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What makes an OUTFIT live on in HISTORY? Which outfits CHANGED the way we THINK about GETTING DRESSED? Bazaar assembled a team of EXPERTS to determine the 25 MOST ICONIC LOOKS of all time.

TEXT BY BROOKE BOBB

Four cities per season. Hundreds of shows per city. Double-digit looks per show. It all amounts to thousands of new runway looks every year. And hundreds more appear on the red carpet and in the streets, where they’re photographed and then broadcast across the world. On social media, millions post their daily dressing rituals, which are then liked and commented on by millions more. We are bombarded with fashion in an endless scroll of outfits. How, then, does a look stand out? What makes it imprint into our collective consciousness and, sometimes, even change the way we dress? For our annual Icons issue, we sought to not only figure that out but also anoint the most iconic looks throughout history. We started with the nipped-waist jacket and full skirt from Christian…

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Harper's Bazaar (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2024

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