Been thinking this week about trend-defying style. About women who do their own thing regardless of what's in fashion. Joan Collins' kitsch-y glamour hasn't really changed much since her Dynasty days - and I admire this decade-defying look, and the confidence required to stick with it.
There's a great Andy Warhol quote that sums the phenomenon up perfectly:
'When a person is the beauty of their day, and their looks are really in style, and then the times change, and ten years go by, if they keep exactly their same look and don't change anything and if they take care of themselves, they'll still be a beauty. You have to hang on in periods when your style isn't popular, because if it's good, it'll come back and you'll be recognised as a beauty once again.'
Here are some of my favourite stars of timeless style:
Grace Jones takes the life-as-performance approach to fashion.
Mary Quant and her timeless bob
Jane Birkin, always effortlessly chic.
Caryn Franklin. A sharp dresser with fabulous hair.
Who do you think has timeless style?
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