The 12 Most Outrageous Oscars Red Carpet Looks Ever

If there is one word to describe "The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert" costume designer Lizzy Gardiner's 1995 gold American Express Oscars dress, it's "fabulous." Gardiner, along with Tim Chappel, was nominated for best costume design for "Priscilla," and, not expecting to win, she wore a dress made out of credit cards to the ceremony. Gardiner's dress, made with 254 American Express Gold Cards, was supposed to be in the film. However, American Express declined the chance to have their plastic featured in the movie. When Gardiner and Chappel actually won the Oscar, the discarded costume became the talk of global fashion.

Concerning the details of Gardiner's creation, she told ABC News, "They all had my name on them, and I joined all the cards together with wire. Full length, and [it] was split almost to the waist because there was no other way of doing it. I had gold underwear on, and off I went." Even though American Express missed out on being in "Priscilla," the company purchased the gown from Gardiner for an undisclosed sum shortly after the ceremony. The dress now resides at the National Gallery of Victoria's collection in Australia.

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