Janet Harper (Day) is an all-American wife who relocates to England with her husband for his new job. When she crosses the pond, her marital and style sensibilities become more formal. Here, alongside her Italian antique-dealer love interest (Sergio Fantoni), she wears a polka-dot, pussy bow blouse and coordinating hat.
Harper’s life decisions throughout the film may be questionable, but her outfit choices are smart. Here she dons a preppy combo: A v-neck sweater, a corduroy jacket popped at the collar and an ascot as the perfect finishing touch.
Day wears a monochromatic ivy green hat and dress as Harper, with the pop of a canary yellow gloves and matching handbag.
Julie Benton has a look of terror throughout the movie, for fear of her second-husband’s lethal jealously. She also sports some chic outfits, including this timeless white button-down and black trouser combo, with red lipstick fit for a film noir.
The late actress embodies 1920s jazz songstress Ruth Etting in this Oscar-winning motion picture. Day dazzled in a ruffly royal blue dress with eye-catching sequins and an up-to-there slit.
Day captured Jazz Age style as singer Ruth Etting in a fringed flapper dress with rhinestone earrings and a cropped hairdo.
In this Alfred Hitchcock classic, Josephine Conway McKenna (Day) bests a bunch of assassins and looks sweet while doing it in a delicate floral-print frock.
McKenna (Day) tries to find her kidnapped son, while dressed in a pale blue fit-and-flare shirt dress. Fashion meets function in the search for her missing child in another country.
Day sings her iconic, “Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)” number in this sharply tailored grey skirt suit accessorized with a classic black leather bag, matching hair bow and tulip-pink lipstick.
The actress stars as the wife of an upper-class London financier who receives some alarming phone calls from a mysterious stranger. Day’s character, Kit Preston, speaks volumes in an elegant fur-lined cape with kitten heels and a sleek flipped-up bob.
In Move Over, Darling, Ellen Wagstaff Arden (Day) accessorizes a structured sheath dress with a prim bow headband and a coy smile.
Staring as single mother-turned-songstress Martha Gibson in My Dream is Yours, Day shines in a beaded white gown and matching mesh cape, accented with a dazzling gold and diamond necklace.
A beautifully embellished blouse paired with a black quilted skirt resembles an ensemble from a modern-day runway and Martha Gibson's (Day's) half-up hairdo looks equally polished in pin curls.
Starring as a pajama-factory worker Babe Williams, Day rocks an oversized pajama shirt decked in hearts, symbolic for her unlikely romance with a superintendent, who is tasked with squashing the efforts of factory workers demanding more pay.
Williams (Day) makes a statement for workers' rights and a fashion statement in an a wholesome white fit-and-flare dress accented with a pale blue ascot.
Producing pajamas and wearing PJ-inspired tops, Babe (Day) is the epitome of easy chic in a popsicle orange striped pop-over top with high-waisted black trousers and strappy black heels.
Day brings her singing chops on the high seas as travel agent Georgia Garrett, who passes herself off as a vocalist on a cruise ship. Her off-duty threads include a nautical-striped tee shirt dressed up with classically tailored pants and a beaded necklace.
Looking ultra-glam in a dusty rose-toned gone with silver sequined bow detailing, teamed with a sequined clutch and oversized floral earrings, Georgia is trailed by a private investigator.
The true thrill of the film was witnessing flawless housewife Beverly Boyer (Day) sport this beautifully understated shift dress and a string of pearls while starring in a soap commercial that makes her famous.
Audrey Hepburn’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s performance is not the only onscreen style moment with an iconic French twist and sleek black dress. Day rocked that look alongside Cary Grant in A Touch of Mink.
In this 1959 classic, Day plays interior decorator Jan Morrow who shares a telephone party line with seductive songwriter Brad Allen (Rock Hudson). Here, a sultry Day is decked out in an ice blue chemise trimmed with lace and kitten heels
Jan Morrow (Day's) occupation may be an interior designer, but she also knew a thing or two about fashion. She stunned in this fitted white bateau-neck sheath dress ornamented with a silver, jade and diamond brooch and dramatic elbow-length white gloves (replicated for a Doris Day Barbie Doll).
Playing well-off Nanette Carter, who longs to be a performer, Day sings a tune in a Peter Pan collar eyelet dress with a matching periwinkle cardigan draped over her shoulders and a classy string of pearls.
Day was well known for her stellar cap game, and it was on show in David Butler's musical Tea for Two. In this scene, Day sports a conductor style hat that is matched with a cropped, structured cape; the look is softened with a bow-tie blouse.