But by and large these remained exceptions, and even the most celebrated neo-noirs of the 1970s Dirty Harry, Chinatown, Taxi Driver relegated black characters to the sidelines as unnamed pimps or marks, if they appeared at all
Before the sale, actress Natalie Portman often called the modern-day Hepburn channelled her inner Holly Golightly and wore the dress in a photo shoot for the cover and inside pages of the November 2006 issue of Harpers Bazaar
To give you a better idea of what this entails, keep scrolling for the dos and don'ts of cocktail attire for women, along with ways to shop 'fits that are totally appropriate for this particular dress code
While neutrals like black, ivory, or navy are safe and classic , a gala is also your chance to step outside the expected
Minimal style is not necessarily en vogue right now