Great Outfits in Fashion History: Jean Shrimpton in a Very Controversial White Dress
#TBT to when four inches of visible above-the-knee skin scandalized Australia.
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There are perfectly good celebrity style moments, and then there are the looks that really stick with you, the ones you try desperately to recreate at home. In Great Outfits in Fashion History, Fashionista editors are revisiting their all-time favorite lewks.
In an era when visible G-strings are trendy for the second time in history, it s hard to imagine how a supermodel wearing a shift dress that hit above the knee could be considered scandalous but it was in 1965 Australia.
Great Outfits in Fashion History: Rosamund Pike Looking Like an Angel in Bow-Adorned Givenchy
I will always be afraid of Rosamund Pike, but she looked so innocent here.
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There are perfectly good celebrity style moments, and then there are the looks that really stick with you, the ones you try desperately to recreate at home. In Great Outfits in Fashion History, Fashionista editors are revisiting their all-time favorite lewks.
The only movies I ve seen the terrifying and beautiful British actor Rosamund Pike in are Gone Girl and I Care a Lot. For that reason as I m sure you can understand if you ve seen either I ll always be afraid of her. I realize that as a real person she surely contains multitudes, and she came across as pretty fun at the most recent Golden Globes, but I can t forget what she s capable of.
Great Outfits in Fashion History (Beauty Edition): Serena Williams s Koala Nail Art for the Australian Open
I repeat: Koala! Nail! Art!
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There are perfectly good celebrity style moments, and then there are the looks that really stick with you, the ones you try desperately to recreate at home. In Great Outfits in Fashion History, Fashionista editors are revisiting their all-time favorite lewks.
Serena Williams is no stranger to a statement style moment, and she s known for routinely wearing bedazzled, artful, creative manicures both on the court and off. Her penchant for nail art even inspired her to get trained as a nail tech back in 2010. It s tough to choose a favorite of her many excellent nail looks over the years, but one that stands out for its pure delightfulness was the more recent koala-adorned look she chose for the 2020 Australian Open in Melbourne.