thePULSEBy Robyn Lee
American Express Red recently conducted a poll asking top names in the fashion industry ~ Stella McCartney, Paul Smith, Vivienne Westwood, Lulu Guiness, Philip Treacy, Oswald Boateng, Giorgio Armani, Marc Jacobs, Zac Posen, John Rocha, Michael Kors and others ~ to name the films they thought had had the most influence on the world of fashion. Not surprisingly, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” was the unanimous choice for #1. The film’s primary costume designer, Givenchy, single-handedly (with, of course, some help from the incomparable and legendary Audrey Hepburn) catapulted the little black dress (or LBD, as it has come to be known) to the forefront of fashion, where it has remained a staple ever since. With it, too, came pearls replacing diamonds as the jewelry of choice for fashionable young women and huge black sunglasses perching on the faces of said young ladies as well.
Here, though, is the entire list:
1. Breakfast at Tiffany’s
2. American Gigolo
3. Funny Face
4. Bonnie & Clyde
5. Desperately Seeking Susan
6. My Fair Lady
7. Pulp Fiction
8. The Great Gatsby
9. Thomas Crowne Affair
10. The Graduate
American Express Red, as part of its mission to fight AIDS and HIV in Africa, donates a portion of every purchase made by cardholders to this cause.
