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When heartbreak hits, sometimes the best comeback is a killer outfit. Join us as we look at unforgettable style statements that turned breakups, scandals, and public drama into pure fashion power. From iconic red carpet gowns to street style slays, these looks proved that revenge really can be served with a side of glamour.
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00:00Can you guess what my favorite dress you've ever worn was?
00:03It's the safety pin.
00:04It's the safety pin dress.
00:06Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:08And today, we're counting down our picks for the most fashionable revenge moments of all time.
00:13She looks phenomenal.
00:14She looks confident.
00:15She looks pretty.
00:16And I'm just excited to see her back on the scene.
00:20Number 10.
00:21Miley Cyrus' flowers dress.
00:24We were good.
00:25We were cold.
00:27The kind of dream that can't be so.
00:31She can buy herself flowers, and she can also send a message.
00:36In 2023, Miley Cyrus released a music video for her hit single, Flowers.
00:41The song is a not-so-subtle tale about autonomy, and came out following her divorce from Liam Hemsworth.
00:47If that wasn't enough, Cyrus also sported a gold dress that resembled Jennifer Lawrence's Hunger Games premiere dress.
00:54I can take my soup, Nancy.
01:01Hemsworth, who starred alongside Lawrence in the film, caused a media frenzy due to their alleged closeness.
01:07Since then, Cyrus has denied that the dress was a reference to Lawrence, so perhaps it's all just a coincidence.
01:13You love me better, ah, you love me better, baby.
01:18You love me better, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
01:20Number 9.
01:22Jennifer Lopez's Golden Globes dress.
01:24Why don't you just get yourself straight, and we can put this whole thing behind us.
01:29And if you have any decaffeinated or herbal tea, I would really be most appreciative.
01:34In the early 2000s, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were the talk of Tinseltown.
01:39You'd be hard-pressed to find a magazine or entertainment news show that wasn't reporting on their epic romance and
01:45eventual engagement.
01:46I don't know, I don't know what's the fascination.
01:48It seems strange to me.
01:49I don't know what to tell you.
01:50I don't know.
01:50It's like, it's not a thing that, and I think we deliberately kind of don't deal with it or look
01:55for every little thing that gets written or whatever.
01:57However, they ended up splitting in 2004, which attracted even more attention.
02:03All eyes were on the Jenny from the Block singer when she made her post-split appearance at the Golden
02:07Globes.
02:08Wearing a tangerine Michael Kors dress, JLo looked like a glowy goddess in the Grecian-inspired look.
02:14The moment proved that while Bennifer might have been over, Lopez was going to be just fine.
02:27Number 8.
02:28Lily Allen's White Two-Piece
02:30Lily Allen and David Harbour's 2025 separation can only be summed up in one word.
02:36Chaotic.
02:36I saw your text, that's how I found out.
02:38Tell me the truth and its motives.
02:40I can't trust anything that comes out of his mouth.
02:43Allen did not shy away from publicly addressing the devastating effects that Harbour's alleged extramarital affairs had on her.
02:50In fact, the British singer turned all of her heartbreak into an album titled West End Girl.
02:55It was a tough album to write and I think it will be a tough album to perform as well.
02:59I think it will feel cathartic and it will feel liberating and it will feel helpful and healing for myself
03:04and for others that are connecting with the material.
03:07Not only was she transforming her woes into great music, but also her style.
03:12At the CFDA Fashion Awards, she wore a Colleen Allen Two-Piece that screamed revenge.
03:18The silky midriff-bearing tank and matching skirt was the creme de la creme of the red carpet.
03:22Tying the look together was a stunning stole that proved Allen is taking the high road in style.
03:28Do the pose.
03:29Yes, could you do the pose and everything?
03:30Yeah, how do you do that?
03:35There you go.
03:36All right, that's it right there.
03:37Fantastic.
03:38Number 7.
03:39Katie Holmes' post-Fox street style.
03:42If I could only have one outfit, what would it be?
03:44It would probably be jeans and a white t-shirt and a fun pair of heels.
03:48For six years, Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx kept their relationship as private as possible.
