Style Icon: James Dean

This legend of the silver screen had a face you could never forget, and a style all his own.

Style Icon: Lisa Bonet

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From Cosby kid to Kravitz mom, she is the master of urban Bohemia.

Style Icon: Mick Jagger

photo credit: Jim Marshall

Known as one of the sexiest and most stylish men in rock and roll, only Sir Mick Jagger could hold the place as our first male Style Icon.

Style Icon: Peggy Lipton

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    If you were to search "70s babe" in Webster's Dictionary, a photo of Peggy Lipton is what you would find.

Masculinity vs. Femininity

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Suits, baseball caps, and sneakers; one could easily mistake this for a typical boy’s wardrobe. But fashion is changing. We have been taking influence from the boys for decades. In the 20s, Coco Chanel rocked Breton stripes and suit pants while the other girls pranced around in the flapper dresses of the day. Katharine Hepburn made the three-piece suit her trademark in the 1930s and 40s, turning it into a sexy woman’s staple. Yves Saint Laurent created some of the best pantsuits for women and dressed the icons of the seventies, such as, Bianca Jagger, Laura Hutton, and Charlotte Rampling. Androgyny consumed fashion in the eighties and nineties. And now in fashion, the tomboy look is the top trend.

Style Icon: Charlotte Rampling

Style Icon: Kate Moss

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Style Icon: Alexa Chung

              

She has become our generation’s style muse. 

Style Icon: Janis Joplin

   Janis Joplin was rock 'n' roll. Her smooth, husky growl made the world fall in love with her. She sang hard and partied harder, and her style reflected it. She lived in Bohemia staple pieces, dawning stacked beaded necklaces, flowing silk blouses, the occasional feather boa, and the oh-so-messy hair. She left us way too soon, taking a little piece of our hearts along with her.

 

Style Icon: Twiggy

   She re-defined fashion and was the original supermodel. Her look alone inspired a generation. Twiggy is the 1960s. She wrote the book on Mod style in her super short mini-dresses, sleek bob, and Mary-Jane's. With her baby-doll eyes and lanky frame, she melted everyone's heart. She put the swinging in the Swinging 60s, and we're still following her lead.

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Style Icon: Jane Birkin

    Jane Birkin is the original English It-Girl. She blasted open a space in our hearts for the Alexa Chung type girls we love today. She killed with her wide-eyed gaze peeking through her wispy chestnut bangs. She and long-time lover Serge Gainsbourg reshaped fashion in the 60s and 70s; hitting the streets in matching all-sequin frocks and their signature pea coats. Jane, herself, broke the fashion rules in see-through mini dresses, her signature basket, and her overall cool, bohemian style. To this day the world cannot get enough of the lovely Ms. Birkin. And who could blame them?

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Style Icon: Brigitte Bardot

 
   Brigitte Bardot is a true style icon. She was that perfect mix of quirk, bombshell, and class. She made every women in the 50s and 60s long to be French. She lounged on the beaches of St. Tropez in her signature ittsy-bitsy bikini, with the wind blowing through her coveted golden locks. Women to this day long for "The Bardot" look. Blonde bombshell #1. Legend till the end.

Style Icon: Anita Pallenberg

    I've decided to start a new weekly series, called "Style Icon," to showcase some of history's trailblazers in fashion and my personal idols.
    So for the first post of this series, I could only think of one woman: Anita Pallenberg. Known best as the girlfriend/lover of most of the Rolling Stones, Anita took 70's London by storm. Part flower child, part rock 'n' roll, she wore embroidered shawls, printed mini-dresses, and her signature shag coat. Her style was as intoxicating as her personality. Can you see why the Stones fell in love with her? Now if only there was a way to travel back in time...

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