Wed 10 Jun 2015 12.19 EDT Last modified on Mon 2 Jul 2018 10.02 EDT
This is the Liz creation myth, with Donatella as fairy godmother. Without this dress, there would be no Hurley. One part Botticelli Venus, one part stripper, one part punk. At the premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Hurley managed to turn a night intended to launch one of Britain’s most successful films into the night that launched her
The 53-page album from the Hello special issue on the occasion of Hurley’s marriage to Arun Nayer in 2007 is the stuff of minimalist nightmares. Think Elton John’s White Tie and Tiara Ball with a Bollywood theme and celebrity cricket. Judging by his expression, young Damian was more of a Celine and Scandi chic man, even at age four
Liz Hurley and white jeans go together like Gordons and tonic. The perfect off-duty wear for a woman who doesn’t really do dressing down, white jeans project money, frivolity and – thanks to that Jilly Cooper-ish jodhpur-tightness – a certain frolickiness. Still the uniform of women who drink white wine on Kings Road, Chelsea
‘Does this dress show my knickers? It does? Excellent, I’ll wear my best leopard-print pants.’ And no, it’s not for Studio 54, it’s for a wedding. Wowsers
We’re sure Arun Nayer is a really nice man and all, but the Mrs Nayer years were very, very sparkly and very, very pink. Sort of a Global Sloane Barbie look. Not her finest
‘Mr Powers, my job is to acclimatise you to the 90s. You know, a lot’s changed since 1967.’ So said Vanessa Kensington, Hurley’s Austin Powers alter-ego, while wearing silver go-go boots and a dress that covered approximately 25% of her bottom
The nose ring! The fabulous bleach job! The nipples! Liz’s early punk years suggest that if she hadn’t decided to monetise those assets, she could have been a bona fide style icon. Also, love that she’s got a St Tropez tan even then
If anyone was born to wear a crown and furs, it was Hurley. Her role in the Royals is the part she was destined to play. Part Kate Middleton, part Princess Diana, part Dubai. More cleavage that one generally sees on monarchs, but then artistic licence is so important for the acting craft, no?
The bandage-style dress, as designed by Herve Leger and copied all over the world, is Hurley’s go-to, wear-anywhere look. What it lacks in subtlety it more than makes up for in impact
Alongside the white jeans, one item has been a constant in Hurley’s off-duty wardrobe since forever: the fur gilet. The fur gilet says ski holidays and school drop-off in the 4x4. It says an old-school taste for glamour and diamonds. It does not say: job, or walking further than is comfortable in Jimmy Choo leather boots with 3in heels. It says Liz Hurley
