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Wednesday Addams Dress Named Most Iconic of 2022

other · 2026-04-27

A list of the ten most iconic fashion pieces of 2022, compiled by Artribune, places Wednesday Addams' black rave dress at the top. The dress, designed by Oscar-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood for Tim Burton's Netflix series, sold thousands of replicas on Etsy. The phenomenon echoes the 1932 success of Joan Crawford's dress from "Letty Lynton," designed by Adrian, which sold 500,000 units at Macy's. Other notable items include the Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga capsule collection, despite Kanye West's split with Gap and Balenciaga's scandals; Gucci's collaboration with Adidas on Gazelle sneakers; Virgil Abloh's final project for Louis Vuitton and Nike, the Air Force 1 sneakers, which appeared at Sotheby's auction and sold for nearly €3,000; Lotta Volkova's naked dress for Jean Paul Gaultier; Diesel's 1DR microbag by Glenn Martens; Miu Miu's Wander bag, fronted by Sydney Sweeney; Levi's 469 shorts; the Fendace swimsuit merging Fendi and Versace logos; and Mary Jane Claverol's turban, priced over €400.

Key facts

  • Wednesday Addams dress by Colleen Atwood tops the list
  • Dress replicas sold on Etsy
  • Phenomenon compared to 1932 Joan Crawford dress by Adrian
  • Macy's sold 500,000 units of the Crawford dress
  • Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga capsule collection included
  • Gucci and Adidas Gazelle sneakers collaboration
  • Virgil Abloh's Louis Vuitton and Nike Air Force 1 sneakers at Sotheby's
  • Air Force 1 sneakers priced nearly €3,000

Entities

Artists

  • Colleen Atwood
  • Tim Burton
  • Jenna Ortega
  • Joan Crawford
  • Adrian
  • Kanye West
  • Alessandro Michele
  • Virgil Abloh
  • Lotta Volkova
  • Jean Paul Gaultier
  • Glenn Martens
  • Miuccia Prada
  • Sydney Sweeney
  • Tyrone Lebon
  • Mary Jane Claverol

Institutions

  • Netflix
  • Etsy
  • Macy's
  • Gap
  • Balenciaga
  • Gucci
  • Adidas
  • Nike
  • Louis Vuitton
  • Sotheby's
  • Diesel
  • Miu Miu
  • Prada
  • Levi's
  • Fendi
  • Versace
  • Farfetch
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Italy

Sources