In light of Dame Elizabeth Taylor's passing, Bazaar has compiled some of the icon's most memorable looks, from her roles in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Butterfield 8 to her famous diamonds.
In light of Dame Elizabeth Taylor's passing, Bazaar has compiled some of the icon's most memorable looks, from her roles in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Giant, Cleopatra, and Butterfield 8 to her diamond-adorned red carpet style. See the images below, then read Michael Kors' interview with Taylor in her home in 2006 as well as Kim Kardashian's recent interview with the actress.
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Romantic heroine: Screen seductress Elizabeth Taylor at the Paris Opéra, 1963
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National Velvet, 1944.
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The fresh-faced young star in the 1950s.
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A still from 1953.
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With Montgomery Clift in A Place in the Sun, 1951.
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Taylor's 1956 white sweetheart dress.
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Giant, 1956
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 1958.
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A portrait from the 1950s.
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Suddenly Last Summer, 1959.
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Taylor smolders in a gown in this publicity still.
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Butterfield 8, 1960.
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Butterfield 8, 1960
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Butterfield 8.
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With her Academy Award for Butterfield 8, 1961.
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With husband Richard Burton in a still from The V.I.P.'s, 1963.
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Cleopatra, 1963
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Cleopatra
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In Edith Head at the Academy Awards, 1970
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The star's signature turquoise and plunging neckline.