When Kate Winslet put Ben de Lisi on the map by walking the red carpet in 2002 in his red sleeveless dress with the flowered shoulder embellishment, the designer remained unaware until the next morning.

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Walking to the lobby's north end, he ascended the curving staircase to the dress circle, following the same path the Lincolns took to their box.

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Although Fletke joked about walking down the aisle in jeans and a T-shirt, she knew she needed a wedding dress.

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