Top 20 Most Fashionable Films of All-Time

I made a list of the best costumed films of all-time. None of the films of this list are costume dramas at all, they feature memorable clothes. Looking back these films shows a memorable look of  the fashion of the past. All these films are some of the most stylish you will ever watch.

01. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) Costumes by Edith Head and Gowns by Givenchy

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"No Single actress influenced women's fashion as much as Audrey Hepburn. This movie is pure style. You have Audrey Hepburn to thank for popularizing The Little Black Dress."

 

02. Bell de Jour (1967) Wardrobe by Yves Saint Laurent

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"Yves Saint Laurents Wardrobe for Catherine Deneuve is so chic it hurts. Simple and yet stylish as hell."

 

03. The Red Shoes (1948) Costumes by Hein Herckroth and Gowns by Jacques Fath and Carven

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"The Film that made every little girl want to be a ballerina and hell even I wanted to be a dancer after seeing this film. The Gowns that Moira Shearer wears are chic and so are her casual outfits."

 

03. Rosemary's Baby (1968) Costumes by Anthea Sylbert

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"Call me a sick bastard I don't care. Mia Farrow's wardrobe in this film is so chic and really defined the late sixties for me fashion wise. Love the fashions in this film."

 

04. Darling (1965) Costumes by Julie Harris

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"As you can tell I love the 1960's very much fashion wise. Julie Christie wardrobe in Darling is so great. It's sexy and stylish."

 

05. Now, Voyager (1942) Costumes by Orry Kelly

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"Bette Davis goes from frumpy to chic. Her wardrobe is stylish and I can't say more."

 

06. I am Love (2009)  Costumes by Antonella Cannarozzi and Wadrobe for Tilda Swinton by Jill Sander

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"I am not fan of most fashion featured in films made today but the wardrobe in this film is so brilliant. The clothes are not only chic but they say a lot about the characters. Modern costume design can be so great in the hands of a talented group of people."

 

07. Rear Window (1954) Costumes by Edith Head

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"Grace Kelly is 2nd to Audrey Hepburn in the biggest styles icons of the 1950's. Her Wardrobe in Rear Window is part of cinematic history. It is lovely." 

 

08. Sabrina (1954) Costumes by Edith Head and Audrey Hepburn's Wardrobe by Givenchy

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"My Favorite Wardrobe of any Audrey Hepburn Film. If you only see on of her Films for clothes see this one."

 

09. Funny Face (1957) Costume by Edith Head and Audrey Hepburn's Wadrobe by Givenchy

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"I feel like I am being incredibly biased but no woman will ever wear close like Hepburn. The women is the queen of fashion. Her clothes in Funny Face are Brilliant."

10. The Swimming Pool (1969)  Costumes by André Courrèges

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"This film features two of the biggest fashion Icons of the 1960's (Jane Birkin and Romy Schneider. The clothes are chic and show the transition of the fashions from the late 1960's to 1970's."

 

11. Shall We Dance (1937) Gowns by Irene

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"The Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire movies always have interesting fashions but this title is my favorite."

 

12. Swing Time (1936) Costumes by Bernard Newman

"For me the movies of Gingers Rogers and Fred Astaire are an escape into the 1930's. I really need to re watch all the movies they made together."

 

13. L'Avventura (1960) Costumes by Adriana Berselli

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"The fashion in Italian films from the 1960's is always great. In this film the clothes are chic and simple."

 

14. Bonjour tristesse (1958) Costumes by May Walding and Gowns by Givenchy

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"The Gowns by Givenchy are extremely beautiful and chic. A great look at Europe in the late 1950's."

 

 

16. Imitation of life (1959) Gowns by Bill Thomas



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"One you think of the 1950's you can't help but think of the great fashion in the films of Douglas Sirk. The costumes in this film are glamours and look like they cost a fortune."

 

17. American Gigolo (1980) Wardrobe by Giorgio Armani

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"Richard Gere has the greatest clothes I have ever seen a male lead have in my life. This film is a showcase for men's fashion."

 

18.  Breathless (1960) (No Costume Designer)

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"I have an obsession with stripes. There is noting but stripes in the clothes get the picture."

 

19. The Long, Hot Summer (1958) Costumes by Adele Palmer

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"Captures the style of small town America in the 1950's. Great costume design."

 

20. Black Swan (2009) Costumes by Amy Westscott and Ballet Outfits by Rodarte

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"The ballet outfits in this movie will become iconic. This film made Ballet clothes look chic as hell."