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If you read yesterdays’ post, you’ll know why ‘style icon’ should be split into subcategories. Apart from it appealing to my nerdy/slightly anal nature (I’d arrange my clothes by the Dewey Decimal system if I could) some so-called icons just don’t measure up to their counterparts.
Instead of style icons, we should have style gods, style heroes, style deities, style inamoratas, style simulacrums, style mediocrities and style ‘marks for effort’.
Here’s my (incomplete) list of women that I think deserve iconic status, in descending order. Style is subjective, so no-one is going to agree 100% with me. If you violently agree or disagree, then leave a comment and tell me who’d be on your icons list. Play nice now.
Publicity still for Breakfast at Tiffany's
Style Goddess: Audrey Hepburn
Other Style Goddesses: Brigitte Bardot, Grace Kelly
Angelica Huston in Valentino for Italian Vogue, 1972
Style Deity: Angelica Huston
Other Style Deities: Kate Moss, Francoise Hardy
Piaggi captured by The Sartorialist
Style Hero: Anna Piaggi
Other Style Heroes: Tavi Gevinson, Grace Jones
Publicity image for Louis Vuitton
Style Inamorata: Sofia Coppola
Other Style Inamoratas: Alexa Chung, Anna Wintour
Lowe in Futureclaw
Style Simulacrums: Daisy Lowe
Other Style Simulacrums: Rumi Neely, Cheryl Cole
There’s no point in listing mediocrites, because by definition if something is mediocre then it can’t reach iconic status. And no point in including ‘marks for trying’ people, because I’m typing this in a pair of old pajamas and that would just be too hypocritical.
Who’s on your style hit list?
Audrey all the way for me.,
but can I throw April O’Neill into the ring? Yellow Jump suit – style icon yes?
You know, I KNEW I forgot someone…
Angelica Huston, a major style icon for me!! Loving your new blog do! Suits you well!!
SarahD
Thanks Sarah, it was definitely time for a change!
Great list! I’ve never heard of Angelica Huston before but that photo is so cool i shall have to go look her up right away
xxxx
Really? She was Morticia Addams in the Addams family films in the 90′s – a real piece of pop culture gold. Super stylish woman (and a great actress).
Kate Moss is up there at the top of my list….Congrats on the new blog looks fab & very happy I can comment again!
Yay – and I’m very happy to get your comments again!
A Dewey Decimal wardrobe sounds AWESOME. Please find a way to make that happen. x
I totally will on some rainy day – 808.25 = mini skirts, side zip, in orange (arranged by colour, of course)…