There are not many women who can hold a fickle nation's attention for longer than one or two movie cycles. There were not many women who had realistic chemistry with the King of Rock and Roll himself. Ann Margret has succeeded at both.
With an incredibly consistent movie career for the last four decades, Swedish born Ann Margret Olsson has become a style icon and idol for women in the most fashion forward decade and beyond. Known for her clean cut face and gorgeous strawberry blonde hair, Margret became the standard for young beauty (ironically she was always seen as American as apple pie). Men wanted to be with her, and women tried desperately to recreate her look. For a pretty realistic depiction of Margretmania check out season two of Mad Men. With a flare of flirty sexuality, Ann Margret's wardrobe consisted of the always classic turtle neck, button up tank tops, high waisted and tapered slacks, high waisted skirts and round skirted sundresses.
The magic of Ann Margret's easy style is clean cut lines and timeless pieces. From her breakout success in Bye Bye Birdie and endless collaborations with Elvis Presley--including his most famous Viva Las Vegas--no one could deny her effortlessly cool style. Even while the changing tides of fashion through the 70's and 80's began to influence her even as she played Tommy's mother in the terribly executed film version of The Who rock opera Tommy, Margret continued to flaunt her natural beauty by minimizing the theatrics of her makeup. To this day Margret continues to make films and share the iconic spotlight with ageless women such as Diane Keaton and Meryl Streep.
Long live Ann Margret!
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