There’s a reason why photos of Faye Dunaway have remained on the mood boards of designers, directors, and creatives for decades. The Bonnie and Clyde star’s style was always ahead of its time—chic and subtle in the black and white color scheme, menswear-inspired long before borrowing from the boys was a trend. Onscreen, she evoked elegance in the 1967 film Chinatown and basically invented the office siren trend in Network, but in real life, she attended award ceremonies and film premieres in the most elegant gowns. Even today, she continues to play on the classic suit—her current go-to ensemble. While the documentary, Faye, which premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and debuts on HBO July 13, sheds light on her famously erratic behavior on set, it also presents a reminder of just how consistent her iconic fashion moments have been. Here, a look back at almost 60 years of Dunaway in the spotlight and the many looks the now 83-year-old Oscar winner has worn along the way.
The actress stayed warm during a 1968 trip to Moscow in a fur jacket and hat.
The actress portrayed Blanche DuBois in a Los Angeles production of A Streetcar Named Desire in 1973. She wrote in her memoir, Looking for Gatsby, “It was a fun performance for me, but hard, very draining. At the height of the madness each night, I would go from standing straight up to falling to my knees, in one swift move.”
This article was originally published on
