Saturday, May 22, 2010

Top Ten Iconic Dress From the Past 50 years







Telegraph.co.uk



Article by Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director



Published: 19 May 2010






Online Poll Announces Top Ten Dresses of the Past 50 years






On May 19, 2010 a poll done by Eve Atkins, founder of Offerssupermarket.co.uk an online fashion retailer posted the poll of the top ten dresses over the past fifty years. Each dress unique in its own way has made a huge impacked on the fashion industry and has stamped its dramatic and drastic looks in the history books of the fashion world. Each piece has been critiqued in its own way and like the outfits or not is still talked about today. The list starts with 1. Geri Halliwell- in th union dress- which she wore to the Brit awards in 1997, captured 82% of the votes. this dress is simply just a tea towel sewn on to a basic dress, with no designer involved.
2. Liz Hurley- Versace Safety pin dress- which she wore to the 1994 premiere of four weddings and a funeral.
3. Marilyn Monroe- white dress-she wore in The Seven Year Itch. the famous picture of her standing over a vent as the white haltered dress is blowing up.
4. Audrey Hepburn- black dress and pearls- which she wore in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
5. Lady Gaga- white outfit and wig- she wore to the brit awards.
6. Princess Diana - Wedding dress designed by the Emanuel's- the dress had a 25 foot long train and 10,000 pearls hand embroidered on it.
7. Kylie Minogue- gold hot pants- she wore this in her Spinning Around video in 2000.
8. Jennifer Lopez-Sheer green Versace dress worn to the grammys in 2000
9. Bjork- swan dress worn to the oscars 2001 designed by Marjan Pejoski.
10. Cindy Crawford- red Versace dress worn to the oscars.