When Pippa Middleton stepped out onto the red carpet outside Westminster Abbey in April, men around the world gasped.
Wearing a slim-fitting white Alexander McQueen dress, Pippa strode forward to help her sister Kate with her train, giving waiting photographers a perfect view of her perfect rear end.
Within hours, that derriere had its own Facebook group with thousands of members and Pippa became an international superstar.
But ‘Her Royal Hotness’ is not the only woman catapulted to stardom by a gown – Liz Hurley, Jennifer Lopez and Lady Gaga have all donned career-making frocks. Here are some of the best.
Pippa Middleton, Liz Hurley and Jennifer Lopez.
Pippa Middleton in her Alexander McQueen bridesmaid dress.
Liz Hurley caused a stir when she stepped out in this safety-pinned frock in 1994.
Geri Halliwell’s 1997 Union Jack dress became her trademark – for all the wrong reasons.
Jennifer Lopez raised more than a few eyebrows at the Grammys in 2000.
This meat dress is one of Lady Gaga’s most headline-grabbing outfits to date.
Princess Diana’s iconic 1981 wedding dress.
Rebecca Twigley shot to fame when she wore this revealing number in 2004.
Marilyn Monroe filming her famous scene in *The Seven Year Itch* in 1954.
Marilyn Monroe filming her famous scene in The Seven Year Itch in 1954.
Madonna’s wacky get-up at the 1984 MTV Music Awards.
Keira Knightley’s breathtaking green gown from her hit film *Atonement*.
Keira Knightley’s breathtaking green gown from her hit film Atonement.
Halle Berry’s sexy dress was the talk of the 2002 Oscars.
Audrey Hepburn’s famous *Breakfast at Tiffany’s* gown made her a style icon.
Audrey Hepburn’s famous Breakfast at Tiffany’s gown made her a style icon.
Bjork’s now infamous “swan dress” at the 2001 Oscars.
Angelina Jolie’s white suit at the 2001 Oscars transformed her from gothic outcast to star.
Cheryl Kernot provoked mass ridicule when she posed for *The Weekly* in 1998.
Cheryl Kernot provoked mass ridicule when she posed for The Weekly in 1998.
