Aubrey hepburn black dress

1961

Many of you remember black and white TV, and the lack of Technicolor or special effects isn’t a barrier. Besides, who doesn’t get nostalgic about the hours spent watching Million Dollar Movie? (Its signature theme song, from Gone With the Wind, still gives me chills.) I would also bet that the themes of these old-timey treasures still resonate with us. In fact, you know you’re a boomer if you stop channel surfing when one of these great oldies pops up on the TV screen. Here’s how to share…

Audrey Hepburn was famous for the LBD, a wardrobe essential we have come to rely on.

Raise your hand if you watch the annual Oscar awards primarily for the fashion show, not for the movie prizes. If so, you are not alone. Each year the Oscars provide an excuse for an outdoor runway show featuring the world’s favorite actors doing the modeling. (Female actors, of course; male fashion at the Oscars is predictable and a little boring and no one talks about it.) So, to mark this year’s Oscars we feature Top Ten moments in women’s fashion history. 1. Empire Waist

audrey hepburn as natasha rostova in “war & peace” (1956). costume design by hubert de givenchy .