03:52So when they split, Holmes probably never would have guessed that her post-breakup street style would cause a frenzy.
03:58Snapped by the paparazzi while out and about in New York,
04:01the Dawson's Creek alum was photographed wearing a casual yet chic Kate Taupe cardigan,
04:06matching bralette and jeans.
04:08I thought that the idea of a cashmere sweater with a cashmere bra underneath just sounded really cozy
04:16and had a little hint of sexiness, but just not trying so hard.
04:22The cashmere fabric and ripped patterns scream everyday wear, but make it luxury.
04:27That being said, the impact of the look lies in its simplicity.
04:31Anyone can easily piece together a similar look,
04:34making this one of the most attainable revenge moments of all time.
04:37I'm not really a show-a-lot-of-skin type of person,
04:42but I was like, well, you know, maybe I'll try it.
04:47I mean, I'm happy for the cardigan.
04:49Number six, Khloe Kardashian's revenge jeans.
04:52Following her 2016 divorce from former basketball star Lamar Odom,
04:57reality TV titan Khloe Kardashian set her sights on a new endeavor, jeans.
05:01I really wanted to get involved with Good American
05:04is because I believe that there is a huge missing link to the denim community.
05:10And I know with me and all my girlfriends,
05:13all we ever do is talk about that gap in the back of your jeans.
05:16Her post-split workout routine and physical transformation
05:19inspired her to go on to co-found Good American,
05:22a line of denim goods with sizing from 0 to 24.
05:25Just because we are a little bigger or have a little bit more body to love,
05:29I still think that shouldn't take away from the styles and trends that you want to wear.
05:33In a series of public appearances promoting the fashion brand,
05:36she rocked her jeans proudly.
05:38Turning breakup blues into denim blues,
05:41Kardashian showed the world that you can zip up your broken heart
05:44and carry on while looking fabulous.
05:46Have a little boot cut going on, even more comfortable.
05:49And then just a denim button-down.
05:52And I love that this back has this little slit detail,
05:56so you get a little peek-a-boo sexiness still going on.
05:59Number 5. Bella Hadid's Bodysuit
06:02The Met Gala is the fashion event of the year.
06:05So in 2017, supermodel Bella Hadid seized the opportunity
06:09to strike a pose with a side of payback.
06:12Give me a good one, Alex.
06:18She was fresh off her break from singer The Weeknd
06:21and arrived at the event in a black, skin-tight mesh catsuit by Alexander Wang.
06:26With a plunging back and matching heels,
06:28the look was giving Catwoman Meets Couture.
06:31Not only was her ex also attending the gala,
06:34but he was there with his new girlfriend at the time, Selena Gomez.
06:37Sealing her first red carpet with The Weeknd with a kiss.
06:41The Weeknd narrowly avoiding a run-in with his ex Bella Hadid
06:45in a sexy, see-through, skin-tight Alexander Wang catsuit.
06:50Perhaps the theme that year should have been revenge.
06:53Number 4. Mariah Carey's post-divorce two-piece
06:56I actually really do like this look, I have to say.
06:59It was kind of the first time I was able to do whatever I wanted to do
07:03in terms of, like, whatever the ensemble was gonna be.
07:05It is public knowledge that Mariah Carey's marriage to record exec Tommy Mottola was,
07:09for lack of a better word, rocky.
07:11So when it came time for the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards,
07:15Carey was ready to break free and reveal a new image.
07:19Remember that one?
07:20One of my personal favorites, but anyway.
07:22Keeping things simple but chic,
07:24the Always Be My Baby songstress wore a black two-piece,
07:27including a mini midriff-bearing top and sleek high-slit skirt.
07:30Coming out of her relationship and shell,
07:33the moment ushered Carey into a new era both personally and professionally.
07:38You can tell that I'm actually happy.
07:40It was a new moment.
07:41It was freedom.
07:43It was not being controlled by anybody.
07:49Number 3. Elizabeth Hurley's Versace safety pin dress
07:52This dress was the subject of revenge,
07:54but not for the reasons that you may think.
