My #1 Style ICON

As a recently self-discovered (smile) Developer of Personal Style, I thought it might be interesting to, every once in a while, give you glimpses of the women (and sometimes men) who have impacted and influenced me in my love of fashion and development of my own personal style. Of course, we all know that my LOVE OF MY LIFE STYLE ICON was my grandmother, LIL MAMA.  But my #1 Style Diva is DIANA ROSS! (Just so you know, the ranking goes):

LOVE OF MY LIFE STYLE ICON
#1 Style Diva
...All my other favorites

So anyway, I wanna talk about why I love Miss Ross!
*First of all, she IS the BOSS... And who doesn't love a BOSS???
*She has displayed IMPECCABLE style throughout her entire career
*She was in my 2 favorite fashion movies of all time- 'Mahogany' (which, I understand she did a great deal of the designing in. She aspired to be a fashion designer before she made it big in the Supremes.) and 'Lady Sings the Blues'
*She looks great in so many different fashion themes
*She wasn't afraid to give that HUGE HAIR! (I'm a sucker for Fearless Fashion!)
*She knows how to marry well (which can greatly effect one's ability to look good)
*She's had 100 children and still has a great shape!
*Many try to duplicate her style and grace, but she's so original that no one can capture her je ne c'est quoi
*Let's not forget the concert in Central Park when it THUNDER STORMED and she kept on performing in her red sequin catsuit (I wanna say it was Bob Mackie, but don't quote me on that one.)

So now, let's get to some pictures!!!

                                                                                   

FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!