Giorgio Armani turned the Hollywood red carpet into a runway.

The iconic fashion designer, whose death was announced Wednesday at the age of 91 , is synonymous with awards-show fashion: Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Demi Moore, Beyoncé, Denzel Washington and Sean Penn have all worn Armani to the Oscars.

But he first turned the Academy Awards into a fashion show in 1990, when he dressed Julia Roberts, Jodie Foster, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jessica Lange, some of the hottest young A-listers of the moment. He also pulled off a coup by dressing 85-year-old Jessica Tandy, who won Best Actress for “Driving Miss Daisy.”

Before that, star style barely registered. “Stylist” was not a job. Formal wear tended to come off the rack, not from fashion designers, or be provided by the wardrobe depa

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