I've had a mild obsession with Bianca Jagger recently. Besides the strict gaze, somewhat asymmetrical smile, and a fluid posture, what grabbed my interest is that her clothes act as an expansion, an amplifier of her identity. Not a façade that would seem presentable in the public eye, and it never seems as if someone else picked her looks.
I like how creative she gets in the way she accessorizes β the pass from the Rolling Stones concert clipped to her sandal (cool, cool), the brooches, the chokers, the headwear and hats, and gloves. She layered a transparent second skin under the white set; combined the nylon dot pattern stockings with a simple or printed dress; combined fur and the printed summer skirtβ¦ She wears some pieces repeatedly (rhinestone heart choker, nylon stockings with dot pattern), and she appreciated well cut YSL suits and the way he understood the woman body, but for party life preferred Halston fluid dresses.
βShe was putting a showβ, as I have read in a blog regarding her shooting for Vogue editorial in 1974., βWhen she says sheβs the only person who has become a star without having done a thing, you tend to agree. I think she loves to have her picture taken. What fascinates her is to be part of the creation of a visual image. Sheβll bring not only all her clothes, hats, and things she could possibly think might be useful, but hundreds of everything in huge boxes. People want to know about her and look at pictures of her if she were a movie star.β
Famous for a reason or not, Bianca seemed like she enjoyed being looked at, even if at times it was a scary - as she said in one interview. Perhaps best of all, she transformed her fame into a means to support her extensive humanitarian work.
I'm making a decade-by-decade list of iconic Soft Natural makeup looks and I'm wondering if Bianca Jagger qualifies? She never really wore stuff that was overly constructed or romantic, and her facial features were kind of blunt.
