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Womenswear icon · late 1960s-70s

Dress like Joan Didion

From the clothes you already own.

Californian intellectual ease: long dresses, cardigans and dark glasses.

What you might already own

The pieces

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The palette

  • black
  • cream
  • grey
  • navy

The rules

  1. 01Simple, unhurried pieces
  2. 02A uniform repeated often
  3. 03Comfort with intent

Leave out

  • Trendiness
  • Ornament

Wear it your way.

Photograph your clothes, pick Joan Didion as a style reference, and ask for a look in their style. Capsule puts it together from what you own, says why it works, and names the one or two kinds of piece that would bring you closer.

Try it with your wardrobe

Capsule has no connection with Joan Didion or their estate. This page describes a well-documented way of dressing.

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  • Jane Birkin

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  • Audrey Hepburn

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  • Katharine Hepburn

    Menswear-inspired independence: wide trousers, shirts and practical layers.

Wear what you own.

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