David Bowie fashion and style highlights in pictures

The term 'style icon' is bandied about freely, but not many are more deserving of such a title than the legendary David Bowie.

The king of self-invention, Bowie invented trends before anyone could have predicted them and redefined what it meant to be a popular rock star - and what that might look like. A ginger-haired, snaggle-toothed, pale, skinny lad from surburbia? Yes, you can be the new of king of cool.

From his flame-coloured Ziggy Stardust hair to his skin-tight Aladdin Sane costumes, the music legend gave fashion so much from which to plunder. Here, we pay tribute to an irreverent fashion zeitgeist:

Picture research by Sandra Waibl

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