Breakfast at Tiffany's and 3 Other Stylish Films That Famous Fashion Designers Worked On

Fashion and cinema have always gone hand in hand. Costume designers do a tremendous job of creating a visual image of a character or transporting viewers to another era.

Often, the characters' outfits are created by famous designers whose names are associated with great fashion houses.

1. Barbarella, 1968

Paco Rabanne is a designer known for his futuristic collections. Not surprisingly, director Roger Vadim turned to the designer to create the costumes for Barbarella, a science fiction film starring Jane Fonda.

The movie was panned by critics, but it later became a symbol of the era and a classic of the genre. The recognition came not least because of the main character's memorable style: bold, futuristic images became a reflection of the late 1960s.

Rabanne's costumes include a chainmail minidress, metal boots, plastic bodysuits and, of course, Barbarella's most famous outfit – a green tunic made of plastic sheets.

2. The Great Gatsby, 2013

Miuccia Prada has collaborated with director Baz Luhrmann on several occasions. For example, the designer teamed up with Oscar-winning costume designer Catherine Martin (who is also Luhrmann's wife) to create the outfits for The Great Gatsby.

The creative duo selected 40 dresses from the Prada and Miu Miu archives and styled them to match the aesthetic of the film. Using silk gowns with sequins and fringes, the designers were able to create the desired atmosphere and transport viewers back to the roaring twenties.

3. Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1961

Breakfast at Tiffany's is, without exaggeration, one of the most stylish films in the history of cinema. The appearance of fashionista Holly Golightly has been widely analyzed.

But the main element of the main character's wardrobe is the iconic black dress. In the famous opening scene, Holly steps out of a yellow cab, coffee and croissant in hand, and heads to the window of Tiffany and Co. jewelry store, an undeniable ritual for a New Yorker.

Golightly is wearing a long, sleeveless cocktail dress. The black outfit is a creation of Hubert de Givenchy, who would go on to make history.

4. Belle de Jour, 1967

Belle de Jour is a creation of the surrealist Luis Buñuel with Catherine Deneuve as a bored housewife who secretly starts working in a brothel.

In a movie that explores female sexuality, costumes play a fundamental role. None other than Yves Saint Laurent was hired to create the woman's wardrobe. The designer's task was to emphasize the contrast between the spirit of the bourgeoisie and that of a brothel.

The well-bred Séverine Serisy appears in waistcoats, pumps, a double-breasted black coat and a red jacket. Deneuve wanted her heroine to wear the miniskirts popular in the 1960s. But Saint Laurent opted for a strict silhouette with skirts just above the knees.