This infamous shot of Marilyn Monroe’s halterneck white dress blowing up around her legs as she stands over a subway grating was originally shot on Manhattan’s Lexington Avenue for a scene in The Seven Year Itch. Some (of Hollywood’s) most successful stars owe a lot to their on-screen style.ĭr Zhivago elevated Julie Christie to star status, and her breathtaking wardrobe of fur coats, hats and romantic white gowns was used to illustrate social change in a Russia torn apart by war, revolution and ideological upheaval.įACT: The film won five Oscars, including Best Costume Design. Movies have the capacity to make not just a star of its leading (wo)men,
