Items22The creator’s order
  1. 1The Wizard of Oz (1939)The Wizard of Oz (1939) 8.1/10 on IMDbReleased 21 Aug 1939Dorothy's blue and white gingham pinafore, worn by Judy Garland MGM's costume designer Adrian put Dorothy in a checked pinafore over a cream blouse with puffed sleeves, and the plainness is the point. She is a Kansas farm girl dropped into a world of saturated color, and the gingham keeps her…0
  2. 2Gone with the Wind (1939)Gone with the Wind (1939) 8.2/10 on IMDbReleased 15 Dec 1939Scarlett O'Hara's green curtain dress, worn by Vivien Leigh Walter Plunkett's design turns a plot point into a costume. Broke after the war, Scarlett has a gown made from the drapes at Tara so she can face Rhett looking prosperous, and the dress has to read as an act of desperate pride rather than…0
  3. 3Gilda (1946)Gilda (1946) 7.6/10 on IMDbReleased 25 Apr 1946Gilda's black strapless satin gown, worn by Rita Hayworth Jean Louis designed the sheath Hayworth wears to sing "Put the Blame on Mame", with the long black gloves, one of which she peels off during the number. The scene removes almost nothing, yet the dress makes it feel daring: bare shoulders,…0
  4. 4Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) 7.1/10 on IMDbReleased 15 Jul 1953Lorelei Lee's pink gown for "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend", worn by Marilyn Monroe This was William Travilla's backup. His first design for the number was dropped when a scandal broke and producers insisted he return to the drawing board, and the fitted pink silk gown he made instead became…0
  5. 5Rear Window (1954)Rear Window (1954) 8.4/10 on IMDbReleased 1 Aug 1954Lisa Fremont's entrance gown, worn by Grace Kelly Edith Head dressed Kelly for Hitchcock, and this is the gown that introduces her: a black V-neck bodice and sheer white shawl over a full white chiffon tulle skirt, with black beading running down its layers. Lisa works in fashion, and the dress…0
  6. 6Sabrina (1954)Sabrina (1954) 7.6/10 on IMDbReleased 1 Sept 1954Sabrina Fairchild's Givenchy evening gown, worn by Audrey Hepburn This is the dress story where the credit went to the wrong person. Billy Wilder sent Hepburn to the young Hubert de Givenchy for the elegant wardrobe Sabrina brings home from Paris, while Edith Head provided only her everyday…0
  7. 7The Seven Year Itch (1955)The Seven Year Itch (1955) 7.0/10 on IMDbReleased 3 Jun 1955The Girl's white halter dress over the subway grate, worn by Marilyn Monroe William Travilla made the cocktail dress from rayon-acetate so it would hold sharp pleats, and those pleats are what make the scene. When the air from a passing train lifts the skirt, the fabric flares in a shape the…0
  8. 8Some Like It Hot (1959)Some Like It Hot (1959) 8.2/10 on IMDbReleased 19 Mar 1959Sugar Kane's sheer beaded dress for "I'm Through with Love", worn by Marilyn Monroe Orry-Kelly's cocktail dress for Monroe's torch song looks almost like nothing at all: a sheer, nude-toned base worked with beading, so that in black and white the effect is of sparkle and skin. It turns a sad…0
  9. 9La Dolce Vita (1960)La Dolce Vita (1960) 8.0/10 on IMDbReleased 5 Feb 1960Sylvia's black strapless gown in the Trevi Fountain, worn by Anita Ekberg The credit is disputed. The gown is often attributed to the Rome atelier of the Fontana sisters, while Piero Gherardi was the film's costume designer and won the Oscar for its costumes. Either way, its simplicity is why…0
  10. 10Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) 7.5/10 on IMDbReleased 6 Oct 1961Holly Golightly's long black Givenchy dress, worn by Audrey Hepburn The opening shot of Hepburn at a jeweler's window at dawn depends on this dress: a long black sheath by Hubert de Givenchy, made of Italian silk, that makes a party girl look untouchable on an empty Fifth Avenue. It is the reason…0