44 Outfits That Prove David Bowie’s Style Legacy Will Live Forever He was a sartorial legend, and a fearless trailblazer for fashion aliens everywhere. By Liz Raiss January 11, 2016 Before he was Ziggy, Aladdin Sane, or The Thin White Duke, David Bowie was Davy Jones Just a long-haired kid with a preternatural understanding of the power of appearance http://br-o-ken-poetry.tumblr.com/post/137083562073/69-is-too-young-for-anyone-rip-david-bowie-one Here he is cheekily defending the rights of “long-haired men” in his first televised interview Throughout his career, Bowie’s brazen choices played with gender and challenged societal norms of sexuality http://davidbowiedoesthings.tumblr.com/post/29215738077/david-bowie-cuts-his-own-birthday-cake http://outofcontextbowie.tumblr.com/post/61708723427 http://raredeadly.tumblr.com/post/7437025888/though-he-has-pants-on-this-is-one-of-my-favorite He unabashedly embraced color and played with menswear's stodgy proportions http://lovedavidbowie.tumblr.com/post/133420413059/hey-perfection He paired impeccably groomed brows with angular, tailored suits, a look that became one of his (many) signatures He rocked an immaculate pompadour Or a dramatic head of thick, slicked-back hair And while he was far from the first man to wear makeup, he sure did his part to popularize a well-painted face http://raredeadly.tumblr.com/post/1294168231/3 http://nelc.tumblr.com/post/137108153301 Setting an appropriate precursor to his absurdly photogenic marriage with Iman, model, and makeup titan http://raredeadly.tumblr.com/post/11426801673/yeah-i-had-to The most blissfully beautiful couple, arguably, ever http://styleconsultancy.tumblr.com/post/137107772463/the-greatest-thing-youll-ever-learn-is-just-to He warmly embraced the fashion world, which embraced him right back Burberry Prorsum even payed homage to his passing on the runway today, with this open-handed tribute Though his indelible influence spans decades on the runway Countless designers took today to celebrate his legacy Many of his vibrant onstage costumes have already made their way into exhibits around the world He was a stone cold fox, vibrating with on a wavelength of creativity, fearlessness, and talent we may never see again http://dollychops.tumblr.com/post/107517113745/happy-birthday-david-bowie RIP Posted: January 11, 2016 Liz Raiss Accessories, Clothing, Footwear, Liz Raiss, Rock