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1. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Style: Masculine/Feminine
Watch for: The movie in which Katherine debuted her signature pants, never before seen on a woman in the movies. When the studio heads insisted she wear a skirt, she strolled around the set in her underwear until they gave her pants back.
2. Sabrina (1954)
Style: Givenchy glam. This is the film that brought Hepburn and Givenchy together.
Watch for: The A-line gowns and the "décolleté Sabrina," a bare-shouldered black cocktail dress with a high neckline to hide Audrey’s collarbones. All the Givenchy dresses.
3. To Catch a Thief (1955)
Style: Glistening extravagance
Watch for: The jewels! Grace Kelly in that white strapless dress with an over-the-top diamond necklace. Her ball gowns, shimmering gold, blue chiffon, etc.
4. And God Created Women (1956)
Style: Rampant female sensuality
Watch for: This is the movie that put Brigitte Bardot on the scene, and she became the instant symbol of the "sex kitten." That gingham bikini, the pouty lips, the ultimate "beach hair," and how the (near-naked) Bardot carries herself throughout the film.
5. Funny Face (1957)
Style: Simple, chic, casual, and then extravagant and over-the-top
Watch for: Audrey Hepburn in her black capris, black turtleneck, and black flats (which made a comeback in the 2006/2007 Gap ads where Audrey is seen doing her Funny Face dance, set to AC/DC's "Back in Black." A prime example of how style persists after 50 years; there is just different music in the background). And the resplendent Givenchy gowns. The scene when Audrey descends the stairs in that stunning red Givenchy is unforgettable.
6. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Style: Accessorizing the LBD 101
Watch for: The LBD, the oversize sunglasses, the giant pearl necklace, and the gloves. Often considered the fashion film. It solidified Audrey Hepburn as a style icon.
7. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Watch for: The images of Julie Christie surviving Siberia and Stalin in style largely influenced fashion in the late sixties. Mid-length officer-style coats, opulently collared and cuffed shirts, and fur on anything became popular. Lots of fur. Fur bonnets, muffs, etc. PETA's nightmare film.
8. Belle de Jour (1967)
Style: Perfectly timeless
Watch for: Everything she wears could work today: the coats, the shift dresses, etc. Roger Vivier designed his piece de résistance, the Pilgrim-style buckled pump, for this film. 120,000 pairs were sold immediately after the movie hit the big screen. And that same shoe is still modern today.
9. The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Style: Smart and seductive.
Watch for: Her nails, her (inch-long) eyelashes, her skirts, the perfectly structured, perfectly accessorized mini-suits, and that white pleated halter-neck mini in the "chess seduction scene." Every scene could make a magazine layout.
10. Love Story (1970)
Style: Preppy collegiate.
Watch for: The coats, cosy sweaters, and the notable hat and scarf sets – Ali MacGraw's knit stocking cap became an instant craze.
(source:http://www.canadianliving.com/style/fashion/the_17_most_fashionable_movies_2.php)
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