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Article: THE LEADING LADIES; THEY HAD THE STYLE EVERYBODY WANTED. HERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST IDENTIFIABLE FASHIONS TO LEAP OFF THE SCREEN.
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- WWD
- Article date:
- August 11, 1999
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From Clara Bow to Lisa Kudrow, Hollywood's leading ladies have left their mark on fashion. Bow, for example, was the "It" girl whose flapper dresses, flaming red hair, rolled stockings and sparkling Charleston shoes were imitated by shopgirls across America.
Along the way, there have been the long-running femmes-fatales and the 15-minute flames, who gave us such memorable fashion moments as these:
Rita Hayworth's trend-setting strapless black satin gown in "Gilda"; Esther Williams's "Bathing Beauty" debut, which helped turn swimsuits into fashion statements; Elizabeth Taylor's daisy-strewn, tulle cocktail dress from "A Place in the Sun," which showed up ...