With Diane Keaton’s untimely death at the age of 79 on October 11, we lost a legend of stage, screen and style.
A fashion icon for the ages, the late Oscar winner was unapologetically herself, with a penchant for menswear staples, belted waists, brimmed hats, turtlenecks, chunky ankle boots and a strict black-and-white color palette.
Meryl Streep honored Keaton at the 2017 American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Awards, describing her friend as “arguably the most covered-up person in the history of clothes” yet “transparent” when it comes to her personality and performances.
Keaton never employed a stylist, instead approaching everything — from a dog walk around Brentwood, Calif., to an awards show red carpet — with the same sartorial point of view.
The actress was one of the