Great Outfits in Fashion History (Beauty Edition): Diana Ross's Mega Lashes

We may write about her daughter a whole hell of a lot here at Fashionista, but don't for a second think we don't also appreciate the enduring glamour of one Diana Ross.

Author:
Steph Saltzman
Publish date:
Oct 6, 2020

diana-ross — Photo: Chris Walter/WireImage

There are perfectly good celebrity style moments, and then there are the looks that really stick with you, the ones you try desperately to recreate at home. In 'Great Outfits in Fashion History,' Fashionista editors are revisiting their all-time favorite lewks.

We may write about her daughter a whole hell of a lot here at Fashionista, but don't for a second think we don't also appreciate the enduring glamour of one Diana Ross. The music legend has been a style icon for decades, known in particular for epitomizing '70s chicness.

Ross's beautiful, doll-like eyes may be a genetic blessing (one which she also passed on to daughter Tracee, of course), but her mega, fringe-y lashes are much more easily mimicked by the rest of us. She often wears heaps of mascara and feathered falsies on both her top and bottom lash lines, enhancing the striking, wide-open effect of her eyes. One example? The lash-centric look pictured above, which Ross wore during a public appearance in 1973. Iconic.

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