Witherspoon's Globe gown was worn by Dunst

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10928471/

NEW YORK - Reese Witherspoon’s gown wasn’t vintage — though it had been worn by another actress three years ago.

Photos published this week showed the Golden Globe winner wearing the same glittery Chanel cocktail dress that Kirsten Dunst had worn to the awards in 2003.

Witherspoon, the best actress in a musical or comedy winner for “Walk the Line,” was seen asking Chanel President Maureen Chiquet at an after-party why she wasn’t told the gown already had a public outing, Women’s Wear Daily reported.

Gretchen Fenton, publicist for Chanel, told The Associated Press the fashion house was “unaware” that Dunst, star of the “Spider-Man” movies, had worn the dress. The fashion house apologized for “the oversight.”

----------------------------

Oh, the humanity!

A press release from the company on celebrities wearing Chanel gowns to the Golden Globes had described the dress as vintage. Fenton said the gown is from the 2002 couture collection and isn’t considered vintage.

Still, Fenton said, the term vintage, long used to classify dresses from bygone eras, has become “very vague” and is a “new way” to define apparel not available in recent designer collections.

I don't care that she wore a used dress (men's tuxedo's all look alike after all), but I am surprised at how weaslely Chanel's response is. "Well, 4 years old can be vintage!" If Scotty McClelland ever gets tossed out on his ass, this woman can fill in.

Gathered from the article that Reese was ticked--they sort of glossed over her talking with the Chanel rep after the awards. Fashion is big business, and part of Reese's campaign for an oscar is to get out there and look good--she knows the past few years the awards have gone to young women who get plastered all over movie and fashion magazines!