style icon, elizabeth taylor

Wednesday, March 23, 2011, fashion icon Elizabeth Taylor died at the age of 79. She is known for her beauty, style, charitable ventures and many marriages. (She was married 8 times!) Elizabeth Taylor was the definition of old Hollywood glamor. The two-time Oscar winner has been a style icon since the 1950s. She’s known for taking fashion risks on and off screen. She wore turbans, dramatic eye makeup, capes and lots of accessories. Her favorite accessory? Diamonds. In fact, she loved diamonds so much, she had a very popular scent White Diamonds. According to Huffington Post, her collection of enormous diamonds, rare jewels and vintage jewelry is said to be valued at more than $150 million. Her collection will be auctioned by the famous auction house Christie’s. Taylor hoped that her famous jewelry collection would be "scattered around the four corners of the world."

Here's some of my favorite Elizabeth Taylor looks. (And her most memorable)