Her frocks usually send the fashion set into raptures of delight but Cate Blanchett was squarely on the worst-dressed list last night after donning a dress described by critics as an “unflattering lopsided spider web”.
Cate, 44, was in Paris to attend the premiere of her new film Blue Jasmine when she made the rare sartorial slip-up.
While the unusual dress may not have done Cate’s statuesque figure any favours, such faux pas are unavoidable when you live life so close to the cutting edge of fashion.
Here are some of Cate’s more eccentric looks.
Cate’s dress has been described as a “lopsided spider web”.
Cate liked this silver suit look so much she wore three different types.
Cate’s notorious “blanket dress” in 2009.
Cate in a very unusual number last month.
A strange gold frock in 2008.
A very sparkly dress in 2006.
Kimono or pin-striped suit? In January 2002.
A big ballgown in Cannes in 2010.
Showing rather a lot of leg in 2003.
Cate in Toronto in 2003.
A frilly outfit in 2012.
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Latex-look sequins in January this year.
This dress revealed more of Cate’s underwear than she would have liked in 2002.
A lacy black mullet dress in 2007.
At the premiere of *The Hobbit* in November 2012.
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Cate in September 2006.
A military-style suit in 2005.
February 2012.
A flesh-toned suit in 2011.
A very sheer gown in 1999.
An unusual neckline and sheer panels in 2007.
A lot of volume in 2007.
Cate in 2005.
A sparky jacket, dress and jeans in 2004.
A net curtain lookalike dress in 2002.
Cate in a voluminous dress in 2003.
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