Baby, you\'re the best

This summer, fashion is having a Carly Simon moment. The musician, hippie rock goddess and self-confessed Mick Jagger lookalike, who penned anthems like You\'re So Vain and Nobody Does It Better, was the girl who made fringing, floaty kaftans and gladiator sandals a look to lust after back in the \'70s. In acknowledgement of her contribution to our 2008 wardrobe, we celebrate some of her best looks of this celebrity fashion icon. Danielle Radojcin.

In the driving seat

Picture: Carly Simon, photographed in 1981, flaunts a bit of leg in a glamourous leopard print dress, dangly earrings and brown leather boots.

Relaxed style

Picture: Carly Simon, photographed circa 1970, kicks back in a floral-print dress and crochet shawl.

Beach beauty

Picture: Carly Simon, photographed circa 1970, makes a glamourous beach-comber in her tie-dye hoodie.

Legs ahoy

Picture: Carly Simon, hanging out on Martha\'s Vineyard in 1987, in shorts and a denim jacket.

Barefoot babe

Picture: Carly Simon, onstage circa 1970.

Pleats please

Picture: Carly Simon, photographed in New York in 1971, oozes effortless cool in a ruffle-neck top and matching floor-grazing culottes.

Gladiators ready

Picture: Carly Simon, photographed in New York in 1971, wouldn\'t look out of place today in her kaftan, rope bracelet, and criss-cross tie sandals.

Crazy in love

Picture: Carly Simon, in groovy tie-dye, feels the love with James Taylor, to whom she was married for just over a decade; they had two children together.Circa 1970.

Off the deep end

Picture: Carly Simon, posing in a cutaway swimsuit, flashes her famous grin.

Street style

Picture: Carly Simon, circa 1970, in a felt hat and carrying a slouchy bag, epitomised the chic modern girl.

New York state of mind

Picture: Carefree chic: Carly Simon, this summer\'s fashion icon, strolls through the streets of New York in 1971, in a floral skirt and blouse, strappy sandals and fringe handbag.

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