50's: The Rock 'n' Roll Fifties

Chris Emery (Rita Hayworth) is elegant in a ball gown

"Affair in Trinidad", 1952

The 19th Century: Civil War Era - mid 1800's

Carlotta (Minnie Driver) looks like a pink cupcake

"The Phantom of the Opera", 2004

The 19th Century: Civil War Era - mid 1800's

Christine (Emmy Rossum) attends a

masquerade ball in a pretty pink gown

"The Phantom of the Opera", 2004

2010's: The New Age

Helen (Rose Byrne) attends an

engagement party in a fancy ball gown

"Bridesmaids", 2011

The 19th Century: Civil War Era - mid 1800's

Scarlett (Vivien Leigh) attends a bbq

in a green and white flowered gown

"Gone with the Wind", 1939

The 19th Century: Civil War Era - mid 1800's

Queen Victoria (Emily Blunt) gives her feet

a rest in a pale blue and silver gown

"The Young Victoria", 2009

The 16th Century: The Rise of the West - 1500's

Mary Boleyn (Scarlett Johansson) is gorgeous in a golden frock

"The Other Boleyn Girl", 2008

The 19th Century: The Victorian Age - late 1800's

Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale) attends a

grand ball in a gorgeous red gown

"Van Helsing", 2004

The 19th Century: Civil War Era - mid 1800's

Anna (Deborah Kerr) looks lovely in

a gold gown and white gloves

"The King and I", 1956

90's: The Alternative Nineties

Tinkerbell (Julia Roberts) gets glammed up in a baby blue gown

"Hook", 1991

90's: The Alternative Nineties

Buffy (Kristy Swanson) attends a school dance in a cute white dress

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer", 1992

The 16th Century: The Rise of the West - 1500's

Anne (Natalie Portman) ponders life's

obstacles in this brilliant green gown

"The Other Boleyn Girl", 2008