Marianne Faithfull’s Swinging London wardrobe was as treasured as her music. The 1960s icon—who died on Thursday at age 78, according to a spokespesron—carved out a stellar career with hits like “As Tears Go By” and “The Ballad of Lucy Jordan,” not to mention her memorable performance in Jack Cardiff’s The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968). But it’s her innate sense of style she was perhaps most famous for.
From silk neck scarves to knee-high leather boots and oversized collars, the singer set the sartorial tone for the decade while sidelining flower-power fashion. Whether in a leather jumpsuit or a colorful velvet suit, Faithfull set the stage alight, her blunt fringe becoming as legendary as her four-year romance with Rolling Stone Mick Jagger.
In celebration of her life, below we take a closer look at one of Britain’s longest-reigning style muses.
