Litte Edie Beale

Before Boho Was Chic

Edie Beale, or Little Edie has been a recent fashion inspiration for me. Edie was an American socialite, fashion model and cabaret performer. She was eccentr

ic and a free spirit filling her life with fluff, fur and jewels. Edie lived frivolously and irresponsible hoping to live up to her former socialite mother and cousin Jackie O spending much of her time in her crumbling mansion in East Hampton's. She layered her clothes, and took the current fashion trends to the next level.

Little Edie was found in her crumbling East Hampton mansion with her Mother, and it was litterally falling down around them. She refused to sell any of the jewels and furs that could have saved her from poverty. Little Edie spent much of her time in threadbare couture, dressing up in quirky ensembles wearing sweaters as skirts, tops as capes and swim wear as evening wear, attempting to re create her glory years.

Edie also suffered from Alopecia, which caused her hair to fall out- making her known for her beautiful signature turbans.

Designers such as John Galliano, Philip Lim and Marc Jacobs have refereed to the tragic Edie as inspiration.

Little Edie inspired boho chic, and her sporadic, jeweled, layered fashion style is something I try to portray through my style.

The younger Edie.

A photo I found a few months ago that sparked my interest in Little Edie, of the original Boho Chic fashion icon, and the current one Mary Kate Oslen.