# What is the most iconic signature outfit of all time?

> Some looks outlived the people who wore them: a bowler hat, a single glove, a pink suit in Dallas. Choose the one nobody could copy without being recognised.

*By YPB Team · Published September 28, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-most-iconic-signature-outfit-of-all-time*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Charlie Chaplin's Tramp costume** — score 1000/1000
   Bowler hat, cane, tight jacket, baggy trousers and oversized shoes, first worn on screen in 1914.
2. **Audrey Hepburn's little black dress** — score 801/1000
   The black Givenchy gown Hepburn wore as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961).
3. **Carmen Miranda's fruit hat** — score 801/1000
   The towering fruit-covered turban headdresses of Hollywood's Brazilian Bombshell.
4. **Anna Wintour's bob and sunglasses** — score 632/1000
   The sharp bob and dark glasses the Vogue editor has worn front row for decades.
5. **Karl Lagerfeld's collar and sunglasses** — score 632/1000
   White ponytail, dark glasses, a high starched collar and fingerless gloves.
6. **Jackie Kennedy's pink suit** — score 548/1000
   The pink Chanel-style suit and pillbox hat Jacqueline Kennedy wore in Dallas in November 1963.
7. **Fred Astaire's top hat** — score 548/1000
   The top hat, white tie and tails Astaire danced in through the 1930s musicals.
8. **Michael Jackson's single glove** — score 448/1000
   The single sequined white glove Jackson wore from the early 1980s, paired with a military-style jacket.
9. **Gandhi's dhoti and shawl** — score 448/1000
   The hand-spun cotton loincloth and shawl Gandhi wore from 1921 as a symbol of self-reliance.
10. **Freddie Mercury's vest and jeans** — score 448/1000
   The white tank top, light jeans and studded armband Mercury wore on stage in the 1980s, most famously at Live Aid.
11. **Johnny Cash's all-black look** — score 448/1000
   The all-black stage clothes that earned Cash the name The Man in Black.
12. **Steve Jobs' black turtleneck** — score 329/1000
   The black mock turtleneck, Levi's 501s and New Balance trainers Jobs wore at every Apple keynote.
13. **Elvis Presley's white jumpsuit** — score 329/1000
   The rhinestone-covered jumpsuits of Elvis's 1970s Las Vegas years.
14. **Tom Wolfe's white suit** — score 329/1000
   The white three-piece suit the writer wore year-round from the 1960s.
15. **Colonel Sanders' white suit** — score 329/1000
   The white suit, string tie and goatee that became the KFC logo.
16. **Frida Kahlo's Tehuana dress** — score 0/1000
   The embroidered Tehuana dresses and flower crowns the painter made her signature.

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