As we gear up for the Oscars, here are the most major red carpet dresses of all time

While fashion fans have, of course, lapped up the last month of runways, we can't help but feel excited about the return of some good old-fashioned red carpet excitement this weekend.

You know the type – the result of actresses, musicians, models and occasionally even royalty having spent months liaising with designers debating the right gown, weeks perfecting their skincare routines and hours (at least) ensuring that their full makeup/hair/dress look come together in exactly the way their team envisaged.

The type of occasion that sees many of us mere mortals agonise over whether to stay up late to bear witness to the mesmerising sartorial antics LIVE or to wake up early and catch-up on every single inch of fabric detail the next morning before work.

The ones that see each dress photographed even more than a newborn with particularly snap-happy parents…

*Those* are the red carpet moments that genuinely thrill us.

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As we count down the days until the Oscars this weekend - and the Met Gala's return in May - let us remind you of some of the most major red carpet dresses of all time.

Remember Kate Middleton's lilac Alexander McQueen gown at the 2011 BAFTAs?

How about Rihanna's 2015 Guo Pei Met Gala look that was one of the most meme'd-about outfits ever?

What about Jennifer Lawrence's 2013 Dior dress at the Oscars?

Naomi Campbell's Versace look at the 1990 Met Gala?

Lupita Nyong'o's exquisitely beaded Calvin Klein gown at the 2015 Oscars?

Selena Gomez in that bustier-detail Atelier Versace number at the MTV Music Video Awards in 2013?

We're giddy just thinking about all of them. Scroll down to take a trip down memory lane...

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