When Gwyneth Paltrow stepped onto the Oscars carpet for the first time in more than a decade, it was not the fabric of her shimmering white gown that turned heads.
Rather, it was the lack thereof.
Her custom strapless Giorgio Armani Privé dress featured thigh-high slits and sheer side paneling that, in a wardrobe malfunction, nearly left her exposed.
In a now-viral clip shared to X, the Marty Supreme star was seen hurriedly making her way through the Dolby Theater on Sunday evening with her legs on full display beneath the white silk.
But while descending the steps, she lifted the long hem to avoid tripping, and in doing so flashed half of Hollywood. Paltrow, however, seemed unfazed by the mishap as she was guided to another area inside the crowded venue.
Meanwhile, fans were shocked by her skin-baring gown, calling it a ‘red carpet nightmare,’ and some even asked if her dress broke. Others called the high fashion moment ‘inappropriate’ due to her apparent lack of underwear.
Fittingly, a photo that Paltrow shared on Instagram showcasing ‘the weekend’ – and a hint of side derrière – appeared to foreshadow what was to come. In one photo, she stood awkwardly in front of a mirror while trying on the gown as an assistant looked on uncomfortably in the background.
While such a style snafu at Hollywood’s biggest night might have mortified any other A-lister, it seems Paltrow, 53, is an outlier.
As an insider told the Daily Mail, ‘Gwyneth loves her body and thinks she looked hot, she does not give a s**t if anyone thinks she is too old for the dress.’
Gwyneth Paltrow seemingly hinted at what was to come after sharing the above awkward fitting photo on Instagram that said it all
Paltrow stunned fans when she experienced a wardrobe malfunction in her racy Oscars dress that nearly left her exposed
Fans were shocked by her daring gown, calling it a ‘red carpet nightmare’ and asking if her dress broke
An insider told the Daily Mail, ‘Gwyneth loves her body and thinks she looked hot’
‘She does what she wants,’ the insider said of the Goop founder, who recently launched a high priced clothing line of her own.
‘She wore something similar in 2013, so it’s clear she loves showing off her body that she works hard for,’ they added, referencing the thigh-baring gown she wore to the premiere of Iron Man 3. At the time, Paltrow, who played Pepper Potts in the franchise, wore an Antonio Berardi dress that covered her up completely from the front but had sheer side paneling.
The mom of two opted for a similarly scandalous style in 2010, when she hit the Country Strong premiere red carpet in a slinky white Emilio Pucci gown that laced up the side.
A second source told the Daily Mail that Paltrow is a ‘very confident woman’ and, as such, is not self-conscious about the backlash, especially given some of the racy items sold at Goop.
As a woman ‘who has sold a candle that smells like her vagina, she’s not embarrassed by her outfit she wore at the Oscars,’ they said.
The source also gave insight into her getting ready process, revealing that Paltrow ‘tried on a million dresses and chose the one she wore because she loved it and thought it looked amazing,’ adding that she is not ‘afraid of her body.’
‘She wore something similar in 2013, so it’s clear she loves showing off her body that she works hard for,’ an insider said about the sheer gown she wore to the Iron Man 3 premiere
The mom of two opted for a similarly salacious style in 2010, when she hit the red carpet in a slinky white gown with lace-up cutouts down the side for the Country Strong premiere
‘She wasn’t wearing it to give people a free show, she was wearing it because she can still wear dresses like that,’ the insider continued.
‘She will look back at the night fondly years from now, because she knows she looked hot, she won’t remember the night because trolls on the internet thought something differently about how she was presenting herself.’
On Sunday, Paltrow presented the inaugural award for Best Casting, which went to One Battle After Another. She was also there to support her film Marty Supreme, which was up for nine awards.
The Iron Man star previously opened up about her personal sense of style while talking to British Vogue last year, saying, ‘I do love fashion, I really do. I think it’s going in a bit of a funny direction these days, so I’ll bring back my old school.’
And she seemingly hinted at her Oscars ensemble: ‘The thing about me is my style doesn’t really change that much. I believe in tailoring and a certain restraint, but always with a little bit of a twist to it.’
