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Actress Diane Keaton was the definition of a style icon

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Jennifer Lopez (left) and Diane Keaton attend the Ralph Lauren fashion show in New York on Sept 9, 2023. Diane Keaton at a Ralph Lauren fashion show (right) in San Marino, California, in October 2022.

Jennifer Lopez (left) and Diane Keaton attend the Ralph Lauren fashion show in New York on Sept 9, 2023. Diane Keaton at a Ralph Lauren fashion show (right) in San Marino, California, in October 2022.

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Vanessa Friedman

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NEW YORK – Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning American actress who died on Oct 11 aged 79, was one of the last movie stars to arrive in Hollywood before big brands changed the celebrity dressing game.

She never used a stylist, but came with an aesthetic so clearly and compellingly formed that she shaped fashion rather than allowing fashion to shape her.

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