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Vivien Leigh in 'Gone with the Wind', 1939

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Scarlett's barbecue dress from Gone with the Wind

Gone With the Wind dress from the Gene London Collection.

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A painting of Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara by Mademoiselle Lavender

Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara - Gone With The Wind

The Curtain Dress, designed by Walter Plunkett, was a symbol of Scarlett's will to survive, was worn in three scenes: the jail scene in which Scarlett asks Rhett for financial assistance, the scene in which Scarlett walks through the Atlanta streets with Mammy, and the scene in which Scarlett meets Frank Kennedy. The color of the dress presented Plunkett with several challenges. It had to suit the color of Vivien Leigh's eyes, and it had to conform to Technicolor specifications. Furthermore…

There’s a saying, “In the Middle Ages, women were trying to keep the balance between the pedestal and the sewage ditch.” On the one hand, women, even the most noble ones, were not always considered to be full-fledged people, but on the other hand, they were respected and loved. Many people are sure that the women that lived in the Middle Ages had lives similar to those that house plants have, but this is not entirely true. Women hunted, fought, and wrote poems and medical texts.

Ranking the ten most memorable dresses worn by Scarlett O'Hara in David O. Selznick's 1939 classic, "Gone with the Wind."