20's: The Roaring Twenties

Daisy (Carey Mulligan) looks as pretty as a

flower in a champagne-colored gown and hat

"The Great Gatsby", 2012

50's: The Rock 'n' Roll Fifties

Edwina (Ginger Rogers) wears a stunning black lace dress

"Monkey Business", 1952

2000's: The Y2K's

Claire Wellington (Glenn Close) looks housewife chic in a flowered dress

"Stepford Wives", 2004

50's: The Rock 'n' Roll Fifties

Effie (Deborah Kerr) is divine in a black lace dress

"Dream Wife", 1953

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

Sarah (Salma Hayek) is daring in a black lace gown

"Bandidas", 2006

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

60's: The Swinging Sixties

Maria (Natalie Wood) looks like an angel

in a simple white dress with red tie

"West Side Story", 1961

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

2000's: The Y2K's

Lucy (Sandra Bullock) in a frock fit for a princess

"Two Weeks Notice", 2002