Oscar Fashion: Stacy Keibler's First Oscar Gown Comes From Her First Fashion Show

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"I went to my first fashion show a few weeks ago," Stacy Keibler told The Hollywood Reporter at the Academy Awards on the red carpet. "It was the Marchesa show, and it was really exciting -- all those amazing gowns. I was in heaven in the front row."

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"Then I saw this gown, and I thought, 'Well, that's it; it's all over,' " she said of the strapless gold lame gown with a giant rosette at the hip. It was definitely the gold fabric against her bronzed skin with blond hair that really created an aura -- a golden glow -- all around her. "It was my first Fashion Week, and it was the first gown I saw that turned my head around. I didn't try anything else on after this."

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We asked George Clooney his thoughts on his girlfriend's gown. "It's a beautiful gown," he said. "I didn't really get a vote. I mean, she asked me what I thought, but I'm not sure it mattered! I'm not stupid enough to not say every dress I see is gorgeous."