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Nastassja Kinski, 60 years of a style icon

If you think of the cinema of the 80s and the female figures who embodied this era, far beyond the big screen, it is impossible not to think about Nastassja Kinski and her charm: the German actress, who turns 60 today, January 24, has conquered the imagination of the decade – and beyond – thanks to that inexplicable charisma that we could nevertheless define a perfect balance between modern garçonne and timeless femme fatale.

Born in Berlin in 1961 to Ruth Brigitte Tocki and controversial German actor Klaus Kinski, she embarked on her teenage career by appearing in over sixty films.

A CHEMISIER DRESS AS IN TESS

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Among these the film Tess by Roman Polanski, from 1979, thanks to which she won a Golden Globe, and in which Nastassja Kinski, at the age of 16, already established herself as a romantic style icon. An allure that soon showed however to be chameleonic, in the role of the sensual Jane Henderson in the film Paris, Texas, from 1984: a very different character and, without a doubt, in perfect harmony with the aesthetic codes of the 80s. How can we forget the fluo pink oversized sweater, with open back, worn as a mini dress?

A PINK SWEATER AS IN PARIS, TEXAS

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It goes without saying that, both in fiction and in reality, the German actress gave several style lessons, from the shirt dress – which today we will define cottagecore – of his first, famous work with Roman Polanski, at the candid petticoat, with lace details, from the film The kiss of the panther, from 1982, where Nastassja Kinski shows off the lingerie con un androgino pixie cut.

A LACE PULLOVER LIKE NE THE KISS OF THE PANTHER

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And, as an established style icon, she not only appeared on the cover of Vogue in 1981, immortalized by Richard Avedon – in a historic shot in which she appears naked wrapped in a Burmese python – but also inspired her daughters to enter the world of fashion. In particular Kenya Miambi Sarah Jones, had from her second marriage to Quincy Jones. For celebrate 60 years of the actress, in the main gallery his style evolution on the red carpet, from the 80s to today.

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