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From the Archives: The Best Sequins in Vogue

  • Misia Sert
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    Photographed by André Durst, Vogue, December 15, 1936
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    Misia Sert in Chanel’s white sequin dress with “fifteen strands of coral.”

  • Marilyn Monroe
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    Photographed by Bert Stern, Vogue, September 1, 1962
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    Marilyn Monroe in long sequinned gloves.

  • Marisa Berenson
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    Photographed by Bert Stern, Vogue, January 15, 1966
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    Marisa Berenson in a dress by Gayle Kirkpatrick for Atelier of “copper sequins, full-moon size.”

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    Photographed by Irving Penn, Vogue, October 15, 1964
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    André Courrèges’s “silvered hip pants; white faille coat with sequin ball fringe.”

  • Lauren Hutton
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    Photographed by Bert Stern, Vogue, November 1, 1971
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    Lauren Hutton in “blaze and feathers from Norell.”

  • Famke Janssen
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    Photographed by Wayne Maser, Vogue, February 1988
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    Famke Janssen in Carolyne Roehm’s sequined halter minidress.

  • Yasmeen Ghauri
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    Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, January 1990
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    “French tailoring meets Liberace,” is how Vogue described this Yves Saint Laurent suit worn by Yasmeen Ghauri.

  • Daniela Pestova
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    Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, Vogue, August 1990
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    Daniela Pestova gilds the lily in a T-shirt by Oscar de la Renta Studio and Hue’s sequined tights.

  • Niki Taylor
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    Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, Vogue, January 1991
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    Niki Taylor, Stephanie Roberts, and Audrey Benoit in Chanel’s sequined “scuba” jackets.

  • Carolyn Murphy
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    Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, September 1999
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    Carolyn Murphy does sequins the Comme des Garçons way.

  • Daria Werbowy
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    Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, July 2004
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    Daria Werbowy in Gucci’s sapphire-sea-color “mermaid sequins,”[7] with Jake Gyllenhaal.

  • Gisele Bündchen
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    Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, October 2006
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    Gisele Bündchen in Stella McCartney’s paillette cocktail dress.

  • Doutzen Kroes
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    Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, Vogue, December 2007
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    Doutzen Kroes in Lanvin’s gold paillette dress.

  • Raquel Zimmermann
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    Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, Vogue, February 2010
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    Raquel Zimmermann in Narciso Rodriguez.

  • Caroline Trentini
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    Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, Vogue, October 2010
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    Caroline Trentini in Marc Jacobs’s ombré dress of “silver sequins, like mermaid’s scales.”

  • Kate Moss
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    Photographed by Tim Walker, Vogue, April 2012
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    Kate Moss in Chanel Haute Couture.

  • Guinevere Van Seenus
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    Photographed by Craig McDean, Vogue, April 2012
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    Guinevere Van Seenus in Piazza Sempione.

  • Gwen Stefani
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    Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, January 2013
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    Gwen Stefani going for gold in Saint Laurent’s gold sequin jacket.

  • Jillian Hervey
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    Photographed by Greg Harris, Vogue, July 2015
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    Jillian Hervey in Christian Dior’s shining, sequined armor.

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