Trend-setting fashion in films

(Clockwise) Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast At Tiffany's, John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever, Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction and Marlon Brando in The Wild One

So, to credit celluloid's style authority, we present some of the most important fashion moments in Hollywood films. Not necessarily the most fashionable stars, mind you, but the outfits that became not only iconic, but in some cases, standard.

Diane Keaton -- Annie Hall (1977): Lately, Diane Keaton has been lambasted for her fashion sense. Yet there was a time when she was celebrated for it. As Woody Allen's quirky, eponymous leading lady in the beloved Annie Hall, Keaton received kudos (and an Oscar) not only for her performance but also for her irreverent style. Her hat, tie, shirt, waistcoat and wide-leg pants appeared simultaneously polished yet just thrown on. The look became a '70s sensation as many women opted for the androgenous style, making menswear à la mode. As Annie would say, it was all very "la-di-da."

John Travolta -- Saturday Night Fever (1977): Disco was already in full swing (and hated by the "Disco sucks" crowd) by the time Saturday Night Fever arrived, but the mega-hit propelled its style into the mainstream. John Travolta's blow-dried hair, tight, shiny polyester duds, platform shoes and that famous white suit created enough of a sensation to make even people with two left feet, take disco lessons.

Uma Thurman -- Pulp Fiction (1994): When style is so wonderfully simple, one often forgets its impact. Case in point: Uma Thurman's Mia Wallace in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. Though a drug-abusing, ex-B actress, Thurman's Mia was simply hip. Her black pants, crisp white shirt and blunt, banged black hair (a china doll wig) became de rigueur from 1994 onwards. You can still open up a fashion magazine and find a spread on the "crisp white shirt" with that hairstyle.

Brigitte Bardot -- …And God Created Woman (1957): French sex symbol Brigitte Bardot was such a style innovator that her contribution to women's fashion is often taken for granted (two of her most famous imitators are supermodel Claudia Schiffer and Hollywood bombshell Pamela Anderson). In Roger Vadim's …And God Created Woman, the nubile nymphet sported long, unkempt hair during an era of the perfected coif and a girdle-free, tight skirt for her bongo-induced gyrations. Men were thinking, "Who is this woman?" And, women thought, "How can I look like her?"

Marlon Brando -- The Wild One (1954): Though a trite statement of rebellion today, the motorcycle jacket was once synonymous with major danger. The Wild One, in which a soulful Marlon Brando invades a small town with his biker gang (Black Rebels Motorcycle Club), was so worrisome that the British board of censors banned the film for 14 years. But Brando's iconic look of cuffed jeans, leather cap and that black motorcycle jacket still created a look that says "cool" to civilians even while protecting bikers from road rash. Generations later everyone from The Ramones to Madonna has favoured the leather jacket, turning it into a staple of rock and roll style.

Audrey Hepburn -- Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961): If there could be a patron saint of fashion, the ultimate gamine Audrey Hepburn would fit the bill, especially in the much-loved Breakfast At Tiffany's. Her gift to womankind? The simple black dress -- short or long -- that looks perfect at either the cocktail party or just hanging outside a certain posh store with pastry and coffee in hand (as Audrey does so elegantly in the film). More than any other film icon -- including the impossibly cool Grace Kelly or the quintessential siren Marilyn Monroe -- Audrey and her Tiffany's look still continually inspire women. Fashion designer Mary Quant said it all when she bluntly titled Audrey "the most stylish woman who ever lived." Who are we to argue?

Compiled by Cultural Correspondent