From Grace Kelly to Madonna, take a look back at the style icons of the second half of the twentieth century and discover who the sartorial star was the year you were born.
To see the style icon in the year you were born, scroll through the gallery below:
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One of the most cherished style icons of the twentieth century, Audrey Hepburn’s film career kicked off in the fifties.
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With her hourglass figure and signature scarlet lip, Elizabeth Taylor was the ultimate fifties icon.
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One of the first high fashion models, Jean Patchett was on the cover of numerous magazines throughout the forties and the fifties.
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No look back at style would be complete without a mention of Marilyn Monroe. 1953 was a breakthrough year for Marilyn with roles in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Niagara.
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1954 was a busy year for Grace Kelly – she appeared in five films resulting in Life magazine calling it ‘The Year of Grace’.
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The Italian actress and member of Hollywood royalty got her breakthrough in The Gold of Naples in 1955.
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A natural brunette, Bardot’s career turned around when she became a blonde bombshell in 1956.
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In 1957 the elegant French actress made her film debut in the title role of Saint Joan.
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With her perfectly coiffed blonde curls and immaculate style choices, American actress Sandra Dee continues to influence fashion fans today.
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The actress and style icon bagged an Academy Award nomination for her role in the 1959 film, The Pillow Talk.
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A fashion icon and lover of pink way before millennials, Jackie Kennedy’s exquisite style never dates.
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Still referenced by fashion designers today, Deneuve was the original French ‘It’ girl.
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The eternally chic French pop star was a street style star long before social media.
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One of the most iconic sounds of the sixties, Springfield was also adored for her big lashes, bigger hair and her love of a column dress.
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An icon of swinging London, Shrimpton was famed for her mod meets glam look.
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Andy Warhol’s long-term muse and one of America’s first ‘it’ girls, Edie’s leggings, mini dresses and dark kohl liner defined sixties style.
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One of the designers who took credit for inventing the mini skirt, Quant was also a style icon in her own right.
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1967 was the year Twiggy broke America appearing on the cover of US Vogue three times in twelve months.
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In 1968 Farrow gained her first leading film role in Rosemary’s baby.
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Never without a heavy fringe, an effortless outfit and straw basket in tow, Jane Birkin provides perennial holiday wardrobe inspiration.
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1970 was the year that Joni Mitchell released one of her biggest hits, Big Yellow Taxi. Not just loved for her unique sound, her bohemian style cemented her as a seventies style icon.
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The Italian actress and muse of the Rolling Stones never put a sartorial foot wrong. We would love to raid her wardrobe full of sparkling mini dresses, shearling coats and bell bottom jeans.
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Gaining worldwide success for her Academy Award-winning role in the 1972 musical film Cabaret, Minelli will always be remembered for her glittering seventies style.
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We love the country star for her commitment to voluminous blonde hair and OTT style.
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In 1974 Diane Von Furstenberg famously invented the wrap dress a style that still rules on the runway today.
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With her sparkling on-stage outfits, towering curls and dramatic eye makeup, Diana Ross was one of the Seventies most glamorous style icons.
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One of the most defining images of the decade, Farrah Fawcett’s knit/kick flare/Nikes combo is still relevant today.
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With her bleach blonde hair, dark kohl liner and collection of band tees, Blondie was the original rock chick.
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Never one to do things subtly, Cher’s glittering bodysuit from the video for her 1978 track, Disco Inferno, is one of our all-time favourite looks.
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Throughout the seventies Jerry Hall’s polished and glamorous style meant she always looked every inch the supermodel.
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The singer and member of the showbiz family epitomised the glamorous style of the eighties.
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Just as successful now as she was in the seventies and eighties, Lauren Hutton’s carefree approach to fashion has always inspired.
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Whether in a tailored suit or show-stopping gown, Bianca Jagger always knew how to make an entrance.
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An actress, activist and fashion icon, in the eighties Jane Fonda was also famed for kick starting the craze for at-home exercise videos.
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The singer and model at centre of the Studio 54 scene continued to inspire throughout the eighties.
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Revered for her perfect eyebrows and cool-girl approach to fashion, Brooke Shields is one of the defining faces of the eighties.
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Whether she was wearing a full-length gown for a State dinner or in sportswear on the school run, Princess Diana’s style choices never failed.
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Model, YSL muse and wife of David Bowie, Iman was also known for her exquisite taste in clothes.
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In 1989 Naomi Campbell was the first black model to appear on the cover of American Vogue.
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Forever switching up her sartorial allegiances, in 1990 for her Blonde Ambition Tour, Madonna wore the now-famous bra designed by John Paul Gaultier.
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Long before she married the French president, Carla Bruni was a model, singer and influential style star.
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Another member of the nineties supermodel elite, in the nineties the German model was a GUESS girl and the face of Chanel.
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While Clueless’ Cher Horowitz forever holds a place in our hearts as a nineties style icon, Alicia Silverstone also had a wardrobe we would love to raid.
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Her face defined the nineties era of ‘heroin chic’ and her effortless grungy style makers her an inspiration to this day.
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Punk icon and wife of Kurt Cobain, by the mid-nineties Courtney Love had quit her band Hole and started out on her own.
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In the nineties Winona Ryder was not just a box office success but a style icon too.
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While all anyone could talk about when it came to her character Rachel was that haircut, on the red carpet Jennifer Aniston gave us style inspo by the bucketload.
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We couldn’t choose just one member of The Spice Girls – to us they’re all style icons!
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Ever since she walked the red carpet in that safety pin Versace dress, Liz Hurley established herself as a style icon to watch.
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Both SJP and her shoe-loving alter ego Carrie Bradshaw were late noughties style icons.
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