This year’s Oscar gowns were brought to you by a group of birds and little mice armed with needle and thread. They will make your dress so pretty; there’s nothing to it, really.

In 2010, staple gun + bubble wrap = Oscar fashion statement.

The best-remembered gowns of the 2000 begin to show just what they’re made of in the Elite Eight showdown, in which, for the most part, lower ranking gowns got duly trounced. But, as in many a March Madness bracket, there’s one dark horse candidate stirring things up.

Think 1980’s dorkiness only affected the U.S. and Britain? Think again. Ah, globalization.

The only thing that stands between America’s men and utter effeminacy is . . . uh, shopping? So say this year’s Super Bowl ads.

What happens when Trek actors crossover to appear on Stargate? A rip appears in the fabric of spacetime itself . . . and a lot of sci-fi geeks do the happy dance from their couches.

The top 16 gowns of the ’00s. Did your favorite make the cut?

More amazing gowns, this time in color. See how I ranked ‘em, within.