A Debenhams poll published in The Daily Telegraph in 2008 voted it the ninth-most iconic red carpet dress of all time.

[10] Jay Carr of the Boston Globe wrote, "Bjork's wraparound swan frock...made her look like a refugee from the more dog-eared precincts of provincial ballet", while Steven Cojocaru called the dress "probably one of the dumbest things I've ever seen".

[11] Joan Rivers remarked "Later I saw her in the ladies room spreading papers on the floor...This girl should be put into an asylum.

"[12] The swan or water bird slung around the neck or hung limply under a person's arm could be a reference to The Rime of the Ancient Mariner written in 1798.

In 2006, at the 78th Academy Awards, host Jon Stewart remarked "Björk couldn't be here tonight...She was trying on her Oscar dress and Dick Cheney shot her."

[citation needed] It was also parodied in one sketch from MADtv when the character named Mrs. Swan portrayed by actress Alex Borstein goes on a date using the same dress as Björk.

[citation needed] In the Season 3 episode of comedy cartoon Archer, "Space Race", Cheryl wears a costume that closely resembles Björk's dress.

[citation needed] In the Season 3 episode of Leverage, "The Studio Job", the character Parker wears a very similar dress while disguised as a Swedish pop star.

[citation needed] A paper version of the dress appeared on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race, worn by Katya Zamolodchikova.

[19] On Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race, there was an "Icelandic woman" that resembled Björk wearing the swan dress.