| Designer | Vera Wang |
|---|---|
| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Plum evening gown with fishtail skirt |
| Material | Taffeta |
British actor Keira Knightley wore a plum Vera Wang evening gown to the 78th Academy Awards on March 5, 2006. The full-length taffeta dress had a single shoulder strap and fishtail skirt. [1] It was accessorised with a Bulgari necklace. [2]
In a subsequent poll by British retail chain Debenhams published in The Daily Telegraph , the dress was voted the 6th greatest red carpet gown of all time. [3] Cosmopolitan magazine also cited it as one of the Best Oscar dresses of all time, saying Knightley looked: "super-graceful in this eggplant taffeta gown custom-made by Vera Wang." [2]