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I remember in November of last year when I came across the 140th anniversary issue of Harper's Bazaar. It was immensely impressive to see a remarkable fashion magazine come such a long way in almost a century and a half.
But what caught my eye was the main feature of the magazine - a homage to the women who dressed exquisitely at every photographed moment, called "The Best Dressed Women of All Time."
It was eight pages of iconic goodness, chronicling fashion icons across the decades - from Jackie O. and Nicole Kidman to Princess Diana and Sarah Jessica Parker.
Of course, they were all wearing beautifully crafted designer clothes that very few of us can actually go beyond dreaming about and afford. They wore them with such elegance and flair, allowing us to be not only fascinated, but inspired.
These ladies, and many more, were defined as people whose styles endured the test of time. While each woman differs in their style and taste - whether it be vintage, grunge, preppy or glamorous - they all succeed with their gift of dressing chicly - or having amazing stylists - and being bold enough to reach the brink of modernity. It's only a matter of time until these ladies, if they haven't already, become fashion icons of their respective eras.
As these ladies fill the glossy pages of magazines and beyond, there's no doubt that they are providing enthusiasm and encouragement for not just fashion lovers, but for women everywhere.
Surely, there are times where I'm at a loss for what to wear. I usually find myself standing in front of my closet, wondering what I would wear according to the fashion icon I'm infatuated with at the time.
Lately, I've been asking myself, "Now, if I was Blair Waldorf, what would I wear?" Then I scramble for every frilly collared shirt, patterned pair of tights and headband I have. Fashion icons are powerful in their own domain, but they also give us the power to imagine and go beyond what is represented in a picture.
Regardless of whether one cares about fashion or clothes, girls - and guys - do have someone they look to as their "fashion icon." While we don't necessarily need to have just one - I have more than a dozen - these icons allow us to be daring and creative with what we wear.
They give us possibilities we couldn't have imagined on our own, or even help us create our own ideas as a result. These fashion icons for women are essentially what sports stars are to men.
Fashion icons can be motivational and even inspirational. They're there to turn to when you stare aimlessly at your closet wondering what you should wear, tempted to succumb to sweatpants. They're also people we could Google image search to get ideas on what to wear to a dinner party or an outing with friends.
Or they are simply there to make us smile as we flip through the magazine pages, dreaming that one day we, too, could be dressed just as impeccably as they are.
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