Elegantly does it
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Ingrid Bergman
As designers take their style cue for autumn/winter 2009 from classic elegance (think boxy jackets, classic pencil skirts and flawless accessorising), we can\'t help but be reminded of fashion icon Ingrid Bergman, the Swedish actress who ruled Hollywood during the \'40s and \'50s. According to the American Film Institute, she remains the fourth greatest female star of American cinema of all time - and her icon status is showing no signs of waning, either.
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While Bergman\'s name is synonymous with Casablanca, 1942, in which she played the impeccably-styled Ilsa Lund opposite Humphrey Bogart, her off-screen looks are testament to her unerring eye for fashion. A life-long fan of Christian Dior, the style of Ingrid Bergman epitomises the ground-breaking New Look that ushered in a new era of femininity in fashion. Despite various personal scandals, her neat blouses, matchy-matchy two-pieces and a penchant for a well-placed necklace, scarf or hat meant that she never looked anything less than the perfect lady.
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Bergman died after a long battle with breast cancer in 1982 but her children continue to uphold her sartorial standards. Her model-turned-actress daughter, Isabella Rosselini, is widely considered one of the world\'s most elegant dressers and in turn, her daughter Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann is an up-and-coming fashion face who is signed to modelling powerhouse IMG Models in NYC.
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Flick through our gallery of her greatest fashion moments to see why she\'s our fashion icon this month.
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Picture: Ingrid Bergman wearing a full-sleeved blouse, wide belt and lavishly draped skirt for a 1946 photo shoot.
Yes we tan
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Ingrid Bergman
A fresh-faced Ingrid Bergman tones her tan blouse with a tan jacket and red belt as she poses in the sunshine circa 1945.
Print princess
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Ingrid Bergman
A black skirt suit with collarless jacket is lifted with a patterned blouse as Ingrid smiles for photographers in 1943.
Sweeter than cherry soda
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Ingrid Bergman
Taking a break on the set of For Whom The Bell Tolls in 1942, Ingrid wears wide-legged trousers teamed with a casual mannish shirt unbuttoned at the collar, with the sleeves rolled up - and accessorised with a bottle of cherry soda.
Wedding belle
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Ingrid Bergman
A stunning head cap set this blushing bride apart when she married her first husband, dentist Dr Petter Lindstrom, pictured with her here on their wedding day in 1937.
A Fair Isle lady
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Ingrid Bergman
Looking every inch a star, Ingrid Bergman wears a simple Fair Isle sweater in this studio headshot from around 1945.
Dress-down chic
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Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid turns heads as she takes a stroll in London wearing a chic printed skirt and structured, short-sleeved blouse in 1951.
Brace yourself
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Ingrid Bergman with Gary Cooper
Out and about with fellow actor Gary Cooper in 1949, Ingrid wears mannish tailoring - baggy trousers, braces, a shirt and heavy overcoat draped over her shoulders - topped off with a turban.
Gloved up
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Ingrid Bergman with Roberto Rossellini
Ingrid is met by her second husband, director Roberto Rosselini, as she arrives into London Victoria wearing a skirt suit and buttoned up blouse immaculately accessoried with a structured handbag, white gloves and demure headband.
Yummy mummy
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Ingrid Bergman
Wearing a neat suit with roll-neck jumper, necklace and gloves to take her son for a stroll in Naples whilst filming Visit To Italy in 1953.
Nautical but nice
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Ingrid Bergman, Lars Schmidt
Relaxing in the Swedish archipelago waters with her third husband Lars Schmidt in 1958, Ingrid opts for shorts and a short-sleeved cotton jacket in traditional sailor colours of blue and white.
High style
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Ingrid Bergman
Stepping off a flight in style - that is, in a statement coat, dress gloves, pearls and hat - in 1959.
Pearly queen
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Ingrid Bergman, Lars Schmidt
Ingrid, wearing a belted skirt suit and the dream team of pearls and handbag with classic flat shoes, out with Lars in 1959.
Christian Dior me
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Ingrid Bergman
In London, learning lines for Indiscreet in a monochrome Christian Dior dress and matching fur-trimmed coat, December 1957.
