Table of contents:
- Marlene Dietrich
- Grace Kelly
- Marilyn Monroe
- Brigitte Bardot
- Audrey Hepburn
- Twiggy
- Jacqueline Kennedy
Video: How the world remembered 7 "style icons" that women wanted to be like in the twentieth century
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Each of these women was called at one time an icon of style, and thousands of the fair sex around the globe imitated them. They attracted attention with their impeccable appearance, and their images today serve as an example for many celebrities and simple fashionistas. Not everyone has a happy fate, but they are remembered and considered a role model for many years.
Marlene Dietrich
She was born into a wealthy family, but always behaved like a "gray mouse". Changes with her began to occur at a time when she decided to become an actress. She was fortunate enough to meet the wonderful director Joseph von Sternberg, who taught Dietrich how to work in front of the camera and acting in general. He also advised the young actress to improve her appearance a little. Young Marlene took care of herself seriously: she dropped a few extra pounds and turned into a blonde.
Marlene Dietrich became famous all over the world and became a real trendsetter of the 1930-1940s. She began to wear trousers and soon many women ceased to be afraid of elements of men's clothing in their own wardrobe. The actress boldly experimented and combined different elements and styles. She looked great in a man's suit combined with a charming felt hat. And at the same time, the actress always looked feminine and stylish.
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Grace Kelly
She has always had an amazing sense of style, which allowed her to create her own unique feminine image. Grace Kelly became a real role model in the 1950s. She looked perfect at any time of the day and in any setting: perfectly styled hair, incredibly feminine dresses, original jackets.
After the marriage of Grace Kelly to the Prince of Monaco, the actress became a real embodiment of the tale of Cinderella, who met her prince. Unfortunately, her life ended too early: Grace was only 52 years old when she died in a car accident due to the sudden stroke of the actress.
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Marilyn Monroe
This charming blonde today, more than half a century after her death, remains a sex symbol and a source of inspiration for fashion designers and ordinary girls all over the world. She skillfully emphasized her merits, so she often wore tight-fitting clothes. Blond curls, red lips and a playful front sight have become the hallmark of the actress, singer and model.
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Brigitte Bardot
Incredibly feminine Brigitte tried to look so that there was a slight negligence in her image. The secret of the French woman was simplicity and naturalness. Disheveled babette, accentuated eyes and tender lips created a touching image of an eternally young girl. Thanks to Brigitte, bikinis came into fashion, and sweaters that opened the shoulders became especially popular.
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Audrey Hepburn
She was graceful and beautiful and for a long time believed that just a sparkle in her eyes was enough for a captivating image. She was always sweet and elegant, but after meeting Hubert Givenchy, Audrey Hepburn became a real style icon and muse of the famous fashion designer. Their co-creation began with the film "Sabrina", for which the designer created costumes.
And then he continued to dress the fragile and delicate Audrey, invented for her amazing in its simplicity and sophistication outfits, and even dedicated one of the best fragrances to her - "L'Interdit". The actress was beautiful both in a black dress and in slightly cropped trousers, she knew how to wear round glasses and incredible hats, and even in everyday life, in ballet shoes and turtlenecks, she knew how to look elegant.
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Twiggy
Leslie Lawson was the epitome of daring youth in the 1960s. No wonder she chose for herself the pseudonym Twiggy, which means a reed in translation from English. Thin, fragile, desperately mischievous, she was able to break all ideas about fashion, style and female figure. She successfully mixed styles and at the same time was unique: tiny doll-like dresses, low-heeled shoes, brightly colored tights and high knee-highs.
Twiggy looked like a teenage girl and in every possible way emphasized her childish spontaneity. At the same time, eyes with huge doll eyelashes were brightly highlighted on the face, and the lips were just touched by pale pink lipstick, reminiscent of a lollipop.
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Jacqueline Kennedy
She was the wife of the President of the United States and a recognized style icon. Jackie, without exaggeration, could be called a beauty, but she created this beauty with her own hands, skillfully hiding flaws and emphasizing her merits.
She only wore clothes that fit perfectly, no "one size fits all" sizes. Elegant suits, feminine discreet dresses, long gloves, later huge glasses and amazing hats appeared.
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It would be a mistake to think that there was no fashion in the Soviet Union. There were problems finding outfits or interesting models. However, there were fashionistas and women of fashion, whom ordinary Soviet citizens tried to be equal to. Today they can be called true icons of the style of the Soviet era, and their costumes are still capable of arousing admiration. Even in the photographs of that time, you can see how carefully every detail of the dress was verified by the followers of fashion.
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