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Doris Day’s Style Proves She Was a Trendsetter: ‘I Want to Wear Beautiful Clothes and Look Pretty’


Doris Day was not only a beloved performer but also a trendsetter with her fashionable outfits over the years, from gorgeous gowns to sleek and chic outfits.

“Her on-screen personality — her posture, her makeup, her costumes — was the whole package, and what American women of the late 1950s and early 1960s were trying to emulate,” Christina Johnson, associate curator for the FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising museum, said, per the . Doris made a big entrance in the 1965 romantic comedy Do No Disturb wearing a stunning orange sequined dress created by famed costume designer Ray Aghayan. Doris accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award for “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment” at the 1989 Golden Globes dressed in a gorgeous Valentino suit paired with a high-collared ivory silk blouse.

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