The 50 Most Iconic Shoes, Handbags, and Dresses From the Past 50 Years

The glam Givenchy gown Audrey Hepburn wears in the opening scene of Breakfast at Tiffany’s is the ultimate little black dress.

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Worn by Catherine Deneuve in the 1967 film Belle de Jour, these buckle-front pumps continue to inspire designers today.

Marilyn Monroe wore this memorable flesh-color rhinestone dress during her famous tribute to President John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden in 1962.

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The white plastic, low-heeled “go-go” boots designer André Courrèges showed in his fall 1964 collection became a must-have on the street and dance floor.

Cut in the popular sack silhouette of the ’60s, this color-block dress was inspired by the artist Piet Mondrian’s minimalistic primary-color paintings.

Sweet, short dresses and a boyish, cropped haircut gave Mia Farrow an unforgettable, imitable style.

Chuck Taylor All Star basketball shoes became a sensation by 1966, when the company started producing them in a variety of colors and, later, materials.

Model-of-the-moment Twiggy, who was known for her stick-thin figure, helped popularize this new silhouette.

A sexy alternative to the decade’s androgynous shifts, the hourglass dress highlighted a woman’s décolletage and defined the natural waist. The look was ’50s with a sexy ’60s twist.

These ankle-high, Cuban-heeled boots worn by the Beatles quickly became synonymous with rock ’n’ roll style.