My Smeg Retro Icon is....

So, one of my favorite blogs, Vixen Vintage, is hosting a contest to win a £100.00 gift card to one of my favorite UK retailers, Topshop. All I have to do is pay tribute to one of my favorite vintage style icons and say, "my Smeg Retro Icon is"...

Image from the V&A

Camille Clifford was the quintessential Gibson Girl. When Charles Dana Gibson sponsored an international contest to find the real-life equivalent of his famous drawings, Camille's picture stood out above the rest. She won $2000.00, which she used to move to the US, and become a model and actress. Her style of high-piled hair, hourglass figure, and closely draped gowns defined, for a moment, American fashion.