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Retro Fashion with Timeless Glamour

Now playing: body-conscious clothes that are sensual but never over-the-top. Actress Viola Davis channels Marilyn Monroe.
O, The Oprah Magazine  |  From the June 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
Viola Davis in Monique Lhuillier

Hollywood Confidential

Davis gives her feet a break, trading heels for sneakers (Keds)—"I feel like a little kid playing dress-up!"—as she hitches a ride between sets on the studio golf cart. Her pale peach gown, bursting with tulle ruffles (Monique Lhuillier), has both charm and substance: Its exquisitely shaped bodice—think couturier-quality construction—molds the torso and defines the waist. 

Pearls, House of Lavande.

Behind the scenes of the L.A. shoot

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