Style OF THE SILVER SCREEN
They are the outfits that stamp our best-loved films indelibly on our hearts. The white whisper of a frock that made Marilyn Monroe an icon in The Seven Year Itch. The red off-the-shoulder gown rocked by Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. And, of course, Audrey Hepburn’s little black dress in Breakfast At Tiffany’s.
Each outfit has to breathe life into a role, says film and fashion writer Christopher Laverty, in a new book that celebrates Hollywood costume. Whether it’s a bad-ass jumpsuit worn by Grace Jones in , or a scary-boss jacket for Meryl Streep in .
