Fashion's It girl

It's like fashion reruns. Edie Sedgwick, who was Andy Warhol'd muse and the darling of New York society in the 60s, is dominating the fashion scene once again, according to Ellen Brookes Burney of The Guardian.

Indeed, it appears to be the case. John Galliano, for one, announced that both his haute couture and his ready-to-wear collections for Christian Dior were inspired by Sedgwick. Furthermore, It girl of the moment, Sienna Miller, is playing Edie Sedgwick in the upcoming movie Factory Girl. The latter is in reference to Warhol's studio, which was known as the Factory.

As you can imagine, Miller will be endlessly imitated as a modern day Sedgwick. Recently the shops have been showcasing all Miller's favourite items, like the cowboy boots, Balenciaga bags, long flowing hippie skirts and floppy hats. And we are always looking for the next hot thing. Hence the return of Edie Sedgwick.

Sedgwick was known for her black-kohled eyes, gamine silver crop, dark eyebrows, endless legs in black opaque tights and quirky dress style. She loved to wear leotards that showcased her body. Betsey Johnson, who was then an up and coming designer, used her as a fitting model. She remembers her in Jean Steins's 1984 biography: "Edie was my first fitting model…very boyish, in fact she was the very beginning of the whole unisex trip. The jersey-bodied, T-shirty, silver, second skin. That was Edie. Her body was very important to her."

Segdwick used to pair long, dangling earings with t-shirts and tights. She would attend dinners barefoot, wear leotards with loads of jewellery and nothing else. Sometimes she would wear nothing more than a mink coat. She had a style all her own that everyone adored. And we are about to adore her all over again.

So if you really want to be ahead of the game and are blessed with a boyish figure, start wearing those tights and little t's and tons of bangles and dangling earings. But above all, do what Edie did, and play up your assets, no matter what they are.