Diane Keaton Was the Definition of a Style Icon NYT | Top Stories Vanessa Friedman 13 October 2025 at 01:30 Her legacy will include the ways she shaped fashion, rather than allowing fashion to shape her. © Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesDiane Keaton had an affinity for clothes that put her in the tradition of stars like Marlene Dietrich and Katharine Hepburn who refused to conform to gender or social expectations.