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- ↑ Turner, Christopher; Hak, Michael, Illustrator (March 2, 2023). "THE STORY OF: The Embroidered Elie Saab Net Dress Halle Berry Wore To The 2002 Oscars". 29 Secrets. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
The next morning, Berry's win dominated the headlines, and the sensual dress made an appearance on almost every single Best Dressed roundup. It didn't stop there.… More than 20 years later, the dress is still being talked about, duplicated, and recognized as one of the most iconic in Oscar red carpet history.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Urmee Khan (October 9, 2008). "Liz Hurley 'safety pin' dress voted the greatest dress". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved May 24, 2011.
- ↑ "Oscars Best and Worst Dressed". Cosmopolitan . Retrieved May 24, 2011.
- ↑ LeGaerdye, Quinci (March 11, 2023). "Halle Berry's Iconic Oscar Dress Is Now On Display at the Academy Museum". Bazaar .
