Top 10 Fashion Statements

Posted by Deborah Read on Friday 3 February 2012 in Fashion

Great clothing can make you look and feel great and some dresses have launched whole careers. Here, we discuss the best and worst fashion statements. Some you’ll love, others will be hoffically cringe worthy!

10) Bjork Swan Dress
 
Bjork wore this dress to the Oscars in 2001. Resembling a dead swan, Bjork wore the dress as she knew she'd get publicity. Worked well!

9) Jodie Marsh Belt Outfit

Spot light loving Jodie Marsh wore this little number to the FHM Awards obviously proving the need to literally wear a belt out, gaining a mass of bad publicity. She’ll catch her death!

8) Geri Halliwell Union Jack Dress

This dress raised one of the biggest sums when auctioned off for a cancer charity, but the dress was home made by Geri. The dress has been a symbol of the Spice Girls and their Brit awards and has gone down in clothing history.

7) Rihanna Swim Costume

Rihanna was pictured wearing this little number earlier this year and is set to cause a stir in the beachwear department. All we can think of is tan lines…

6) Liz Hurley Safety Pin Dress

When Liz Hurley stepped out in this number she was the girlfriend of Hugh Grant at the premier of Four Weddings and A Funeral. Hurley stole all the lime light, and believe it or not launched her career on it. The Versace dress is one of Versace’s best known creations.

5) Katie Price Wedding Dress

Katie Price was doing ‘My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding’ long before the show started. She wanted Barbie Chic and ended up with this meringue of a dress. Opinion was divided, some loved it, others hated it. Either way, it made a statement.

4) Marilyn Monroe White Dress

This iconic dress is nearly as iconic as it’s wearer. The dress was worn by Monroe in the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch. In the film, Monroe is standing over a grate in the sidewalk where a train is passing underneath. The breeze blows the dress up, exposing Monroe’s legs. After her death, most images of Monroe where her wearing the dress.

3) Pippa Middleton Bridemaid Dress

Pippa Middleton was in danger of out doing her older sister at her own wedding, breaking the number one rule for women attending weddings – Don’t Outdress the Bride. Pippa’s figure was also a topic of conversations, with millions following the Ducan Diet after the wedding, whilst other diets promised to give you a bum like Pippa. Replica dresses also sprung up on the high street.

2) Lady Gaga Meat Dress

Perhaps in danger of alienating her vegetarian fans, Gaga stepped out to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards in a dress, hat, bag and shoes all made from Beef. This dress sparked controversy, but Lady Gaga said the dress was to highlight her disliking of the US militaries ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy. Not a statement about how women in the media are displayed then?

1) Kate Middleton Wedding Dress

The whole of the UK stopped to watch the wedding of the year, that of Price William to Kate Middleton. Her dress was a highly kept secret, with many shedding a tear when it was finally revealed on the big day. After her wedding day there was a race for dress makers to make a replica for brides to be.