awards in November 2017 was the first major awards ceremony following the breaking of the Weinstein scandal. In a silent statement against the patriarchy, a line-up of female actresses, including Dakota Johnson walked the red carpet in tailored trousers suits.
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At the Golden Globe Awards in January 2017, Evan Rachel Wood wore a crisply tailored tuxedo. In an interview she gave on the red carpet, the actress explained her choice, saying that although she loved dresses, she wanted to demonstrate to young women and girls that they are, 'not a requirement', as well as honouring the day that would have been David Bowie's 70th birthday.
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At the Cannes Film Festival premiere of film Cafe Society, in 2016, Susan Sarandon paired her slick black trousers suit with a pair of flat pumps. Aside from being the perfect finish for the tailored look, Sarandon was making a strong statement against Cannes' 'Heelgate'. At the previous festival in 2015, a group of 50-something women were turned away from a screening because they were wearing flat shoes instead of heels. Festival organisers were quoted as saying it is obligatory for women to wear heels to red carpet screenings. Outcry ensued.
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The same year at Cannes, Julia Roberts also made a stand against 'Heelgate'. At the premiere of her film Money Monster, Roberts appeared on the red carpet in a floor-sweeping, off-the-shoulder black gown. When she lifted her dress to take the stairs at the awards, she revealed, with a broad grin, that she was wearing no shoes at all. An overt flouting of the 'obligatory heels' rule.
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At the 2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards, actress Lola Kirke accessorised her pale pink Andrew Gn gown with a badge which read, 'F*** Paul Ryan'. A public denouncing of the Republican House Speaker who was threatening to pull funding from the non-for-profit organisation which offers family planning and sexual health advice, support and services.
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Lola Kirke's protest accessory.
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In 2003, the Academy Awards ceremony went ahead in the midst of US strikes on Iraq. Out of respect for the conflict, a number of actresses, including Best Actress winner Nicole Kidman, wore black.
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Icelandic musical sensation Bjork wore a now infamous feathered swan dress to the Academy Awards in 2001, stopping to 'lay an egg' on the red carpet. While the singer was not protesting against a particular event, her original outfit subverted traditional expectations on red carpet dressing, celebrating individuality.
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In 2001, the Emmys were postponed twice, first because of the September 11 attacks, and second in the face of the subsequent US air strikes on Afghanistan. When the awards went ahead on 4 November 2001, a number of actresses, including Jennifer Garner, wore black trousers suits out of respect for the world situation.
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At the Oscars in 1993, actress Susan Sarandon and her then husband, Tim Robbins, wore red ribbons to support people living with HIV. When the pair took to the stage to present the Oscar for Best Film Editing, they used the platform to ask the US government to close an internment camp for Haitians with HIV and AIDS.
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Well before the #TimesUp and #MeToo era of protest dressing, Julia Roberts made a strong statement at the Golden Globes in 1990. Roberts' look - a mens Armani suit - would have been a controversial choice at the time, but perfectly encapsulated her pioneering and original spirit.
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Traditionally, the red carpet is a canvas for a certain kind of conservative dressing. Back in 1973, Cher flouted that convention in a sheer, midriff bearing ensemble. The look reflects the iconic singer's go your own way attitude.
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Back in 1972, Best Actress winner Jane Fonda wore a sharp trousers suit with a Mao-style collar. The statement was two-fold - part anti-Vietnam war protest, and part support of the Womens' Liberation movement. She commented at the time that she was 'not dressing for men'.
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When Barbra Streisand took to the Oscars stage in 1969 to collect her Best Actress Academy Award, she was wearing a sheer, beaded trousers suit. At that time, it was still a controversial move for a woman to wear trousers for an 'occasion', not to mention the semi-transparent fabric. The trailblazing look made a strong independent statement against the conservative mood of the time.
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In the midst of wartime, the 1941 Academy Awards took on a respectful air. Guests were advised to wear 'muted tones' and were careful to pared back their outfits. Actress Ginger Rogers perfectly illustrated the subdued mood in a soft grey dress which used American-produced lace, and avoided excess fabric, which would have been extravagant.
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When Bette Davis collected her Best Actress award in 1936, she wore an Orry-Kelly dress with wide white lapels. It was rumoured that the style was chosen to look like a domestic uniform - a covert gibe at her Warner Bros contract which she was trying to break.
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Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/style/history-protest-dressing-red-carpet/
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