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11 iconic maxi dress moments
Never has a dress reinvented itself as often as the maxi. We chart its most memorable moments...
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11 iconic maxi dress moments
1961
Audrey
HepburnThe iconic column dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
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11 iconic maxi dress moments
1968
Oscar
de la RentaIt was Oscar de la Renta who made waves when he introduced hemlines that hovered above the ankle (see picture left). It was a fashion coup, one quickly followed by designers including YSL and Dior.
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11 iconic maxi dress moments
1990
Princess
DianaSizzling in hot red with lips to match. Wow.
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11 iconic maxi dress moments
1994
Elizabeth
Hurley"It was a favour from Versace because I couldn't afford to buy one," says Elizabeth Hurley. The safety pin frock she wore to the premier of Four Weddings And A Funeral is now affectionately known as “THAT dress”.
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11 iconic maxi dress moments
2000
Jennifer
LopezLa Lopez debuted this green Versace dress with its eye-popping plunge at the Grammy's. It has its own Wikipedia page and is still talked about 15 years later.
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11 iconic maxi dress moments
2002
Kate
WinsletFor the 74th Academy Awards chose a gown by little known designer Ben de Lisi. Her dress is consistently voted among the best Oscars frocks of all time.
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11 iconic maxi dress moments
2011
Kate
MossFor Kate Moss's wedding to Jamie Hince she singlehandedly resurrected John Galliano’s career in this sequin embellished dress inspired by Zelda Fitzgerald, the beautiful wife of The Great Gatsby's author F Scott Fitzgerald.
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11 iconic maxi dress moments
2012
Angelina
JolieAnother Versace showstopper. But this time it was @Angie'sRightLeg that was dubbed the "breakout star" of the Academy Awards.
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11 iconic maxi dress moments
2014
RihannaThe dress that left nothing to the imagination. For the CFDA Fashion Awards Rihanna chose a custom Adam Selman fishnet dress embellished with more than 200,000 Swarovski crystals.
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11 iconic maxi dress moments
2015
Uma
ThurmanFor this year’s Met Gala Uma Thurman channelled pure Hollywood siren with its up-to-there split. In a poll on Long Tall Sally’s Facebook page this dress was voted the clear winner.