A significant subject of history can be a variety of things that surround a person throughout his life. These include clothing that characterizes each historical era. Some dresses of the bygone twentieth century have won the minds of many contemporaries with their uniqueness. Their style is still taken as a basis by the most eminent designers today, making minor author's adjustments. For fashion world professionals, one glance at any item is enough to recognize the style and its founder.
Dresses that rocked the fashion world
The ratings of dresses that shocked the world are numerous. Each of them is compiled on the basis of certain criteria. But most of them necessarily contain the five listed below.
Twiggy
With her mini in 1966, Twiggy scared the prim British. From this date, a revolution in the fashion world began - “twiggimania”. Twiggy's extraordinary appearance made her the face of the Daily Express and the face of London in the same year. She is considered the ancestor of mini-models. The preppy dress worn by elite college students still exists today.Woolen fabric in bright colors, thick tights, low-heeled shoes are the basis of the style.
Twiggy was called a doll not only for her unusual doll-like appearance, but also for her love of bows, ribbons, and high waist. At the same time, Twiggy’s style is an example of minimalism, a sense of proportion, a mixture of 60s street fashion, hippies, and rock and roll.
Reference! Twiggy is the pseudonym of the first generally recognized top model, the Englishwoman Leslie Hornby. Her parameters: 80-55-80, height – 165 cm, weight – 40 kg.
Marilyn Monroe dress
When given the name Marilyn Monroe, most of her fans will immediately imagine this “flying” light dress from 1955 from the movie “The Seven Year Itch.” Few people can remember the film itself and its plot today. But the dress that rises up due to the air coming out of the subway ventilation shaft is familiar to almost the entire adult male population.
The white airy miracle has become an iconic outfit and the calling card of the actress. It was kept by the film's costume designer and creator William Travilla for a long time, and after his death it was sold at auction for a record amount of $5.6 million. Its style is designated as an ivory acetate crepe cocktail dress with a pleated skirt.
Julia Roberts' red dress
An unforgettable masterpiece from the 1990 film Pretty Woman. Created by costume designer Marilyn Vance, who wanted to create a modern take on the character's dress in the 1964 film My Fair Lady. In addition to the outfit, accessories are required: a necklace, elegant shoes to match, long white gloves and a high hairstyle. Everything together turned an ordinary girl from the street into a real lady who came out into the world.
A low neckline, open shoulders, and an internal corset are the main elements of the model, which continues to inspire designers. During this time, many celebrities walked along the red carpet of famous ceremonies in similar outfits.
Black dress by Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel's black crepe marroquin dress was a transition from layered heavy to elegant light black outfits. It was she who, at the beginning of the twentieth century, made black not a companion of mourning, but the pinnacle of elegance and taste. A little black dress is a must-have item for any woman's wardrobe. This is a combination of cocktail and evening dresses with a length slightly below the knee.
Reference! Chanel herself insisted on a length below the knee. In this case, it can be worn both to work and to evening events.
Elegant simplicity is necessarily emphasized by accessories that can change the image beyond recognition. Modern models are distinguished by a wide variety of solutions. These can be classic below-the-knee length and defiantly open mini ones.
Audrey Hepburn dress
The long black dress from Givenchy from Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961 is a continuation of the traditions of Coco Chanel. For all its simplicity, it became a classic and a standard for all subsequent years until today. It takes pride of place in the Hollywood Costume Museum as one of the studio's best exhibits. The dress stood out for its softness, which was not found in models of that time.
Audrey Hepburn herself, who was distinguished by her inimitable sophistication and grace, gave the outfit legendary status. Hubert de Givenchy initially planned to create a model that would emphasize the actress’s refined figure and her mystery. Simple at the front, it had an interesting cutout at the back with true French chic.The iconic look in the film is complemented by sleek black shoes, long black satin gloves, a pearl necklace, large earrings and a voluminous hairstyle with a crystal tiara.
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