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They say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned—especially one who knows how to channel her rage through clothes. Key examples in modern history come to mind. That slinky, off-the-shoulder black dress Princess Diana wore to a Serpentine Gallery function on the same night of the broadcast of the infamous television interview in which Prince Charles publicly admitted to his affair with Camilla. So symbolic was this Christina Stambolian-designed number that it spawned its own Wikipedia page: look up "Revenge Dress." Also, Joan Collins's entire wardrobe on
Dynasty, where she manifested Alexis Carrington's most vindictive tendencies through shoulder pads and fur.