Oprah Winfrey learned an important fashion lesson at the 1986 Oscars.
“Whatever I’m doing, I want to be comfortable,” she told Stephen Colbert on “The Late Show” Wednesday night.
Recalling the story of her first Oscar experience, she talked about the long-sleeved white satin dress she wore to the major awards ceremony.
The look featured a cape-like collar with ornate beading and weighed nearly 12 pounds, she said.
“I didn’t know you had to get it fitted before you actually put it on,” she explained. “When I tried to sit back down, I choked up,” she continued, adding, “I ended the night with a scar on my neck…I’m not kidding.”
Winfrey went on to portray how she sat in a chair all night with her hand on her collarbone, trying to pull a heavy collar off her neck so she wouldn’t suffocate.
That night, Winfrey was nominated for “The Color Purple” and joked to Colbert, “I heard the voice of God saying, ‘You can’t win because you can’t get out of your chair.'” I couldn’t even get up from my chair. ”
“I don’t do anything uncomfortable right now,” she said, sitting in a plush Colbert chair wearing a Chloé denim jacket ($2,250) and jeans ($1,250).
It’s a story she told Jimmy Kimmel almost 15 years ago, calling it “one of the scariest nights of my life.”
“I was using Dolly[Parton’s]dressmaker. If you’re going to have a gown made, that’s a big deal. He came in for a fitting, brought it back, and after 30 minutes of trying to wear it, I couldn’t wear it. So the hairdresser had to put me on the floor and push my butt down. I was planked in the back of the limo,” she explained, adding: It wasn’t a red carpet anymore. ”
