Helena Bonham Carter at the London premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 in July 2011. Carter wore a long green dress with a giant pink flower on her head.
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On the red carpet at the Oscars in 2011. She wore a black gown by Colleen Atwood, who also designed costumes for Alice in Wonderland. At one point she lifted her dress to show off a Union Jack flag, which she had tied to her leg with a red ribbon.
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At the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 30, 2011. She opted for a black-and-white lace dress designed by Marc Jacobs.
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At the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 16, wearing a Vivienne Westwood dress and mismatched shoes. “If you’re going to spend three hours getting ready you may as well go for it,” she said.
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Attending the 11th Annual AFI Awards on January 14, 2011 in Los Angeles.
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In a Vivienne Westwood gown at the World Premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 in London in November 2010.
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Posing with Valentino Garavani at the premiere of The King’s Speech in New York City on November 8, 2010. She chose a black Vivienne Westwood gown for the occasion, and wore a red bow in her hair.
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With Tim Burton at the British Academy Television Awards in London on June 6, 2010. She wore a top hat with veil, and an outer corset over her red dress.
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Appearing on a special green carpet, with Tim Burton, at the Royal World Premiere of Alice in Wonderland in February 2010. She wore a black-and-white Vivienne Westwood dress, which was decorated with paper hearts, in honor of her character. Her purse was also decorated with a playing-card version of the Red Queen.
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Admiring the scenery at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2004 in London.
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At the 1998 Academy Awards. She chose a slightly less radical strapless gown and shawl for her return to the ceremony.
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With Matthew Broderick at the Oscars in 1987. This black dress reportedly cost her only 30 pounds ($49). Time magazine would eventually rank it as one of the worst Oscar gowns of all time.
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