07:57I didn't get it.
07:57Yeah, but that was...
07:58I get it.
08:01If anybody needs it explained, I'll be available after the show.
08:05While preparing to attend the glitzy premiere of her beau Hugh Grant's rom-com
08:08Four Weddings and a Funeral,
08:10the relatively unknown actress Elizabeth Hurley
08:12struggled to find a designer to dress her for the occasion.
08:15After numerous rejections,
08:17the late Gianni Versace decided to allow her to borrow
08:20a drop-dead stunning number from a recent show in Milan.
08:23Nobody had heard of Versace in England.
08:26At all.
08:26So I got sent this dress screwed up in the bottom of a bag.
08:31They didn't even have a publicity office in London at the time.
08:34And it was interesting because when I put it on, I was like, wow.
08:38The black dress with open side slits fastened together with gold safety pins
08:42was the talk of the night.
08:43The pretty woman-esque moment set Hurley on the path to stardom,
08:47showing all the designers who turned her down that they had missed a big opportunity.
08:51That dress has been to some very grand places.
08:53It's been to the Metropolitan Museum, it's been to the V&A.
08:57It goes on tour, apparently.
08:58It's a very famous dress.
09:00Number 2.
09:01Minnie Driver's Oscar Dress
09:03The 1998 Oscars was a bittersweet event for Minnie Driver.
09:07I was heartbroken and I was scared,
09:09and I'd lost too much weight before I went on this to the Oscars.
09:13First and foremost, it was a celebratory occasion,
09:16as she had been nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Good Will Hunting.
09:19It also happened to take place soon after her co-star and boyfriend Matt Damon broke up with her.
09:25I want to hear you say that you don't love me.
09:29Because if you say that,
09:32then I won't call you.
09:36And I won't be in your life.
09:39Accompanied by her family,
09:40Driver took to the red carpet in a jaw-dropping ruby red dress.
09:44She completed the look with a matching fur shawl that screamed elegance.
09:48Even though her ex took home gold that night,
09:51Driver walked away with something even better.
09:53Class.
09:54The dress fell off.
09:56And in that moment, I had this, like, this wrap.
09:59And I just pulled the wrap around me and kind of carried on smiling.
10:03And my mom knew what would happen, and she was smiling too.
10:06But she was literally going,
10:07don't drop your shawl.
10:09Don't drop it.
10:10Don't drop it.
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10:39Number 1.
10:40Princess Diana's Revenge Dress.
10:42Diana worried the design was too risky.
10:44Its sweetheart neckline was a little low.
10:46Its hem was a little too high.
10:47Royal Protocol also discourages wearing black.
10:50It's seen as too somber and funereal.
10:52But given that the dress code was upstaging one's husband
10:54in the wake of a cheating scandal, it was perfect.
10:57Fashion comes and goes, but class never goes out of style.
11:01And no one knew that better than Princess Diana.
11:04While attending an event by Vanity Fair in 1994,
11:07Diana arrived wearing an incredible black off-the-shoulder dress
11:10that stopped everyone in their tracks.
11:13Paired with a layered necklace and heels,
11:15she looked like the epitome of elegance in the Christina Stamboulian piece.
11:19It was a lot of see-through black and there was a chiffon scarf,
11:22as if she had wrapped it and tied it like that, and that flowed in the wind.
11:26So there was a provocative movement of chiffon
11:29and a very wrapping of her dress in a lovely way.
11:33It was the statement to end all statements as the event took place the same night
11:37that Charles confessed to having an affair on national TV.
11:41Truly, revenge has never looked better.
11:43It's safe to say she wasn't sitting at home on the sofa with a tub of ice cream.
11:47The thriller he left to woo Camilla read the headline of The Sun.
11:50No one could doubt who had won.
11:52Which one of these revenge dresses is your favorite?
11:54Let us know in the comments.
11:58The Sun is a great monster.
11:59The Sun is a bright monster.
11:59It's been a great success.
12:01The Sun represents a very beautiful place in the studio.
12:02The Sun is a great monster, so it's a concrete monster.
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