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Audrey Hepburn, 1954
Audrey wore this gorgeous strapless dress with floral embroidery for the Paramount Pictures film Sabrina. It was the first film where Audrey had Hubert de Givenchy design all her character's most important costumes, and it sparked a long relationship: They worked together for Funny Face and Breakfast at Tiffany's, too.
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Marilyn Monroe, 1955
The image of Marilyn Monroe in a billowy white dress is perhaps the most recognizable picture of her to date, and the William Travilla halter-neck dress, which she wore while filming the movie The Seven Year Itch, has definitely become one of the most iconic on-screen dresses in fashion history.
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Elizabeth Taylor, 1958
Brunette beauty Elizabeth Taylor wore a gorgeous chiffon belted midi-dress while starring in the MGM film, Cat on A Hot Tin Roof.
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Jackie Kennedy, 1961
The always stylish Jackie Kennedy wore an elegant bow-belted dress by Oleg Cassini while attending an inaugural event in Washington, D.C with her husband, President John F. Kennedy, and suddenly women everywhere wanted their own version of it.
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Brigitte Bardot, 1965
Blonde bombshell Brigitte Bardot looked extra fabulous when she wore this maxi slip gown and a collared white fur coat to the premiere of her film Viva Maria in Los Angeles.
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Tina Turner, 1971
Tina had the best legs in the business, and she showed them off confidently―like in this dress/leotard hybrid that reminds us so much of Beyonce's modern day tour costumes.
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Farrah Fawcett, 1977
Farrah Fawcett, seen here with husband Lee Majors, wore a low-cut, belted halter dress while arriving at a gala event in honor of Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales.
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Mia Farrow, 1979
Mia Farrow stuns in a simple halter-neck dress and shawl at the 1979 Academy Awards.
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Princess Diana, 1981
The Princess collaborated on her wedding gown with under-the-radar design team David and Elizabeth Emanuel. The final dress was sewn of British-woven silk and featured a crazy long 25-foot train. The turnout: truly breathtaking.
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Madonna, 1991
Madonna channels Marilyn Monroe in a Bob Mackie strapless jeweled gown and white fur stole at the 1991 Oscars.
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Elizabeth Hurley, 1996
Elizabeth Hurley's figure-hugging Versace gown at the 1996 Academy Awards was mid-'90s perfection: sexy, sleek, sparkly.
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Princess Diana, 1983
During the official royal tour of Australia, Princess Diana opted for a Benny Ong white cotton dress to go see Ayers Rock in the outback, an area that's all dusty red rocks and sunbleached grasses. The crisp color of her dress really made her stand out in the scenery (in a good way).
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Gwyneth Paltrow, 1996
A rising star, Paltrow hit up the 1996 Oscars in a stunningly simple Calvin Klein slip dress that launched her habit of head-turning Oscar outfits to come.
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Courtney Love, 1997
Unsurprisingly, punk musician Courtney Love bared massive cleavage in this sexy Versace plunge dress.
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Toni Braxton, 2001
''I decided that before I got married and had babies, I'd wear this," Braxton told People, describing her Richard Tyler gown.
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Bjork, 2001
The iconic 'swan' dress worn by Icelandic artist Bjork at the 73rd Annual Academy Awards was designed by Macedonian designer Marjan Pejoski and is easily one of the most famous dresses in red carpet history.
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Angelina Jolie, 2004
Angelina Jolie channeled a bit of Marilyn Monroe with her plunging white satin gown at the 2004 Academy Awards.
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Naomi Watts, 2008
Naomi Watts gave off Old-Hollywood pin-up vibes in a heavily pleated Mugler gown at the 2008 Met Gala.
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Sarah Jessica Parker (aka Carrie Bradshaw), 2008
This silk Vivienne Westwood gown is the piece Carrie Bradshaw is dressed in when Big leaves her alone at the altar, setting up the plot for entire first Sex and the City movie, and giving us another unforgettable white dress moment in the process.
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Marion Cotillard, 2008
Feeling the mermaid vibes? Only Cotillard could make a Jean Paul Gaultier fish-scale dress look so chic at the 2008 Academy Awards.
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Penelope Cruz, 2009
Penelope Cruz had a Cinderella moment in stunning vintage Pierre Balmain at the 2009 Academy Awards.
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Michelle Obama, 2009
While putting Jason Wu on the fashion radar, the First Lady Michelle Obama flawlessly launched her own sartorial legacy at the 2009 Presidential Inauguration Ball.
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Rihanna, 2011
RiRi's Jean Paul Gaultier gown was not only totally head-turning (a textured, avant garde naked dress?) but also a hot-off-the-runway special, having just debuted at couture fashion week the month before.
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Kate Middleton, 2011
The big reveal that was Kate Middleton's wedding dress truly shook the fashion world in 2011. On her big day, the now Duchess Kate Middleton selected a Grace Kellyesque McQueen that looked fit for royalty.
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Rooney Mara, 2012
Rooney Mara channels a modern Audrey Hepburn in this lovely Givenchy gown at the 2012 Academy Awards.
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Anja Rubik, 2012
Anja Rubik left little to the imagination in this Anthony Vaccarello dress from the 2012 Met Gala.
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Gwyneth Paltrow, 2012
Gwyneth Paltrow made cape dresses a Thing after she wore this Tom Ford one to the 2012 Academy Awards.
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Rooney Mara, 2013
Rooney Mara slays yet again in a lacey, Givenchy Haute Couture plunge-neck gown at the 2013 Met Gala.
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Charlize Theron, 2013
Charlie Theron wore a Christian Dior Haute Couture strapless gown at 2013 Academy Awards. While this dress was very minimalist, the strong lines it highlighted in Theron's figure made quite a statement.
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Julianne Moore, 2015
Julianne Moore, who took home an Oscar for her performance in Still Alice in 2015, was glowing in a custom, beaded Chanel gown.
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