Dressing like Dolly: Parton’s most shoppable looks
For more than 50 years, the country singer has celebrated the tacky and joyous. As she announces her own fashion range, we round up some of her style highlights
In 1977, when the TV journalist Barbara Walters took Dolly Parton to task for her style, the singer was unfazed. “I would never stoop so low as to be fashionable,” she said. “I can afford to piddle around and do-diddle with my make-up and clothes and stuff because I am secure with myself.” This week, the singer announced that she is to launch her own clothing range – not so much a stoop, but a celebration of her style. For more than 50 years, she has honed a signature look that hovers somewhere between deeply tacky and profoundly joyful. Each year, Parton and her creative director create some 300 outfits — tight, glittering confections capturing an uber-feminine aesthetic. Let’s have a look at a few of their highlights: