10 Style Icons You Will Love
If you love fashion you know that style icons can be so influential in terms of trends, often creating and reviving styles that get mass attention. Here are 10 amazing style icons you will love.
1. Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn is not only iconic for her acting, but her style has remained the epitome of class and elegance. Hepburn’s style is full of classic dresses, and popularized sleek black pants with simple loafers. Hepburn’s character in Breakfast at Tiffany’s is still considered a style icon, with her classic black dress and pearls. Hepburn wore Givenchy religiously, and embraced luxury fashion houses for the entirety of her career. While Hepburn was often dressed in glam designer dresses for her film roles, her personal style was functional and elegant, often simple pants and a sweater, with minimal makeup.
2. Bianca Jagger
Bianca Jagger embraced ’70s glam to the fullest. The actress was known for her sequins, sleek suits, bold shirts, and her unique style that defined ’70s trends. Jagger’s beautifully tailored suits are iconic, and embrace elements of men’s fashion while creating feminine and stylish looks. Jagger’s style is the perfect inspiration if you love glam suits, and want effortless 70’s style inspiration. Her ultra glam suites were incredibly influential, and similar styles are still worn by stars today. She also embraced the ’70s silhouettes, with sleek and simple fabric for an effortless look.
3. Cher
Cher’s ultra glam looks are decade defining, her sleek body hugging sequined dresses are as memorable as her famously long dark hair. Cher’s glam stage looks are the epitome of over the top, her outfits always embraced an ambulance of sparkles and colors. She also often had risky cuts, with bold matching sets and perfectly tailored dresses. Cher’s style is the perfect ’70s glam inspiration, perfect if you want to embrace over the top night out looks.
4. Jane Birkin
Jane Birkin is a style icon, that famously inspired the Hermès Birkin bag. Birkin is a British and French actress, who is famous for her effortless and casual style. Birkin often wore a classic white t-shirt and jeans, and popularized simple outfits to create a classic look that is still worn today. Birkin also was known for wearing classic mini dresses, and her style embraces the “less is more principle”. Birkin’s classic style will always be preserved in the infamous Birkin bag, and her timeless style.
5. Princess Diana
Princess Diana’s style is part of what made her a beloved celebrity and public figure. Diana not only wore beautiful and elegant gowns fit for her part in the royal family, but she wore classic ’90s trends. Diana often wore biker shorts and oversized sweatshirts, and her style is still influential, especially with the recent reappearance of bike shorts and ’90s aesthetics. Diana’s style highlights her range, from royal elegance to trendy it girl, she will always be a style icon.
6. RuPaul
RuPaul is a drag queen and model, and most notably the host and producer of the reality show, RuPaul’s Drag race. Rupaul is one of the most influential drag queens, and frequently creates looks that embrace camp and stylish glam. Like many drag queens, Rupaul’s style is highly influential in the fashion industry, and Rupaul’s looks are iconic for their creativity and style. RuPaul’s looks include not only amazing looks, but elaborate hair and makeup. RuPaul embraces the fun and individuality in fashion, and will always be a style icon.
7. Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell is a supermodel whose style off duty style is still influential. Campbell not only wore some of the biggest Runway looks of the ’90s, but her personal style helped define major trends of the ’90s. Campbell often wore super mini dresses, matching prints, and heels with thigh high socks. Campbell was key in creating the ‘model off duty’ style, and her looks are still referenced today. Campbell continues to be a style icon, even 30 years after her initial success, and her knowledge and love for the fashion industry makes her incomparably stylish.
8. Selena Quintanilla
Selena Quintanilla was a singer and songwriter who was incredibly influential in the fashion and music industry. Selena is credited as one of the most influential Latina artists, and her style was incredibly influential in the ’90s. Selena famously wore fabulous stage outfits, most notably a sparkly red pantsuit that celebrities still use as inspiration. Selena’s style was a mix of glam ’90s, along with simple looks like a crisp white shirt and jeans. Selena’s style was glittery and beautiful, with classic silhouettes and cuts that make her looks timeless and iconic.
9. Billy Porter
Billy Porter is a theater performer and actor, who is famous for his show stopping runway looks. Porter’s style is extravagant and embraces risk taking. You can always looks forward to his red carpet appearances, which include blue sequined suits, sweeping capes, and bold wide brim hats. Porter’s style is fun and breaks boundary, confronting gender stereotypes and toxic masculinity all at once. Porter’s style is perfect if you love risk taking and creative looks that embrace individuality. Porter embraces bold colors and fabrics, and is never afraid to take a risk, making him an inspirational style icon.
10. Harry Styles
Harry Style’s has gone through many different style phases, but he has recently settled on a bold /70’s inspired looks that are both a throwback to older trends, and embracing new styles. He famously wears bold printed Gucci suites, often with a flared pant, or unexpected prints. Styles embraces pushing gender norms, and is not afraid to take a risk. He often wears funky sweaters, floral printed shirts, and effortlessly cool high wasted pants. Styles combines ’70s Mick Jagger aesthetics with wholesome quirky looks that make his ever changing style hard to define, and incredibly interesting. If you love style that embraces fun with cool ’70s vibes, Harry Styles is the perfect style inspiration.
