16 of the most iconic dresses in romantic-comedy history

By Dana Schwartz
April 25, 2018 at 07:48 PM EDT

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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

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How-to girl Andie might know how to lose a guy, but she also knows how to keep one: a drop-dead-gorgeous slinky yellow dress. Who but Kate Hudson could pull off that color? 

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The Devil Wears Prada

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It’s more than worth missing your boyfriend’s birthday party if you get an excuse to wear that perfect black gown.

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27 Dresses

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The most memorable of the 27? This Gone With the Wind nightmare. 

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Last Holiday

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Queen Latifah lives up to her name and looks every bit a royal in the custom gown her character has made when she thinks she only has weeks left to live.

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What a Girl Wants

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Peak ’00s teen girl feels: seeing Amanda Bynes at the top of the stairs in the dress that she designed herself by cutting away the hideous one she was given.

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The Decoy Bride

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The Decoy Bride is a cheesy Netflix hidden gem, with gorgeous Scottish countryside and dresses to swoon over. 

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Ever After

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How could you not get chills when Danielle (Drew Barrymore) shows up to the ball? Da Vinci was her fairy godmother — er, father! 

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A Cinderella Story

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Another Cinderella story, another perfect entrance.

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Enchanted

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Giselle’s fluffy white gown may have been memorable, but Amy Adams looks unfairly gorgeous in purple during the movie’s climax. 

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Clueless

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“It’s a dress!”

“Says who?”

“Calvin Klein!”

Thank goondess that, unlike her Alaia, this white dress doesn’t end up against the street. 

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Pretty Woman

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Just missing a diamond worth more than I make in a year.

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Bridesmaids

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This isn’t the dress that Lillian ended up wearing to her wedding. Probably for the best. 

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Never Been Kissed

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Poor Josie Grossy — not even Drew Barrymore can pull off shiny pink. 

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10 Things I Hate About You

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Imagine having the guts to wear separates to your prom! Separates! Bianca is iconic.

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13 Going on 30

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Admit it: You wanted to learn the dance to “Thriller” after this scene.

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Girls Trip

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“This dress is a mosquito net.”

“Then maybe you’ll actually catch something in it.” 

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