Paltrow received an Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Viola De Lesseps in the film Shakespeare in Love.

The dress has a long, wide skirt and a bodice with straps and V-shaped neckline; a scarf of the same color was tied to it.

[6] With her dress, Paltrow wore pink Manolo Blahnik strappy sandals and Harry Winston jewelry: a diamond necklace, bracelet and earrings valued at around $160,000.

[10] The actress revived the fashion of pale pink and her selection of Ralph Lauren proved to be well received by the public and was widely emulated.

[8] An owner of a teen apparel boutique in Westport, Connecticut remarked, "The year before, I wouldn't have even looked at anything pink.