Ughhh…what were you thinking Patricia Arquette? Seen at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre on September 20, 2009, in Los Angeles – Arquette was wearing this totally unflattering one-shoulder-boob-squeezer of a dress.

We’re not entirely sure how this one slipped past us (Hollywood Life’s 11th Annual Young Hollywood Awards were held in June) – but what the hell was Evan Rachel Wood thinking? This dress is a nightmare – half disco ball, half warrior-princess. While this doesn’t quite make our all-time worst dressed list, its at least in competition for 2009.

Bjork has made her career on being…let’s just say “different”. At the 2001 Oscars, Bjork donned an absurd “swan dress” (complete with beak), to the shock and awe of celebrities and onlookers alike. So was this dress a fashion distaster? Are Bjork’s chart-toppers a musical disaster? We’ll leave the judgment to you.

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9. Chyna – Barbarian Dress at the 1999 Emmy Awards

At the pinnacle of her pro-wrestling popularity, Jodi Laurer (aka Chyna) appeared at the 1999 Emmy Awards in what appeared to be a costume left over from Conan the Barbarian. The resulting photos are downright scary.

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8. Celine Dion – Backwards Tuxedo at the 1999 Academy Awards

In the above photo, Celine seems to be signaling her blindness, which would account for this John Galliano reverse-tuxedo. We realize this isn’t a dress, but the outfit was too shocking to omit (and not bad enough for our Worst Outfits in Red Carpet History) list.

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7. Lara Flynn Boyle – Tutu at the 2003 Golden Globe Awards

Wearing a tutu is shocking enough, but the gaunt and unhealthy looking Lara Flynn Boyle made a spectacle at the 2003 Golden Globes red carpet.

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6. Sheryl Crow – What-the-Hell-Happened-Fashion at the 2002 Grammy Awards

Sheryl Crow has become a dazzling red carpet mainstay, alas, it wasn’t always this way. In 2002, Crow was spotted in a weird denim cape with stripper boots (again, not a dress, but too good to leave out).

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5. Lizzy Gardiner – AMEX Gold Card Dress at the 1994 Academy Awards

1994 was a good year for Lizzy Gardiner. Not only did she take home an Oscar for best costume design, but her self-designed American Express Gold Card dress would later fetch $12,650 for charity.

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4. Trey Parker/Matt Stone – Man-Dresses at the 2000 Academy Awards

You may look at this photo and ask “why?” The answer: Lysergic acid diethylamide. In 2006, Parker and Stone admitted to dropping acid prior to the awards show (for which they held a nomination!).

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3. Toni Braxton – Sexy White Dress at the 2001 Grammy Awards

For many, the revealing white dress that Toni Braxton wore to the 2001 Grammy’s would have been a major faux-pas. Yet the R&B soul singer was able to pull off the wardrobe-malfunction-waiting-to-happen and find her way onto many best-dressed lists.

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2. Rose McGowan – See Through Dress at the 1998 Video Music Awards

Rose McGowan’s 1998 VMA dress will forever live in infamy (and forever will be searched in Google images). The netted and strapped dress completely revealed McGowan’s breasts and backside. Marilyn Manson, her boyfriend at the time, seemed to approve.

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1. Cher – Bride of Frankenstein Dress at the 1986 Academy Awards

Don Ameche’s look in says it all. Wow…

Presenting the 10 Worst Dressed Celebrities in Red Carpet History:

10. Bette Midler at the 1975 Grammy Awards

Beginning our list is an oldie-but-goodie. Better Midler arrived to the 1975 Grammy Awards in a sequined dress with a 45 in her hair (perhaps Lady Gaga found her button hat inspiration here). Stevie Wonder’s blue tux isn’t so flattering either, but give the guy a break, he’s blind.

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9. Macy Gray at the 2001 Grammy Awards

There’s nothing wrong with a little self promotion, but Macy Gray’s 2001 Grammy dress crossed the line. Maybe it was the industrial fasteners holding the seams, maybe it was the deflated soccer ball on her head…whatever it was, it didn’t work.

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8. Diane Keaton at the 2004 Academy Awards

Trying to rekindle the androgynous look that brought her fame in 1977’s Annie Hall, Diane Keaton came off looking like Charlie Chaplin at the 2004 Academy Awards.

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7. Mary Kate Olsen at the 2007 7^th on Sale Gala

This dress is a mess. The boxiness of the garment (not to mention the fact that it looks like a window dressing) make this Olsen twin look 4-foot tall and bow-legged.

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6. Cyndi Lauper at the 1984 Grammy Awards

If anyone but Cyndi Lauper was caught wearing this nightmarish Pee-Wees-Playhouse-esque outfit, they may have topped our list. But hey, it’s Cyndi Lauper.

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5. Mel B at the 2008 MOBO Awards

Scary Spice looks absolutely frightening in this horrific hooded vampire dress. Yikes! (Perhaps she should have added some Twilight-esque sexy vampire makeup.)

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4. Lil’ Kim at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards

Lil’ Kim has worn some controversial (read: terrible) dresses in her day, so this was a tossup. We’re going with this unflattering dress worn to the 2004 VMAs, simply because she was in no shape to wear it. At least she didn’t have a red carpet wardrobe malfunction.

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3. Steve-O at the 2006 Jackass: Number 2 Premiere

What a jackass! Not only did Steve-O sully the respectability of red carpet tradition by arriving to his film premiere looking like a homeless man – he had the audacity to urinate on the red carpet. For shame!

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2. Imogen Heap at the 2007 Grammy Awards

At the 2007 Grammy Awards, Imogen Heap arrived in a mish-mosh of an outfit that looks like something Annie Lennox would have worn twenty years prior – and that is not a good thing.

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1. M.I.A at the 2009 Grammy Awards

M.I.A’s past fashion choices have always been questionable (remember the sheer body suit exposing her third trimester baby bump). Alas, the frock that she wore to the 2009 Grammy Awards takes the cake and tops our list. Please feel free to share any other fashion disasters in the comments section.