Dresses

It was the year 1994 when of-the-moment English heartthrob Hugh Grant would be upstaged at his own film premiere for Four Weddings and a Funeral – not by his sultry date, Elizabeth Hurley, but by the black Versace safety pin dress that would make her an overnight star. While many of us might be familiar with one of Versace’s most iconic creations, you’d be delighted to discover the lesser-known details that made that dress one of the most iconic pop culture moments of the ’90s. Elizabeth “Liz” Hurley was an unknown actor when she arrived on the film’s red carpet with up-and-coming actor and then-boyfriend Hugh Grant. Instead of being just another pretty face at a premiere, her black Versace dress held together by gold safety pins became the talking...