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The Impact of the Oscars on Fashion Dressing an actress nominated for an Oscar is the pinnacle of a designer's career. Year after year, Dior, Versace, Klein, Givenchy, YSL, Chanel, and many more will are in hot pursuit to woo the nominees to wear their original design. Estimates indicate that a single dress worn on Oscar night can increase a design house’s sales almost overnight. Close to 1 billion people watch the Oscars. It is the cheapest and most glamorous way for a designer to get his or her name out into the public. Oscar Dress Knock-Offs This does not just benefit the original designer - it also helps designers like Victor Costa. Victor is the owner of one of the most successful knock-off design houses in the country. He, like many other knock-off designers, watches the Golden Globes and the Oscars to see what the stars are wearing. Once a dress has been looked over, production of cheaper versions begins immediately, and are sent to the stores in anywhere from a few days to a week. A knock-off of a dress that originally cost $5,000 to make will be sold for between $250 and $300. That’s not too bad if you want to slink into a copy of Renée Zellweger’s Oscar 2001 canary yellow Jean Dessès chiffon gown. A keen designer must also know what will and will not sell. If a dress is too revealing or impractical, many women won’t want to wear it. The designer knock-off is an exciting profession, and does a great service to regular women who want to look and feel like a movie star for a night. Go To Page: 1
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