#1. Gwyneth Paltrow, who cemented her status as a style icon in this decade, was clearly ahead of the times in this bold red suit.

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#2. A Dior hat, 1955

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#3. A Peter Russell suit

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#4. New York, 1960

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#5. Marion Cameron in a Christian Dior dress and hat

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#6. A woman wearing cheongsam in Victoria, Hong Kong

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#7. A woman wearing Chanel, 1980

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