Whoopi felt overlooked for years due to her 1993 Oscar outfit not being appreciated.

Whoopi Goldberg recently reflected on her infamous fashion faux pas at the 1993 Academy Awards. The EGOT star was wearing a purple and green satin jumpsuit embellished with crystals, paired with matching shoes and an eggplant-hued bolero jacket - and was asked to relive the experience at the Fashion Group International Night of Stars gala on Oct. 17.

The Sister Act star admitted that the criticism she received at the time hurt her feelings. “It kept me from dressing up for a very long time,” she revealed. “You have to remember, in those days, they would say things and you’d think, ‘Do I really look that ridiculous?’”

Whoopi said that she was attempting to channel the beloved I Love Lucy star Lucille Ball. “Lucy would always come out in these great ensembles. And I thought I would like to wear that! And green is not a color I would normally wear; let me try it!” she explained.

Despite being roasted by fashion critics, Whoopi still stands by her eccentric fashion choice. As she said, it’s her unique sense of style that has been celebrated for decades and garnered her recent Icon award. She recently showed her platform shoes filled with decapitated Barbie heads in the sole, and quipped that “I did Barbiecore first!”

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