From the Little Black Dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's to the gingham pinafore seen on Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz, some Hollywood outfits have become as iconic as the actresses who wore them.
Now film fans will have the opportunity to see the costumes close-up as a collection of famous outfits spanning a century of movie making will go on display at London's V&A museum this autumn.
As well as Holly Golightly's black dress and Dorothy's pinafore, the revealing white dress worn by actress Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct will also be on display.
Frock star: Judy Garland's pinafore from her role as Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz will go on display at the V&A
Other iconic costumes at the major exhibition at the museum in Kensington, west London, are Marilyn Monroe’s sheer white cocktail dress from Some Like It Hot and Meryl Streep's outfits from when she portrayed Margaret Thatcher in the 2011 film The Iron Lady.
Male costumes are not over-looked with Christian Bales' Batman suit from this year's hit The Dark Knight Rises and Daniel Radcliffe's Gryffindor school uniform from his role as Harry Potter also going on show.
The ultimate LBD: Audrey Hepburn's costume from Breakfast at Tiffany's is one of the most iconic in the exhibition
Deborah Nadoolman Landis, a Hollywood costume designer and a guest curator, said: 'This landmark exhibition will provide a once in a lifetime opportunity to explore the most beloved characters in Hollywood history and gain insight on the role of the costume designer and their vital contribution to cinema storytelling.'
Sir Christopher Frayling, a fellow curator, added: 'The design of costumes for films is often take for granted or misunderstood.
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