British Matrimonial Causes Act of 1857 - The Matrimonial Causes Act of 1857 made divorce legal under British law and was the first law to protect a wife's property. Only the wealthy men could afford it before the British Matrimonial Causes Act. When the new rule followed it allowed women to divorce on the grounds of adultery. They could do it if only if she could prove her husband's infedelity, assault or rape.In 1969 women gained more rights to divorce for reasons other than physical abuse, insanity, or unfaithfulness of their spouse. Some of those women sure knew how to rock the divorce style. Let's review a few.

Who remembers the divorce of Prince Charles from Princess Diana? Princess Diana never wanted the divorce from Prince Charles, despite of both being unhappy in it. After the official split Princess showed Charles what he'd be missing in an off-the-shoulder black dress.

How about the famous divorce of Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio? She claimed he was mentally cruel to her. Wearing a skin tight black zip front dress underneath a glamorous black satin blazer paired with pearls and white silk gloves, the actress appeared emotional and surrounded by men.

Let's talk about Mary-Kate Olsen who appeared in a black turtleneck, style similar to the one she promotes in her label The Row, while announcing her divorce from