28 of the Most Iconic Broadway Dresses
March 6 is National Dress Day and we're celebrating by sharing which Broadway dresses our reader's shared as their favorites!
By: Taylor Brethauer-Hamling Mar. 06, 2021
It's National Dress Day! To celebrate, we asked our followers on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok which Broadway dresses they just adore and they came up with an excellent list!
Featuring dresses from Wicked, Hamilton, Beetlejuice, and more, check out our reader-curated list of iconic Broadway gowns. Which one is YOUR favorite?
1. Dolly Levi's red Harmonia Gardens dress. It's perfect for a diva entrance and the spotlight.
From Jane on Facebook
2. I've always loved Anna's waltz gown. It's fabulous when she's dancing with the King and how it swirls.
From Debra on Facebook
3. The dress Julia Trojan wears during Welcome Home! It looks stunning on her and reds the color of the American flag since the show is about solders returning home!
From Sara on Facebook
4. Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella dress! I simply love the design. The transformation and dancing scenes are very beautiful and magical
From Miki on Facebook
5. Love Never Dies: Christine's peacock blue dress
From Cheryl on Facebook
6. The Act II dress of Angelica Schuyler is really intriguing for me...
...I love how it's almost a Regency era version of her 18th century Act I dress, and for some reason I didn't take note of it the first time I saw Hamilton on Broadway, probably because I wasn't as into costuming then as I am now. You'll notice that the dotted fabric on the skirt is the same fabric as what the other Schuyler sisters have, just in the color scheme of Angelica. Eliza's Burn dress (not pictured) has the same fabric, just in pale blue and white. It almost seems the Act I costumes of the Schuyler sisters get all the attention, but their Act II Regency dresses are just as interesting!
From Peter on Facebook
7. Either Anastasia's blue or red gowns. I'd love to have a ballroom competition dress made inspired by either one.
From @nalachug on Twitter
8. Does #HairsprayLive count? Because I'm still obsessed with this dress:
From @RedShoesOnThurs on Twitter
9. The LET IT GO dress!!!!! It's immaculate and the breathtaking reveal just GETS ME every single time
From @CarolinaHeilan1 on Twitter
10. Glinda's dress will always be one of my favs! The detail is insane. Gor. Geous.
From @ItsLeighhh on Twitter
11. Lola's first dress in Kinky Boots
From @durramonchi on Twitter
12. This blue dress from 42nd Street!, there's something about it that's so captivating and magical, it really highlights the "fabulous broadway" vibe of the whole show.
From @zeglian on Twitter
13. The Romanov family dresses from Anastasia take my breath away! The colors are gorgeous and the attention to detail is unmatched.
From @kaitlynmueller on Twitter
14. They're just so so cool.
From @mrjacksonwalker on Twitter
15. Why are we not talking about Elphaba's dress in "No Good Deed" tho? Stunning in black.
From @yoursnixx on Twitter
16. hot take but any of lydia's from beetlejuice. they're just so unique and fitting!
From @ashley.bellam on Instagram
17. OH MY GOSH I HAVE A LIST- but i'd have to go with christine's il muto/all i ask of you dress from phantom! it's so iconically classic, and there's nothing like watching that beautiful green cape spin around onstage.
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From @basically_broadway on Instagram
18. All the dresses from Six are so unique and creative!
From @merelw_ on Instagram
19. Persephone from Hadestown!
From @hbuchanan1 on Instagram
20. ALL OF ELIZAS OUTFITS !!!
From @addyy_p on Instagram
21. The Chrysler Building dress Roger DeBris wore in The Producers!! It was gorgeous, fun, and funny!
From @janetchacurianpadgett
22. Erzulie's dress in once on this island is flawless
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From @theallisonwoods on Instagram
23. Definitely Christine Daae's gown during the Think of Me song.
From @blueskinned_smurf on TikTok
24. Honestly, Alyssa's purple dress from The Prom finale. It's simple but stylish. That might just be me though.
From @mpc1799 on TikTok
25. I adore Galinda's pink dress and could twirl in it for hours!
From @sweet.dreams.cosplay on TikTok
26. Medda larkin, it's just so classy and looks gorgeous on literally every actress
From @gracie2.x on TikTok
27. Ti Moune's dress during the dance in Once on This Island!
From @mrivard77 on TikTok
28. Maria's red dress from Hamilton
From @mcflack97 on TikTok
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