1969: Barbra Streisand

All eyes were on Barbra Streisand at the 1969 Academy Awards after she and Katharine Hepburn tied for the Best Actress award. However, with Hepburn’s absence, the legendary singer took center stage, and many were in awe of her beauty and glamour.

At the time, Streisand donned a sequined bell-bottomed jumpsuit by Arnold Scaasi that turned see-through when shined under a degree of light. Scaasi also created her outfits in the 1970 movie On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, and the artist’s Oscar outfit was actually from a flick that was never filmed. At the time, the designer revealed Streisand and him finally agreed on the design he had made, and he used a black net, clear-sequined see-through fabric to complete her look for the night.  Scaasi paired it with bell-bottom trousers that had a lot of godets flaring from the knee down.