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8 Ways Hollywood Changed Fashion

Before there was Sarah Jessica Parker, there was Jennifer Beals

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(Newser) – Fashionistas rejoice: Mad Men returns tonight! To celebrate the show's influence on fashion—yes, thin-lapelled suits and Peter Pan collars are back—CNN remembers other Hollywood offerings that dominated the fashion zeitgeist:

  • Some say Clarke Gable's bare chest in It Happened One Night caused undershirt sales to plummet by 75% in 1934. Either way, skin was in.
  • The 1970s look for men was crotch-hugging pants, spread-collar shirts, and brash jewelry—and thanks to Saturday Night Fever, we knew how to show it.

  • Jennifer Beals cut the collar off a sweatshirt only to get it over her head, but her accidental off-the-shoulder look in Flashdance made active wear look sexy.
  • What’s a list about Hollywood fashion without Sex and the City goddess Carrie Bradshaw? Simply put: She shopped, and a nation swooned.
Read the complete list—including the influence of Regis Philbin—by clicking the link below.

John Travolta is shown in a scene from
John Travolta is shown in a scene from "Saturday Night Fever" in 1977.   (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures)
Jon Hamm portrays Don Draper in the AMC series
Jon Hamm portrays Don Draper in the AMC series "Mad Men."   (AP Photo/AMC)
John Slattery, as Roger Sterling, poses next to Jon Hamm as Don Draper in
John Slattery, as Roger Sterling, poses next to Jon Hamm as Don Draper in "Mad Men."   (AP Photo/AMC Frank Ockenfels)
The cast of
The cast of "Mad Men" strikes a pose (from left): Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, Vincent Karteiser, Elisabeth Moss and John Slattery.   (AP Photo/AMC Frank Ockenfels)
Jon Hamm as Don Draper gives that Madison Avenue look in
Jon Hamm as Don Draper gives that Madison Avenue look in "Mad Men."   (AP Photo/AMC Frank Ockenfels)
January Jones as Betty Draper bucks up Jon Hamm as Don Draper in
January Jones as Betty Draper bucks up Jon Hamm as Don Draper in "Mad Men."   (AP Photo/AMC Frank Ockenfels)
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