While working as a design consultant for Prada , Tfank was responsible for designing the lavender or lilac-colored Prada dress worn by Uma Thurman at the 67th Academy Awards on March 27 , 1995 . Bronwyn Cosgrave in her book '' Made for each other : fashion and the Academy Awards '' describes the dress as being beautifully crafted and admired for weeks afterwards by the media . The book '' Fashion : the century of the designer 1900-1999 '' credits the dress for opening up Prada in Hollywood saying , " ... Uma Thurman appeared at the ceremony in a lavender gown and stole , catapulting herself onto magazine covers and bringing Prada to the attention of Hollywood . " '' Variety '' magazine 's '' Complete Book of Oscar Fashion '' described it as " the gown that launched a thousand imitations " ; and indeed , a year later , Nicole Kidman wore a Prada dress of an identical colour at the 68th Academy Awards
68th Academy Awards
68th Academy Awards
Barbara Tfank