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it's vintage
November 5, 2013

See Liz Taylor, Jane Birkin, and More Vintage Ladies in Chic Outerwear

By Sally Holmes

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With frigid temperatures on the horizon, it’s tempting to pile on the winter layers and bulk up like the Michelin Man for the duration. Instead, take a style note from chic ladies like Elizabeth Taylor — who always knew how to work a silhouette to her advantage — and Twiggy, who never passed up an opportunity to make a sartorial statement. Choose bold, tailored layers that add a bit of drama to your winter look. See Jane Birkin, Sophia Loren, and more ladies dressed for the cold months in everything from plaid on plaid to full fur (before fur was controversial.) Nary an Ugg in sight.

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Circa 1971  Photo: Keystone
Elizabeth Taylor, 1956  Photo: Darlene Hammond
Circa 1969  Photo: Imagno
Twiggy, 1967  Photo: Evening Standard
1957  Photo: Keystone
Rita Hayworth, Circa 1941  Photo: A. L. Whitey Schafer
July 1971  Photo: Popperfoto
Veruschka von Lehndorff, 1969  Photo: Keystone
May 1949  Photo: George W. Hales
Dionne Warwick, 1973  Photo: Michael Putland/2013 Michael Putland
Sophia Loren, 1962  Photo: Keystone-France/2012 Gamma-Keystone
Circa 1954  Photo: Time Life Pictures
Circa 1935  Photo: Camerique/2012 Camerique
Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, 1976  Photo: Michel GINFRAY/Michel GINFRAY/GAMMA
Circa 1950  Photo: Hulton Archive/2010 Getty Images
1953  Photo: Kurt Hutton
1959  Photo: RDA/Credit ©Rue des Archives/AGIP
Eleanor Boardman, Circa 1925  Photo: Hulton Archive
1951  Photo: Chevalier/2010 Getty Images
1951  Photo: Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche/2011 Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche
1923  Photo: Seeberger Freres
1955  Photo: Chaloner Woods
Circa 1957  Photo: Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche/2011 Getty Images
1966  Photo: Keystone
Jennie Lyons, 1966  Photo: George Freston
1959  Photo: RDA/Credit ©Rue des Archives/AGIP
1964  Photo: Fox Photos
1952  Photo: Gordon Parks/Time Life Pictures
1977  Photo: STAFF
1949  Photo: Raymond Kleboe
Greta Garbo, 1925  Photo: Ruth Harriet Louise
Donna Summer, 1976  Photo: Michael Ochs Archives
 Lana Turner, 1942  Photo: Eric Carpenter
1973  Photo: Central Press
Sheila Symonds, 1954  Photo: Meager
1953  Photo: RDA/©RDA
Circa 1957  Photo: Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche/2011 Getty Images
Camilla Sparv, Circa 1970  Photo: Silver Screen Collection/2011 Silver Screen Collection
Marlene Dietrich, 1937  Photo: John Kobal Foundation
Shirley Bassey, 1970  Photo: Frank Tewkesbury
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