So that list got me thinking about how the movies have influenced fashion in the past and continues to do so today. Thanks to my pal, Google, I was able to find quite a few examples of this. Let's start with the man they once called "The King of Hollywood".
1934: After ripping Clark Gable ripped off his dress shirt to reveal a bare chest in It Happened One Night, it is said that undershirt sales dropped as much as 75%.
1938: Katherine Hepburn was the first woman to wear pants on screen in Bringing Up Baby. Between 1944-45, the sale of trousers for women more than quintupled.
1955: Not to be outdone by Clark Gable, James Dean decided to bring back the white shirt in Rebel Without a Cause. Young men rushed out to mimic his look.
1961: Breakfast at Tiffany's. Audrey Hepburn. LBD. Enough said.
1967: Brigitte Bardot is credited for popularizing the bikini which she sported in And God Created Woman.
1977: Annie Hall played by Diane Keaton made the androgynous look a big hit with American women, especially feminists.
1980: Richard Gere wears then newcomer Giorgio Armani in American Gigolo. I wonder if any of the 2.3 billion dollars they make annually in sales goes to him...
1983: Flashdance promotes the sale of leg warmers and ripped sweatshirts. Jennifer Beal's hit also started the 80s workout craze.
1992: Black suits and skinny ties became the look of "New American Cool" after Reservoir Dogs was released.
1994: The decision to let Uma Thurman strut around in a white shirt and revealing black bra was a good one. Women all over the world rushed out to make the 'simple but sexy' look their own.
2006: I think that it is only fitting for a movie about the fashion industry to spark new fashion trends. The Devil Wears Prada did just that. Anne Hathaway's look made designer handbags and over-the-knee boots must-haves.
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