empire line | Clothes on Film

Throughout The Way We Were, Barbra Streisand wears a mix of period authenticity and contemporary fashion.

Following a trip to Rome, Betty dons the latest in European chic – a colourful maxi dress that belongs in sleepy Ossining just about as much as she does.

Less a costume movie and more a fashion one, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is typical of its naughty director Russ Meyer in all the best ways.