50's: The Rock 'n' Roll Fifties

Edwina (Ginger Rogers) wears a stunning black lace dress

"Monkey Business", 1952

90's: The Alternative Nineties

Kim (Winona Ryder) is ready for the holidays

in a white, off-the-shoulders dress

"Edward Scissorhands", 1990

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

Carlotta (Minnie Driver) looks like a pink cupcake

"The Phantom of the Opera", 2004

40's: The Fashionable Forties

Tess Harding (Katharine Hepburn)

is splendid in a lovely black gown

"Woman of the Year", 1942

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

50's: The Rock 'n' Roll Fifties

Margo (Bette Davis) looks great in a black, satin gown

"All About Eve", 1950

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

Cat (Jane Fonda) dazzles in a frilly red gown

"Cat Ballou", 1965

90's: The Alternative Nineties

Vivian (Julia Roberts) dons a gorgeous black lace cocktail dress

"Pretty Woman", 1990