The Most Iconic Dresses: Wonderful Wardrobes of Women in Cinema

The Most leonie DRESSES WONDERFUL WARDROBES OF WOMEN IN CINEMA THE EMERALD GOWN THAT DEFINED ITS CHARACTER Atonement Keira Knightley cecilia Tallis Jacqueline Durran Did you know. The actual color of the gown changes in different shades of green throughout the film to distinguish characterzation. The patterns on the dress provide thematic resonance: the front bow pattern near Knightley's womb, signifies her character's virginity. THE RED DRESS THAI MADE IT COOL TO GO TO THE OPERA AGAIN Pretty Woman Julia Roberts vivian ward I Marilyn Vance Did you kno. According to Vance, the Western Costumes, the studio and director wanted manufacturer that cut the the now iconic Opera dress to pattern for the dress, gets requests every year by romantics hoping to recreate it for their paramours! be black, as red would clash with Roberts' hair, but she convinced them otherwise. THE DESS THAT COINED THE PHRASE "THE MARILYN" The Seven Year Itch 100 Marilyn Monroe uiry I William Travilla ghe girl Did you kno. 1 Fashion designer Travilla designed outfits for Monroe in 8 of her films, however this is his 2 In 2011, despite being estimated to sell at $2 million, the dress sold at auction for $5.6 most famous creation. million! THE ORIGINAL LITTLE BLACK DRESS Breakfast at Tiffany’s O Audrey Hepburn I Hubert de Givenchy Holly Golightly Did you know. 1 Although Givenchy created multiple dresses, they were too 2 Recently, Givenchy auctioned off one of his versions of the short for use in the actual movie. famous fress for charity and it sold for 410,000 Euros! Edith Head redesigned the dress to cover Hepburn's legs. THE BALLGOWN THAT PROVED DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE Cinderella Illene Woods Marc Davis & Eric Larson cinderella Did you know. The artist of Cinderella's dress The movement of the character was inspired by mid-1860's fashion, with its voluminous and the dress were inspired by actress Helene Stanley who sleeves and bell-shaped effect. performed the live-action scenes for the artists to reference. THE PROM DRESS THAT DEFINED A DECADE Pretty In Pink Molly Ringwald Andiewalsh I Marilyn Vance Did you know. 1 The dress is homemade and a little off-kilter, yet completely genuine. It was a Vance managed to effectively capture the endearing awkwardness of a makeshift style that was prevalent in youth culture during the 1980s. new standard of beauty for youth to look up to at the time. Ever-Pretty make you pretty forever Sources cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/06/19/hollywood.auction/index.html http://www.filmreference.com/film/32/William-Travilla.html http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,982833,00.html http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2006/12/06/audrey-hepburn-dress/ http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/11/showbiz/california-wizard-oz-auction http://www.colourlovers.com/fashion/blog/2010/08/06/technicolor-fashion-the-wizard-of-oz http://onthisdayinfashion.com/?p=11761 http://www.elle.com/pop-culture/reviews/happy-birthday-pretty-woman-437978 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042332/ http://threadbythread.wordpress.com/2011/02/02/famous-formal-wear/ .........