Four stars for style

Style films that packed a punch? A pair of fashion designers, a film historian and our fashion critic list their top five picks.

Laura and Kate Mulleavy, designers of the Rodarte fashion line

“Last Year at Marienbad” (1961) The chateau and the clothes are gorgeous. Coco Chanel did all the couture.

“Week-end” (1967) It’s blood-soaked and anti-consumer, but it also celebrates the hierarchy of luxury. The fashion is amazing.

“Pretty in Pink” (1986) Growing up, it was the ultimate film. Molly Ringwald had jeans with flowers all over them, and making her own prom dress was both great and a disaster.

“Hellraiser” (1987) The aesthetics of this movie are amazing, and we just love the look of Pinhead.

“The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” (1970) It’s so chic. Lives are collapsing in this time of political strife, and everyone looks perfect.

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Patricia King Hanson, executive editor and project director, AFI Catalog of Feature Films

“Annie Hall” (1977 ): Probably the most influential film ever made in terms of fashion and personal style.

“American Gigolo” (1980): The Armani suits Richard Gere wore set the standard for that sophisticated, less structured look.

“The Thomas Crown Affair” (1968): A great example of a film in which both the men’s and the women’s clothing were influential.

“The Great Gatsby” (1974): “The Gatsby look” was splashed in all of the magazines in 1974. It was also not long after that Ralph Lauren started to become a household name and that Eastern, American, classic rich look became popular. The film really set a tone.

“Dr. Zhivago” (1965): The whole style package -- the art director, music and cinematography -- created a look that almost took on a life of its own. We didn’t really wear Zhivago clothing on the street, but that long, lean Russian-winter look has held on in our memories.

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Booth Moore, Times fashion critic

“Morocco” (1930): Marlene Dietrich in a tuxedo -- androgynous style decades before Yves Saint Laurent designed le smoking tux.

“The Wizard of Oz” (1939): For establishing the transformative power of shoes. I mean, really, do women ever stop searching for those ruby red slippers?

“Gilda” (1946): The black strapless satin Jean Louis gown Rita Hayworth wore for her clothed striptease may be the sexiest film costume of all time. There would have been no Marilyn Monroe and no Madonna without Rita Hayworth.

“Auntie Mame” (1958): Everything about this film is chic, from the interiors of Mame’s apartment to her identity-changing outfits.

“Pillow Talk” (1959) Jean Louis again, but this time he’s dressing Doris Day in 1950s sheath gowns and capri pants, proving that quirky, funny girls can be sexy too.

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No ‘Breakfast’?

We know our list is quirky. No “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” No “Urban Cowboy.” Style is highly personal -- and we’d like to hear about the films that influenced yours. Send your top 10 list to image@latimes.com.