Witherspoon's Golden Globes Dress Snafu

(andPOP) - The Golden Globes must have been pretty lame this year if the biggest story of the night is the tale of Reese Witherspoon's Chanel dress.

Witherspoon said on the red carpet that she was wearing a vintage Chanel frock, not knowing Kirsten Dunst, of Spiderman fame, had worn the same dress to the Golden Globes in 2003.

So next thing you know, some poor guy stuck on midnights at some online publication does a little research and discovers this. In no time, Witherspoon's dress mistake is bigger news than her win for best actress in a musical or comedy for her role as June Carter Cash in Walk the Line.

Women's Wear Daily reported Witherspoon asked Chanel president Maureen Chiquet at an after-party why she wasn't told the champagne gown with a metallic bust was already worn in public.

Chanel apologized for the oversight.

"We are honored that Reese chose to wear Chanel and thought she looked beautiful," Chanel said in a statement. "We congratulate her on her well-deserved win."

Chanel had described the dress as vintage in a press release. Gretchen Fenton, publicist for Chanel, said the gown is from the 2002 couture collection and isn't considered vintage.

"Reese was told the dress was vintage," Nanci Ryder, Witherspoon's publicist, told the New York Post. "It was not. I'm not angry - just a little disappointed, but the big deal is Reese won the Golden Globe."

And don't forget it.