108 most iconic movie dresses that defined Hollywood
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108 most iconic movie dresses that defined Hollywood
When you think of your favourite film, usually, one of the first things that comes to mind is the fashion featured throughout, right?
We couldn’t imagine Julia Roberts attending the opera with Richard Gere in anything other than that *iconic* red dress, or Sharon Stone’s little white number in that *unforgettable* scene in Basic Instinct. And can we please talk about Queen Latifah’s 1920s get-up when she declares she’s ‘The Keeper of the Keys, the Countess of the Clink, the Mistress of Murderers Row’, in Chicago?!
From period dramas to musicals to rom coms, the costumes your favourite characters wear are just as symbolic as the storylines themselves. So, here are our most memorable movie dresses from the last 88 years.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Kate Winslet
As Rose DeWitt Bukater (she'll always be Rose Dawson to us) in Titanic.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Emma Stone
As Mia Dolan in La La Land.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Julia Roberts
As Julianne Potter in My Best Friend's Wedding.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Marilyn Monroe
As Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
20th Century Fox - 6/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Hilary Duff
As Sam Montgomery in A Cinderella Story.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Diana Ross
As Tracy Chambers in Mahogany.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Fay Wray
As Ann Darrow in King Kong.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Kate Hudson
As Andie Anderson in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Angelina Jolie
As Jane Smith in Mr & Mrs Smith.
20th Century Fox - 11/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Jennifer Grey
As Frances "Baby" Houseman in Dirty Dancing.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Zhang Ziyi
As Mei in House of Flying Daggers.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Jennifer Connelly
As Sarah Williams in Labyrinth.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Jennifer Lopez
As Marisa Ventura in Maid in Manhattan.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Dakota Johnson
As Ana Steele in Fifty Shades Darker.
Universal Pictures - 16/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Goldie Hawn
As Helen Sharp in Death Becomes Her.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Vivien Leigh
As Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With The Wind.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Alicia Silverstone
As Cher Horowitz in Clueless.
Paramount Pictures - 19/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Grace Kelly
As Tracy Samantha Lord in High Society.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé and Anika Noni Rose
As Effie White, Deena Jones and Lorrell Robinson in Dreamgirls.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Julia Stiles
As Kat Stratford in 10 Things I Hate About You.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Audrey Hepburn
As Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Christina Ricci
As Kat Harvey in Casper.
Universal Pictures - 24/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Nicole Kidman
As Satine in Moulin Rouge!
20th Century Fox - 25/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Frieda Pinto
As Latika in Slumdog Millionaire.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Julia Roberts
As Tinkerbell in Hook.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Keira Knightley
As Juliet in Love Actually.
Universal Pictures - 28/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Julie Andrews
As Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Meryl Streep
As Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada.
20th Century Fox - 30/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Stacey Dash
As Dionne Davenport in Clueless.
Paramount Pictures - 31/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Billie Burke
As Glinda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Daryl Hannah
As Elle "Californian Mountain Snake" Driver in Kill Bill: Volume 1.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Julia Roberts
As Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Sarah Jessica Parker
As Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City The Movie.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Elizabeth Taylor
As Cleopatra in Cleopatra.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Reese Witherspoon
As our hero, Elle Woods in Legally Blonde.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Marilyn Monroe
As 'The Girl' in The Seven Year Itch.
20th Century Fox - 38/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Rachel McAdams
As Paige Collins in The Vow.
Screen Gems - 39/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Keira Knightley
As Cecilia Tallis in Atonement.
Universal Pictures - 40/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Amy Adams
As Princess Giselle in Enchanted.
Disney - 41/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Natalie Portman
As Nina Sayers in Black Swan.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Halle Berry
As Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson in Die Another Day.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Deborah Kerr
As Anna Leonowens in The King and I.
Getty Images - 44/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Mia Farrow
As Rosemary Woodhouse in Rosemary's Baby.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Britney Spears
As Lucy Wagner in Crossroads (try and name me a more iconic film).
Paramount Pictures - 46/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Judy Garland
As Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.
Metro Goldwyn Mayer - 47/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Michelle Pfeiffer
As Elvira Hancock in Scarface.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Lily James
As Cinderella in Cinderella.
Disney - 49/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Molly Ringwald
As Andie Walsh in Pretty in Pink.
Paramount Pictures - 50/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Sigourney Weaver
As Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Julia Roberts
As Maggie Carpenter in Runaway Bride.
Paramount Pictures - 52/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Claire Danes
As Yvaine, the Fallen Star in Stardust.
Paramount Pictures - 53/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell
As Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Emma Watson
As Belle in Beauty and the Beast.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Christina Ricci
As Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Stockard Channing
As Betty Rizzo in Grease.
Paramount Pictures - 57/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Carrie Fisher
As Princess Leia in Star Wars.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Rachel McAdams
As Allison Hamilton in The Notebook.
