Ali MacGraw

Ali MacGraw\'s life is the stuff dreams are made of. After landing an assistant job in 1960 at Harper\'s Bazaar in New York, the magazine\'s editor, the legendary Diane Vreeland, put her on the cover, leading to a brief career as a model. Ten years later she was cast in Love Story, which made her an overnight star. Still referred to today by stylists such as Rachel Zoe, her look in the film came to define preppy chic, and she became celebrated as a style icon on the cover of Time magazine; her ever-present hat even became known as the ‘Ali cap\'. Later on, married to über-producer Robert Evans, the clothes became more bohemian - as did the headwear. In 1972 she co-starred with Steve McQueen - then the biggest actor in Hollywood - in The Getaway. They became lovers - and the world\'s sexiest couple. Now living in Sante Fe, New Mexico, she eschewed Hollywood to focus on producing yoga videos. The legend remains, however; here, handbag.com celebrates the enduring style of celebrity fashion icon Ali MacGraw.

Picture: Ali MacGraw, circa 1970, wearing her trademark American preppy look

Ali MacGraw

Posing for a photoshoot in a floral kaftan dress, knee-high velvet boots and Chinese-inspired headwear.

Ali MacGraw

A floral print kaftan dress with white sandals completes Ali\'s \'70s boho look.

Ali MacGraw

All-American girl, in a gingham bikini and gold hoop earrings.

Ali MacGraw

Basking in the glow of flashbulbs on a night out in Hollywood, wearing a turban and peek-a-boo dress.

Ali MacGraw

On a photoshoot, wearing a floor-length skirt and midriff-baring blouse.

Ali MacGraw

Attending a film premiere in a feathered shawl and matching headpiece.

Ali MacGraw

A brown itsy bitsy bikini for the brunette bombshell.

Ali MacGraw

A patterned peasant blouse with ankle-length skirt, boots, and an abundance of jewellery bring to mind Janis Joplin\'s hippie style.

Ali MacGraw

With husband Robert Evans, wearing a red kaftan dress and silver ethnic jewellery.

Ali MacGraw

Hotpants and over-the-knee boots make for one sexy prepster.

Ali MacGraw

With Steve McQueen, her co-star in The Getaway - and her third husband - in a strapless sequinned gown and silk floral over-the-ear hair adormnent.

Ali MacGraw

Shopping in New York, in a long camel coat, burgundy flares and poloneck, and wearing her famous \'Ali cap\'.

Ali MacGraw

Seventies chic, in a v-neck mid-calf length dress with a wide leather belt, boots, cap and ladylike handbag.

Ali MacGraw

With Robert Evans, wearing a tie-dye top over a white polo-neck jumper, with trousers, knee-high boots, and a leather satchel bag.

Ali MacGraw

A white t-shirt and high-waisted jeans: the look that continues to inspire a million imitations.