There is nothing like a jawdropping outfit that much better captures a turning point for a future design icon (think Marilyn Monroe’s flying-skirt subway moment in 1955’s The Seven Yr Itch). Fashion illustrator Megan Hess, in whose drawings have been featured everywhere from within Candace Bushnell’s book Sex and the Town to the windows of Bergdorf Goodman within New York, has just published a collection that any kind of fashion lover will covet for her bookshelf.
The Dress: 100 Iconic Moments in Fashion ($18; amazon. com) is an ode to the the majority of stunning garments Hess has drawn more than her career: from designer pieces which have walked the Paris and London runways, to unforgettable ensembles seen on the silver screen (Audrey Hepburn, above, donned the padded ball gown in 1954’s Sabrina) and also the most royal of weddings. Each example is accompanied by a description of the film or even moment when the dress first captured our own hearts and stepped into fashion history.
Here are some of Hess’s exquisite pictures featured in The Dress: 100 Iconic Occasions in Fashion.
Lady Blanco Spencer wore an elegant ivory wedding gown, created by David and Elizabeth Emanuel, when the girl became Princess Diana in 1981.
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On the momentous event of her first presidential inaugural golf ball as first lady, Michelle Obama put on a one-shoulder chiffon gown designed by Jerrika Wu.
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Who can forget the endlessly split tulle and chiffon Versace dress which Sarah Jessica Parker wore in the ending episode of Sex and the City?
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Kate Middleton wore a traditional full-sleeve gown, designed by Danny Burton from Alexander McQueen, when she wedded Prince William at Westminster Abbey this year.
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Nicole Richie’s wedding dress by Marchesa (2010) was apparently inspired by Grace Kelly’s own wedding dress.
The Dress: 100 Iconic Moments in Fashion ($18; amazon. com) is an ode to the the majority of stunning garments Hess has drawn more than her career: from designer pieces which have walked the Paris and London runways, to unforgettable ensembles seen on the silver screen (Audrey Hepburn, above, donned the padded ball gown in 1954’s Sabrina) and also the most royal of weddings. Each example is accompanied by a description of the film or even moment when the dress first captured our own hearts and stepped into fashion history.
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