New Line Cinema - 59/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Maya Rudolph
As Lilian in Bridesmaids.
Universal Pictures - 60/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Cate Blanchett
As Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth The Golden Age.
Universal Pictures - 61/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Sharon Stone
As Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Sissy Spacek
As Carrie White in Carrie (before she got covered in blood).
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Audrey Hepburn
As Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Audrey Hepburn
As Jo Stockton in Funny Face.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Winona Ryder
As Kim Boggs in Edward Scissorhands.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Oprah Winfrey
As Gloria Gaines in The Butler.
The Weinstein Company - 67/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Isla Fisher
As Rebecca Bloomwood in Confessions of a Shopaholic.
Disney - 68/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Lucy Liu
As O-Ren Ishii in Kill Bill: Volume 1.
Miramax Films - 69/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Liv Tyler
As Arwen in The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Moira Shearer
As Vicky Page in The Red Shoes.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Emma Watson
As Hermoine Granger in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (still haven't forgiven you for this scene btw Ron).
Warner Brothers - 72/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Kristen Stewart
As Bella Swan in Breaking Dawn Part 1.
Summit Entertainment - 73/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Rachel Leigh Cook
As Laney Boggs in She's All That.
Miramax Films - 74/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Katharine Hepburn
As Tracy Samantha Lord in The Philadelphia Story.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Queen Latifah
As Matron "Mama" Morton in Chicago.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Claire Danes
As Juliet Capulet in Romeo and Juliet.
Getty Images - 77/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Julie Andrews
As Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music.
20th Century Fox - 78/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Olivia Newton-John
As Sandy Olsson in Grease.
Getty Images - 79/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Thandiwe Newton
As Dame Vaako in The Chronicles of Riddick.
Universal/Kob/REX/Shutterstock - Rex - 80/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Nia Vardalos
As Fortoula "Toula" Portokalos in My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Drew Barrymore
As Josie Geller in Never Been Kissed.
20th Century Fox - 82/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Anne Hathaway
As Amelia in The Princess Diaries.
Buena Vita Pictures - 83/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Jennifer Lawrence
As Rosalyn Rosenfeld in American Hustle.
Columbia Pictures - 84/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Kirsten Dunst
As Marie Antoinette in Marie Antoinette.
Columbia Pictures - 85/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Lisa and Louise Burns
As the Grady daughters in The Shining.
Warner Brothers - 86/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Gwyneth Paltrow
As Emma Woodhouse in Emma.
Matchmaker/Mir/REX/Shutterstock - Rex - 87/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Kim Basinger
As Lynn Bracken in LA Confidential.
Warner Brothers - 88/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Margaret Hamilton
As The Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz.
Metro Goldwyn Mayer - 89/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Doris Day
As Ruth Etting in Love Me Or Leave Me.
MGM/Kobal/Rex/Shutterstock - Rex - 90/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Naomie Harris
As Eve Moneypenny in Skyfall.
Metro Goldwyn Mare/Sony Pictures/Columbia Pictures - 91/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Elsa Lanchester
As The Monster's Bride in Bride of Frankenstein.
Universal Pictures - 92/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino
As Michele Weinberger and Romy White in Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.
Touchstone/Koba/REX/Shutterstock - Rex - 93/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Toni Collette
As Muriel Heslop in Muriel's Wedding.
Miramax Films - 94/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Julia Roberts
As Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman.
Buena Vista Pictures - 95/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Tilda Swinton
As The White Witch in The Chronicles of Narnia.
Disney - 96/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Jessica Rabbit
In Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Buena Vista Pictures - 97/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Emilia Clarke
As Louisa Clark in Me Before You.
Bros/Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock - Rex - 98/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Grace Kelly
As Tracy Samantha Lord in High Society.
MGM/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock - Rex - 99/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Lacey Chabert, Rachel McAdams, Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Seyfried
As Gretchen Wieners, Regina George, Cady Heron and Karen Smith in Mean Girls.
Paramount Pictures - 100/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Carey Mulligan
As Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby.
Warner Brothers - 101/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Jennifer Lawrence
As Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
Lionsgate/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock - 102/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Charlize Theron
As Queen Ravenna in Snow White and The Huntsman.
Universal Pictures - 103/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Catherine Zeta Jones
As Velma Kelly in Chicago.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Rachel McAdams
As Regina George in Mean Girls.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Lupita Nyong'o
As Nakia in Black Panther.
Shutterstock - 106/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Whitney Houston
As Rachel Marron in The Bodyguard.
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108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Helena Bonham Carter
As Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter.
Pinterest - 108/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Kirsten Dunst
As Lux Lisbon in The Virgin Suicides.
REX FEATURES - 109/109
108 Iconic Movie Dresses: Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall
As Megan and Graham in But I'm a Cheerleader.
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