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June 8, 2012

Remembering Nolan Miller: The Best of Dynasty Through the Years

By Charlotte Cowles

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Since its heyday, Dynasty has become synonymous with eighties power-dressing. We’ll take pretty much any excuse to celebrate the unapologetically flashy outfits that costume designer Nolan Miller was best known for, but in the wake of his death this week, we honor his work with a survey of Dynasty’s most memorable looks. His garments were as brash and glamorous as the devious, powerful ladies who wore them both on and offscreen; he’ll go down in history as a designer who could make women look fearless. Enjoy our roundup of shoulder pads, gold lamé, furs, leather, and other over-the-top costumes Miller created.

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Heather Locklear, 1981  Photo: ABC Photo Archives/2010 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
Pamela Sue Martin, "The Testimony," 1981  Photo: ABC Photo Archives/1981 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
Joan Collins, 1983  Photo: ABC Photo Archives/2008 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
Linda Evans, 1983  Photo: ABC Photo Archives/2008 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
Linda Evans, 1984  Photo: ABC Photo Archives/2009 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
Diahann Carroll and Billy Dee Williams, 1984  Photo: ABC Photo Archives/2009 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
Joan Collins, 1984  Photo: ABC Photo Archives/American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
Joan Collins, 1985  Photo: ABC Photo Archives/2009 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
Ricardo Montalban and Joan Collins, "The Choice," 1986  Photo: ABC Photo Archives/2010 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
Diahann Carroll, "The Letter," 1986  Photo: ABC Photo Archives/2010 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
Diahann Carroll, "Gallery," 1986  Photo: ABC Photo Archives/2010 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
Emma Sams, Season 9, 1988  Photo: ABC Photo Archives/2010 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
Stephanie Beacham, "Every Picture Tells A Story," 1988.  Photo: ABC Photo Archives/2010 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
Joan Collins, "The Reunion," 1991  Photo: ABC Photo Archives/2010 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
Joan Collins, "The Reunion," 1991  Photo: ABC Photo Archives/2010 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
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