Do actresses get paid for wearing designer dresses at the Oscars 2023?
The most renowned artists receive succulent amounts of money from luxury firms to show off their best designs.
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The 95th Academy Awards will air this Sunday March 12, live from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
Before the ceremony gets underway, attendees will hit the red carpet where they will be able to show off their looks, the majority of which were designed by some of the most famous names in fashion.
There exists a symbiotic relationship between designers and artists that helps both. Some brands even go so far as to pay actors to partner with them for major events, like the Oscars.
How much can be actors be paid to wear a designer’s dress?
Teen Vogue reported in 2018, that actors can be paid anywhere between $50,000 and $250,000 for wearing a designer’s dress at a major red carpet event. These figures can rise if the contracts are extended over time and if the artist has a long career, which is the is the case of Kristen Stewart with Chanel or Alicia Vikander with Louis Vuitton. ‘Page Six’ claims that Dior pays Jennifer Lawrence between $15 and $20 million every three years to don her best clothes.
For her part, Anna Hathaway charged up to $750,000 for wearing Tiffany & CO; while Gwyneth Paltrow took $500,000 for wearing a Louis Vuitton.
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Not all actors have enough clout in Hollywood to attack investments from major fashion houses. However, this does not mean that these firms are not happy to put together a memorable look for an a pretty penny. In other cases, brands prefer to give away one of their garments for free, as is the case of designers like Karl Lagerfeld, to raise awareness of the designer’s work.