9 Legendary Dresses Worn By Actresses Of Hollywood’s Golden Age That Easily Outshine Modern Ones
Costume is an essential aspect of cinematic storytelling. Costumes communicate the details of a character’s personality to the audience and help actors transform into new and expected characters on screen. Not only do they help world-build and provide non-verbal insights into character and context, but they leave an indelible mark on culture when done exceptionally.
Do you still remember Marilyn’s white dress, Darth Vader’s onyx, or Uma’s black and yellow one-piece? The gorgeous dresses were created by talented designers of movie companies who have experience in the fashion industry and stayed in the history of fashion like world-famous couturiers.
We've gathered some celebrities' dresses that people still talk about with admiration.
Do you still remember Marilyn’s white dress, Darth Vader’s onyx, or Uma’s black and yellow one-piece? The gorgeous dresses were created by talented designers of movie companies who have experience in the fashion industry and stayed in the history of fashion like world-famous couturiers.
We've gathered some celebrities' dresses that people still talk about with admiration.
#1 Vivien Leigh, Gone With the Wind
Source: © Gone with the Wind / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and co-producers
#2 Elizabeth Taylor, A Place in the Sun
Source: East News, © A Place in the Sun / Paramount Pictures
#3 Barbra Streisand, Hello, Dolly!
Source: © Hello, Dolly! Hello, Dolly! / Chenault Productions and co-producers
#4 Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday
Source: © Roman Holiday / Paramount Pictures, Mary Evans / East News
#5 Rita Hayworth, Gilda
Source: © Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau) / John Singer Sargent / Wikimedia Commons, © Gilda / Columbia Pictures
#6 Grace Kelly, Rear Window
Source: © Rear Window / Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
#7 Jane Russell, The Revolt of Mamie Stover
Source: © The Revolt of Mamie Stover / Twentieth Century Fox
#8 Lauren Bacall, To Have and Have Not
Source: © To have and have not / Warner Bros. and co-producers
Source: © To have and have not / Warner Bros. and co-producers, © Kevin Mazur / WireImage / Getty Images
#9 Marilyn Monroe, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Marilyn Monroe’s pink dress in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” was created by William Travilla and was used in one of the most famous scenes of the movie.Share this article
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