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How Bjork's swan dress redefined Oscars red carpet style

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2008 poll by Debenhams found that it was the ninth most iconic red-carpet dress of all time. But as Björk’s infamous flight of fancy turns 20 this week, it’s time to pay our respects – and ask, what’s the real story behind the swan dress?

Having risen to fame in the Eighties and Nineties, first as part of rock group The Sugarcubes and then with her acclaimed solo albums, the 2001 Academy Awards marked a pivotal moment for Björk both professionally and sartorially.

The elfin star was nominated for Best Original Song for ‘I've Seen It All’, from the soundtrack to Lars Von Trier’s phenomenally depressing film Dancer In The Dark, in which she also starred.

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