The 1'st academy awards were held on May 16, 1929 at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Tickets cost five dollars a person, 270 people attended the ceremony which only lasted fifteen minutes!
The evening look in the late twenties where to about the ankle and had a drop waist. Velvet was a fabric used often, and beading was very popular. Loose fitting clothing was very in, almost a flapper like style.
Janet Gaynor, the first women to win best actress for her performance in Seventh Heaven, Street Angle, and Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans.
Let me know what you think of the 1st Academy Awards. How do you feel about Red Carpet Fashion?
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