Kim Basinger, 70 years old and all her sense of style in 9 and a half looks

If there had been the Internet and social media in 1986, searches for white silk slips would have skyrocketed. To generate thehype on the piece that no woman has worn without thinking of her for at least a second, naturally Kim Basinger, our lady of striptease. Her, obviously, on the screen and on the notes of You Can Leave Your Hat On by Joe Cocker. The one to which the nickname “legend” is worthily associated.

Because Gen Z, if you are reading here and now, we say to you: well before Fifty Shades of Gray there was 9 and a half weeks, 80s erotic drama with Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke, the absolute sex symbols of the time. Film which includes the cult scene of streaptease mentioned above, which also paved the way for 90s slipdress (but that’s another story). Now for us who were there in those years, it is strange to think that the American actress, symbol of an era, turns 70 years old. Also because, let’s face it, Kim has not lost a gram of charm and style over the decades.

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In Paris, the “daughter of” model closed the Chloé Autumn-Winter 2023/24 fashion show with a slipdress adorned with pearls. White, minimal: a fashion homage to a garment to which her mother was devoted throughout her catwalk career. Lila, after all, has always sported tribute looks to her famous parent, even recently. But let’s talk about Kate Moss, ergo…

We focus precisely on this last aspect: the Hollywood diva has consolidated her sense of fashion over time, always expressing it in a mix of feminine clothes, sometimes bon ton, and androgynous looks cutting edge.

In short, modernity personified. What do we still recognize in them? The fact, above all, that, over time, Kim Basinger has never focused on spectacularity, never have her looks appeared flashy or excessively sexy. All this, after all, has its roots in style ageless. Among the most famous blondes in cinema, she has always simply worn clothes, and she did it well. It’s her attitude that sets them apart. As it should be, yesterday and today, in her case at 70 years old. To celebrate the glamorous charm of Kim Basinger, let’s go take a look at looks that distinguished her and formed his recognizable style. How many? Of course 9 and a half.

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1.The Escada dress at the 1998 Oscars

That year Kim Basinger, enchanting with the allure of a diva from times gone by, won the statuette as best supporting actress for LA Confidential, film in which she plays the 40s film diva Veronica Lake. For the occasion the actress wears a mint green satin dress signed Escada, sleeveless and long, simple but effective.

2. Sandy’s look Grease at the 1990 MTV Video Awards

Stretch lycra jumpsuit, décolleté, leather jacket and black band in the hair. Kim Basinger at the VMAs that year channeled Sandy’s version of Grease that suits her best: the feisty one. Certainly not going unnoticed: this look is among the most stunning ever on the show.

3. The Burberry look at the 2006 Met Gala

For her only appearance at a Met Gala, the diva, to pay homage to that year’s theme, Anglomania, opt for a total white ensemble by Burberry, still a winner today, consisting of a white shirt (already worn on the red carpet by Sharon Stone at the 1998 Oscars) and a matching long skirt with tone-on-tone belt. Simple and chic. In a word, evergreen

4. The Ralph Lauren suit in 2013

Ralph Lauren, one of the actress’s most loved designers, designed the three-piece blue pinstriped suit shown in 2013 at the film’s premiere The big match. The retro-inspired outfit includes a striped shirt with a white collar, a patterned tie and even a pocket watch. A veil of red lipstick brings out the sensual charge of an always beautiful diva.

5. Amsale’s look for the 1998 Golden Globes

Winner of the Globe that year, Kim Basinger, in agreement with the costume designer (her stylist at the time) Jessica Paster focuses on a dark dress with a retro mood, a little old Hollywood, a little good girl completed with a matching cardigan, all signed by the Amsale brand. On her feet, however, a pair of Manolo Blahniks.

6. The Randolph Duke Designs dress at the 1999 Oscars

Behind this column and strapless dress, truly minimal but very chic, which Kim showed off at the 1999 Academy Awards, there is a story of “malfunction” that the actress herself later told on her Instagram profile. In fact, just before going on stage, the seams of her dress gave way and the diva took a big risk. But she remained calm, pressing her arms to her sides to hold up her dress. And it worked.

7. The bon ton look at the 1999 Golden Globes

Kim Basinger’s look was decidedly unconventional at the time, but in a certain sense very contemporary (can’t you see it clearly at a Prada show?). The star wore a sleeveless white turtleneck with an ankle-length black skirt and accessorised it with a clutch bag decorated with floral motifs and black suede ballet flats.

8.The outfit with Converse in 2019

On the threshold of 70, i.e. just a few years ago, Kim Basinger demonstrated (once again) that age is just a number by choosing for an event a cream set made up of matching blazer and trousers completed by a pair of comfortable and always cool Converse All Star in palette.

9. The dress she customized at the 1990 Oscars

Often appearing in the lists of the worst dresses ever seen at the Oscars, it actually made the history of the costumes of the important event. It is a wedding dress inspired by Grace Kelly and modified by Kim Basinger herself: a garment that many have described as surreal and composed of a decidedly wide satin skirt and a bodice top with opera glove on one side, from the ‘another jacket with mammoth gold writing on the sleeve. The actress herself later stated that she wanted to put it on to be playful and that even though she wasn’t appreciated, she had a lot of fun wearing it. Fashion is also this, after all.

And ½. The matchy-matchy leather jacket

Other than Victoria and David Beckham, who only got there in 1999: 8 years earlier, precisely in 1991, they were Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin the precursors of the leather look matchy matchy, demonstrating absolute fashion complicity. Last but not least, Kim is gorgeous, despite her hat. She’s not like everyone.