Famous Frocks

In March 2013, Vogue wrote an article on the top 20 most iconic dresses and so I decided to create my own honours list.   Let me know if there are any outfits that you think I have missed.


The white, halter-neck dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in 1955 in "The Seven Year Itch" has to be the most famous of all dresses.  In 2011, the dress was sold for £3.5 million.


This dress was worn by Audrey Hepburn in 1961 in "Breakfast at Tiffany's".  The dress was recently on display at the Victoria & Albert Museum.


Who can forget, Jessica Rabbit's sequinned red dress she wore in the 1988 film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", where she says "Im not bad, I'm just drawn that way".   The dress has been copied and worn by the likes of Katy Perry, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Jessica Biel.




In 1994, whilst Prince Charles was on TV admitting to his affair with Camilla Parker-Bowles, Princess Diana attended a Vanity Fair party at the Serpentine Gallery and wore this off-the-shoulder Christina Stambolian dress which became known as the "Revenge Dress".



Liz Hurley's black, Versace, safety-pin dress worn to the premiere of "Four Weddings and a Funeral" brought her worldwide fame.



At the Brit Awards in 1997, Ginger Spice, Gerri Halliwell, stole the show in this Union Jack mini dress.


Most certainly not a frock but Kylie's gold hot pants that she wore, in what is now regarded as one of Kylie's most iconic music video's, "Spinning Around" in 2000. Apparently they were  bought by a member of staff from a charity shop.


For the premiere of "Snatch", Kelly Brook wore this daring pink Julian MacDonald which got close to upstaging the film itself.


The green, backless, 1930s silk dress worn by Keira Knightly in the 2007 film Atonement was recently on display at the Victoria & Albert Museum.


In 2011, Pippa Middleton attracted worldwide attention as the stunning Maid of Honour at the Royal Wedding, where she wore the figure hugging dress designed by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen.


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