Tuesday , February 2, 2010

Style Icon: Tina Chow

I want to begin my portion of the new-school 2009 nogoodforme Style Icon series by namechecking the most Capital F fa-shuncentric icon we'll probably talk about all week. Happily, I've already written about Tina Chow elsewhere on nogoodforme, so you can read that first if you want to know my personal entree in Tina Chow worship and I don't need to get all essayistic on you right away. What passes for style icons comes and goes so often these days, and sometimes insider access to fabulous clothes and spending egregious amounts of wealth on the latest fashion gets mistaken for iconicity. It takes quite a few fashion cycles to really suss out an icon, though, because then you get to see the strength of character that really makes one iconic: in the face of constantly cycling through trends, who's going to stick with their aesthetic and values? Icons stand for something because they're willing to go with the courage of their convictions. Even in the midst of the Gimme Gimme Eighties, Tina always looked pared-down and spare, with an austerity that only brought out the beauty of her clothing and self. Tina looked amazing back then, and she still looks amazing when you look at the photos now because no matter what she wore, whether it be men's pants and a cardie or a beautiful Fortuny gown, she wore it with a certain grace and serenity that is so rare.

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