How many actresses can say that a single movie role they played spawned a whole fashion movement? Playing Annie Hall was so natural for Diane Keaton, her personal style reflects what Annie would wear today, were she real. Yes, Diane has made a few fashion faux pas, but what risk-taker hasn't? If you don't take risks in fashion, you can't be in the running for a style icon. What's more, when Kate Moss is inspired by your style, you know you've got something special going on.
What attracts me to Diane's personal style is her ability to pull off androgynous looks with utter sophistication — like no other woman in Hollywood. She found a fashion genre that works for her, so she's stayed endlessly true to it. Not many fashion insiders have that much loyalty to one style. And I'm not the only one who sings Diane's praises; Rachel Bilson, who often dabbles with the boy-meets-girl style, looks up to her, too:
"Diane Keaton always stays true to herself, stylewise, which I admire so much. And I love her menswearish Annie Hall-era outfits," she said in Lucky Magazine's March issue.
I'm so glad Diane was chosen to portray Annie Hall, because in the hands of another actress, who knows if the menswear trend would live on so strongly today!
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OMG. I loveee her personal style too! In Because I Said So, her Wedding Dress is absolutely chic and I can't take it!!
1It's also funny you talk of staying true to your style because in I think this month's Issue of British Vogue (the one with Kate Moss on it)... there's an article in there that talks about creative a style uniform and adding pieces to your wardrobe that associate with your "uniform"... I'm trying... but I can't figure out my own personal style. I see what I like and I wear it... sigh... there should be a style teller who tells you what your personal style is.
2i'm not so much a fan of what she wears but i am a fan of her quirky style- i admire that she does her own thing
3i love androgyny - and i can't think of anyone who does it better! annie hall is one of my favorite "fashion" movies - diane keaton is amazing!
4Annie Hall is one of my all-time fave films! The fashion makes it such a legend too.
5I hate this trend
6annie hall/diane keaton didnt inspire this look, kathryn hepburn did.
Diane Keaton is not a fashion icon either, because she has yet to graduate out of annie hall and start dressing like a normal person.
7She knows what works for her and runs with it. I don't think she always hits her mark, but I appreciate that she is clearly the one calling her own shots about what she wears and not just bending to a stylist pushing whatever is the trend of the moment is onto her.
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