Olivia de Havilland, star of “Gone With the Wind” and one of the last remaining actresses of Hollywood’s “Golden Age,” died on Sunday at the age of 104. A two-time Oscar and Golden Globe winner, the British-American beauty enjoyed a silver-screen career (and a number of headline-making scandals) that spanned six decades. She was also …
Olivia de Havilland, star of “Gone With the Wind” and one of the last remaining actresses of Hollywood’s “Golden Age,” died on Sunday at the age of 104.
A two-time Oscar and Golden Globe winner, the British-American beauty enjoyed a silver-screen career (and a number of headline-making scandals) that spanned six decades.
She was also a bona fide fashion icon, with a particular fondness for the designs of Christian Dior; in 2019, some of her personal haute couture was sold at auction, fetching nearly six figures in total.
Ahead, take a look back at some of De Havilland’s most glamorous style moments through the years.
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In 1935, de Havilland posed in a one-piece swimsuit and heels in Los Angeles.
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Looking impossibly chic in form-fitting knits in 1935.
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Squeezing into the backseat of a convertible in full riding gear in 1936.
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In 1938, de Havilland posed in a frothy, full-skirted tulle frock.
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And made riding a bike in a pencil skirt and heels look downright simple.
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Dripping in feathers during a Warner Bros. portrait session in 1938.
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The actress earned the first of her five Oscar nominations for her role as Melanie Hamilton in 1939’s “Gone With the Wind.” Here, she poses for a publicity still in her character’s period costume.
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Making the most of her gauzy black gown in 1940.
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Lounging with a cigarette and beer in 1942, clad in a printed silk blouse and towering Mary Jane heels.
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In 1946, de Havilland married author Marcus Goodrich — the first of her two husbands — in a printed dress, elbow-length gloves and an elegant hat.
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The star won her first Best Actress Oscar in 1947 for “To Each His Own,” dressed in a strapless pale green gown by Ann Lowe.
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De Havilland later took home the same statuette in 1950 for her work in “The Heiress.” At the ceremony, she dazzled in a white embellished gown by Orry-Kelly.
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The actress donned a Christian Dior wedding dress for her 1956 film “The Ambassador’s Daughter.”
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De Havilland never lost her sense of style, seen here beaming in a Dior caftan in London in 1971.
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