Diana Ross Research Paper

Gianni Versace once said, “Do not make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way you live.” Presumably, the fashion industry is permeated with a diversity of people who display a multitude of personalities through their clothing choice. From Audrey Hepburn to Lady Gaga, I personally call these innovative individuals icons. However, there is one peculiar icon that has transformed the fashion industry world beginning in the early sixties. Correspondingly, this fashion icon is able to present her bold personality by integrating music and fashion through decades to inspire. Diana Ross, a maximalist fashionista and music career commenced in the 1960’s with an iconic women group called The Supremes. Presumably, The Supremes engraved their inspirational role in pop culture forever. Ultimately, not only was pop culture affected by Diana Ross, but the fashion industry would be influenced too.

Accordingly, Diana Ross resumed her music career solo and presented herself to the world extravagantly. No doubt, Diana Ross still incorporated embellished gems in her clothing. However, her hairdo transmuted from the beehive style to a short hair style. In addition, she wore little clothing in some pictures that were taken of her which was quintessential for displaying the feminine body. Consequently, the pictures where Diana Ross wore revealing clothing displayed to me that she was a woman who went against society's standard for how women should dress and exhibited a sorry not sorry look. Additionally, many of Diana Ross’s style in the seventies seemed to coalesce by celebrities today, such as Beyonce who is also known as Queen Bee in the social media realm. Moreover, even Lady Gaga seemed to jump on the train of Diana Ross’s diva style. However, there was more of Diana Ross to be inspired about and her extravagant style did not end in the