11 Red Carpet Attires With Fascinating Behind The Scene Stories That'll Leave You In Awe

Red carpet fashion looks effortless from the front row, but the behind-the-scenes stories say otherwise. Sometimes it’s a designer mix-up, sometimes it’s a dress that fights back, and sometimes it’s a whole entourage just to get one person down the carpet.

Take Hayden Panettiere at the Golden Globes, she wanted Tom Ford’s design, but the brand reps wouldn’t make it happen, so she wore the side-split monochrome dress she bought instead. Or Cardi B at the Met Gala 2019, where her massive red gown needed 10 people to manage the train while she posed. And then there’s Elle Fanning at Cannes in a too-tight 1950s Prada prom dress that led to a fainting moment.

By the time the night ends, these looks are never just outfits, they’re full-on red carpet missions.

1. My hair, my say; my dress, my way. Hayden Panettiere may have had a bad experience with her fashion designer and brand as she wore the dress she liked (and bought) during the Golden Globe Awards.

She specifically wanted to wear Tom Ford’s design, but the brand representatives didn’t accommodate her interest. Our girl bought a side-split monochrome dress with a spaghetti strap halter neck and absolutely slayed the day.

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2. They say two heads are better than one, but Cardi B’s dress needed 10.

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3. Cardi B wore a stunning (and massive) red gown during the Met Gala 2019, where 10 people assisted with the train while she walked on the red carpet.

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4. Beauty is pain. While being one of the fairest of them all, Elle Fanning fainted during the Chopard Trophy event in Cannes while wearing her 1950s Prada prom dress because it was too tight.

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5. Go big or go home. During the 2018 Met Gala, Blake Lively hired a bus to travel with her custom-made Versace dress, which featured stunning details of rhinestones.

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6. Selena Gomez stunned with her look during the Hollywood Beauty Awards, but unfortunately, she could not eat or even lift her cup to drink water due to a fashion situation. Her beautiful blush pink Patou off-shoulder dress was too low on her arms, which prevented her from eating.

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7. As badass as her role gets, so did Keira Knightley’s dress before walking on the red carpet. During an event back in 2005, her dress got ripped from the bottom to the top, but thankfully, she always comes prepared and changed her red carpet moment in just a flash.

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This is similar to an expert’s advice on airplane attire, where “style versus safety” turns urgent.

8. Nothing beats a traditional solution. Kylie Jenner rocked her 1987 vintage Jean Paul Gaultier green dress during the 72nd Annual Parsons Benefit, but it was too small, so her assistant sewed the dress to fit her body.

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9. Bella Hadid’s 2017 Met Gala look prevented her from visiting the restroom because it was so tight. She wore a fitted and crystallized bodysuit by Alexander Wang, and although she was rocking it, her bathroom break didn’t.

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10. Lindsay Lohan looked so much like an angel in her outfit that she could not even afford to move a muscle, so its beauty remained.

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11. This was during the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, where she wore a cream satin Versace dress with a long train.

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12. Fashion emergency! Anne Hathaway rushed her 2014 Met Gala dress by Calvin Klein because it ripped when she sneezed. Fortunately, help was on the way, so she still walked that red carpet in her beautiful custom-made red dress.

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13. Kim Kardashian had the privilege of wearing Marilyn Monroe’s iconic dress (which is also one of the most well-known gowns from the 20th century) to the 2022 Met Gala. Her duty as a fashionista called, and she had to lose 16 pounds in 3 weeks to achieve this look, and she did it!

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Right after Hayden Panettiere’s Tom Ford disappointment at the Golden Globes, you can see how one refusal can send an entire styling plan into chaos.

Then Cardi B shows up at the Met Gala 2019 with a red gown so big the train needed 10 helpers to keep it moving.

Meanwhile, Elle Fanning’s Cannes moment proves the “too tight” problem is real when her 1950s Prada dress contributes to a fainting scare.

And by the time Kylie Jenner’s 1987 Jean Paul Gaultier dress gets sewn to fit at the Parsons Benefit, it’s clear these nights are held together with quick fixes and sheer nerve.

Dressing up and walking on the red carpet for a prestigious event is not a joke in the world of fashion. It takes serious quick thinking and movement to save a look when a wardrobe malfunction occurs at the moment.

Kudos to the successes of these #GOTDs!

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