The 10 most iconic Herve Leger dresses as seen on famous celebrities

Designer Herve Leger, who passed away at the age of 60 last Friday (Oct 6), was most famous for his role in designing one of the most enduring iconic dresses of the 90s’ which have prevailed till today as the prime red carpet attire of choice for celebrities and A-listers alike – the bandage dress.

The fashion genius used strips of luxury material sew together to design his figure-accentuating dress – it’s no wonder, then, how the dress grew to become a hit amongst ordinary women with its bulge-concealing sorcery. To pay tribute to one of fashion’s greats, we line up the top 10 most iconic dresses which were worn by famous celebrities through the years.

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At the 65th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles (LA) in 1993, Cindy Crawford was spotted in a Herve Leger floor-length white dress which hugged her curves in all the right places. Movie beauty Salma Hayek then floored the crowd with a sweet, but oh-so-provocative lilac mini dress in 1998 while Liz Hurley gets an upgraded va-va-voluptuous lift in a white hug shoulder Herve Leger number at the ‘Nine Months’ LA Premiere back in 1995.

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As evidently displayed here, Mariah Carey isn’t afraid to show her unwavering support for the late designer by continuously rocking his classic designs in loud lavish colours that fittingly match her exuberant disposition. No matter the occasion — be it a formal evening event in which she donned a glamorous red gown for, or a bright yellow halter mini for a casual day out — the ballad belting diva never did shy away from Herve Leger’s creations.

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Looking pretty in pink while making an appearance on ‘Fox & Friends” (an American morning talk show) in 2013, supermodel Miranda Kerr brandished her lust-worthy bod in a formfitting Herve Leger mini in dusty pink.

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At the 67th Oscar Academy Awards in 1995, Rita Wilson wore a black square neckline Herve Leger dress which featured intricate beading at the decollete. The moment was marked as an iconic one for the actress who was then with her husband Tom Hanks as he won ‘best actor’ for his role in ‘Forrest Gump’. Looking back fondly, Rita paid an ode to the late designer on Instagram last Saturday (Oct 7) saying, “I loved this dress. It was so comfortable. I felt like myself. I didn’t get to keep it. It was loaned. But, years later, I asked if the dress could be donated to an auction for HIV/AIDS and he willingly and generously gave it without hesitation. May he Rest In Peace.”

Photo: Instagram / Rita Wilson

In a #TBT post on her website, Kim Kardashian West claimed that she was “so obsessed” with Herve Leger’s colourful bandage-style dresses that it became her “uniform”. In fact, she wore them so often to red carpet events and even on a daily basis that the burgundy dress she wore in the opening credits sequence of the first season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians was a original Herve Leger. Talk about obsessed.

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In attendance for the Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer show in 2007, Victoria Beckham wore a silver and purple Herve Leger mini. The bright colours showed a livelier side to her usual icy cool persona, and it wouldn’t surprise us to know if all eyes were on her that day.

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To eulogise the efforts of the late Herve Leger, Jennifer Tilly posted a throwback photo on her social media accounts featuring herself in a sexy black and white floral column gown designed by him. The actress expressed her fervent obsession with Herve Leger’s bandage dresses back in the 90s’, quoting them as “simply iconic” and that “every movie starlet worth her salt had a closet of them”.

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Gisele Bundchen poured herself into a Herve Leger bandage dress to promote the new collection of Ipanema footwear in 2010. Leaving nothing to the imagination with her then post-baby body (we know, right?), the supermodel set mouths agape in the figure-flattering frock.

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