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The most stylish movie characters of all time

We've searched the archives to find the most inspiring film characters with an enduring style.
Carey Mulligan in The Great Gatsby

From young Queens learning the power of dress to everyday women on a mission, we love these movies for their stylish leading ladies as much as the stories they tell.

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Carey Mulligan’s Diasy in The Great Gatsby is the height of 1920s glamour, or at least how we imagine it to have been.

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The Great Gatsby Trailer (2012) trailer

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Diane Keaton’s Annie Hall changed the game when it comes to masculine and laid-back dressing.

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Annie Hall Official Trailer

Despite being a period drama, the green gown worn by Keira Knightley’s character Cecilia Tallis in Atonement became a modern icon.

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Atonement (2007) trailer

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Julianne Moore’s Charley in A Single Man dresses like a mid-century mod masterpiece – we’d expect nothing less from a film by fashion designer Tom Ford.

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A Single Man (2009) trailer

Faye Dunaway in Bonnie and Clyde dresses devilishly well as one of the most famous criminals in American History.

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Bonnie and Clyde (1967) trailer

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Elizabeth Taylor’s Cleopatra is a study in gold and glitzy dress, always with winged eyeliner.

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Cleopatra (1963) trailer

Cate Blanchett’s royal role in Elizabeth: The Golden Age inspired many designers with it’s extravagant, jaw-dropping designs.

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Elizabeth: The Golden Age trailer (2007)

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Leslie Caron’s dresses in Gigi won their own Oscar, and we can see why.

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Gigi (1958) trailer

Is there a more famous pink dress than the one Marilyn Monroe’s character Lorelei Lee wears in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) trailer

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Grace Kelly’s Lisa Fremont in Rear Window is a big supporter of Dior’s voluminous ‘new look’.

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Rear window (1954) trailer

Demi Moore’s Diana Murphy in Indecent Proposal wears the kind of 90’s fashion moments we want to remember, rather than hide in the back of our wardrobes.

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Indecent Proposal (1993) trailer

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You can’t find a more iconic, stylish character as Audrey Hepburn’s Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) trailer

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Margot Tenenbaum in The Royal Tenenbaums wears fur and a Lacoste tennis dress all year round.

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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) trailer

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Meryl Streep’s Karen Blixen in Out of Africa wears one of our favourite wedding outfits.

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Out of Africa (1985) trailer

Sarah-Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw in the Sex and the City movies creates a new sense of city-slicker style. When’s the next installment?

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Sex And The City (2008) trailer

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Audrey Hepburn’s costumes for Sabrina are still an inspiration.

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Sabrina (1954) trailer

Tilda Swinton’s Eve in Only Lovers Left Alive has been putting outfits together for centuries and masters this rock chic look.

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Only Lovers Left Alive (2014) trailer

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Emily Blunt’s Young Victoria wears silk, patterned dresses only fit for a young Queen.

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The Young Victoria (2010) trailer

Madonna’s Susan in Desperately Seeking Susan encapsulates 80s fashion, in the best possible way.

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Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) trailer

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