How to Dress Like Gloria Guinness
Gloria Guinness is one of the most fashionable women of all time. The Mexican-born socialite lived a life of luxury, sophistication and wealthy husbands. She had four husbands, one was the grandson of King Fuad of Egypt, while another was of the aristocratic Von Furtensberg family. Guinness would retain her famous last name from marrying into the extended family of the Guinness beer family, though Loel Guinness' specific branch made a fortune in banking and real estate. She was also rumored to be a spy, since she had no passport and thereby did not have citizenship from any specific country by the time she married Guinness. Designers were pleased to dress her with names like Balenciaga, Dior, Chanel, Givenchy and Yves Saint Laurent. She was a repeat member of the International Best Dressed List and became a contributing editor to Harper's Bazaar from 1963 to 1970.
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Wear capri pants. The trendsetter was the first person to wear capri pants by Emilio Pucci.
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Purchase well-tailored clothing. Even if you can't afford to have an army of the most famous tailors in the world working for you, get well-fitted clothing. A minor alteration can transform the quality of your outfit.
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Experiment with worldly pieces. Although there was a period where Guinness did not have citizenship to any country, in a fashion sense, she remained a citizen of the world. A famous photograph of Guinness had her elegantly garbed in a djellaba, a Moroccan traditional loose-fitting outer robe. She was also seen dressed in modern crisp white pants and a simple poncho, a piece that originated from South America.
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Get a collection of long gowns. Guinness made fashionable appearances at high-society balls. She wore fine materials, such as silk, satin and chiffon.
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Wear suits. The beauty icon wore fitted suits with knee-length skirts and blazers that had obvious buttons.
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Buy a little black dress. Just like most other beauty icons, Guinness had her version of the LBD. She was photographed wearing an off-shoulder LBD, emphasizing her major asset, an elegant swan-like neck.
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