From Audrey Hepburn's Givenchy LBD, to Faye Dunaway's runaway wardrobe and Rita Hayworth's Gilda moment, the following are some of the most iconic style statements to grace the big screen...
1. Audrey Hepburn In Breakfast at Tiffany’s
So iconic it has a Wikipedia page all of its own. From the moment Audrey stepped out of a yellow taxi cab and stared whimsically into Tiffany & Co’s window in this gorgeous Givenchy creation, our love affair with the LBD began. Audrey and Givenchy met and collaborated on the set of Sabrina in 1954, and a life-long professional and personal partnership was ignited. ‘It was a kind of marriage’, Givenchy would later tell the Telegraph. There was nothing ‘little’ about this LBD – it set a new style standard in Hollywood in direct opposition to Dior’s ‘new look’. A modern icon was born.
2. Marilyn Monroe In The Misfits
Whilst it’s tempting to go with Marilyn’s floaty white halterneck dress made famous in The Seven Year Itch, we’re going to defy convention and opt for an iconic look that doesn’t always top the style polls. Monroe was one of the first Hollywood stars to rock a pair of jeans on screen – and not just any jeans for that matter: Levi’s. As ‘mom’ jeans inundate the high street this year, let’s remember who first styled this high waisted, straight cut denim with a classic white shirt tucked in. Monroe will always be the original blue jean icon.
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