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The Top Ten Shops To Get Your Oscar Dress From

By Suzie Sweet

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Instead of walking in to any old "supermarket" style designer mall, why not get that party dress worthy of the Oscars from the source? You are assured of the high-quality of workmanship and the authenticity of the style. It's not only what you buy, after all, but where you buy it from. Here are the top ten designers that are not only preferred by the brightest of stars, but are also deserving of their own Academy Awards.

10. Vivienne Westwood. Westwood is unique, and her "punk style" is making its own mark. True, not all of us can carry off the "Sex Pistols" look (dog collars, spikes, razors, safety pins, black leather, and velvet), but years from now, she may be to the future generation what Dior, Chanel, and YSL were to today's fashionistas. She hasn't made the Oscar walk yet, but the wedding gown she made for Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex In the City) has been the talk of the town. Not only that, she made Camilla Parker Bowles look good, and fortunately, not in a punk outfit. That has to count!

9. Oscar Dela Renta. Feminine, flashy, flowery, and fashionable: Oscar De La Renta's ornate and luxurious style make you want to wear ruffles, lace, and floral designs. His signature style includes beads, buttons, and ornaments on his designs, and if you feel like you can get away with it, try on a gown, just like Sandra Bullock a few years back.

8. Versace. Donatela Versace had big shoes to fill, but she certainly proved that she was more than just "Giani's sister". Her designs may be just a tad more feminine and a little more wearable (read: not so "high fashion"), but it was good enough for Madonna, so who are we to argue?

7. Dolce & Gabana. Do you want to look like Fergie, Jennifer Lopez, Gisele Bundchen, Michelle Williams, Madonna, Monica Bellucci, Ashanti, Christina Aguilera, Isabella Rossellini, and Kylie Minogue? Maybe not, but you can dress like them. The aristocratic elegance of Dolce & Gabana, highlighted by the immaculate Italian tailoring, is perfect for the celebrity royalty walking down the Oscars red carpet. Picture perfect.

6. Valentino Garavani. Speaking of royalty, here is a designer that, not only has royalty in mind, but has them as clients as well: Princess Margaret, Jackie O, and Elizabeth Taylor (a true royalty in her own right), to name a few. Though not as innovative as his contemporaries, Dior, YSL and Chanel, he definitely has an eye for glamor and elegance, and even Julia Roberts donned on a vintage Valentino for her walk on the red carpet.

5. Giorgio Armani. While we all can't date Christian Bale, we can have our date looking like him with a suit made by Giorgio Armani. As they say, "it ain't a suit if it ain't an Italian suit", and Giorgio Armani is one of the best in the business. If your man can't look good in an Armani suit, then girl, you have got to be kidding!

4. Gucci. One of the five great designer houses (along with Chanel, Givenchy, Dior, and YSL), Gucci not only offers fashion, but durability as well. Elegant and chic, just like Jessica Alba - that is the promise of Gucci.

3. Chanel. We can thank Coco Chanel for every woman's wardrobe "must-have": that little black dress. A true pioneer, Chanel was a fashion innovator. She modernized the stuffy Victorian fashion, and made comfort part of the deal. Feminine, sophisticated, and simple: that is how Chanel fashion is often described, and apparently Natalie Portman, Diane Krueger, Kate Bosworth, and Victoria (Mrs.) Beckham like it that way.

2. Givenchy. Hubert de Givenchy not only gave rise to his own fashion empire of modern and ladylike styles, but has influenced and developed many of today's fashion designers, as well. He dressed the classical beauty of Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina, and THAT is the epitome of elegance. Some names that have been connected with Givenchy are Alexander McQueen, the fashion world's "enfant terrible" and John Galliano, who is also affiliated with Dior).

1.Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent. Before anyone else, there was Christian Dior, and with Marlene Dietrich as one of his primary clients, Dior set the standards for high fashion. His death left the House of Dior not only without a lead designer, but a company head, as well. This was when Yves Saint Laurent stepped in, modifying Dior's style, making it lighter, softer and easier to wear in the process. But, he modified it too much, and the House of Dior and YSL soon parted ways. Nevertheless, these two names as synonymous to high fashion, and you can't go wrong with either one. If you're skeptical, think about this: almost anybody who's anybody has worn one, or the other.

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