Elizabeth Taylor’s Most Dazzling Fashion Turns On Film

As W’s February issue celebrates Elizabeth Taylor’s most surprising legacy—her feminism—we created a slideshow of the screen icon’s most enduring fashion moments on the silver screen.

By W magazine

February 2012

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NATIONAL VELVET, 1944

Costume designer Irene Lentz outfitted a young Elizabeth Taylor (only 12 at the time) in equestrian wear for her breakout role.

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Elizabeth Taylor’s Most Dazzling Fashion Turns On Film

As W’s February issue celebrates Elizabeth Taylor’s most surprising legacy—her feminism—we created a slideshow of the screen icon’s most enduring fashion moments on the silver screen.