Vintage Jane Fonda: Photos Of The Star's Incredible Style

Whatever she's wearing, the Oscar-winning actress always nails it.
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Jane Fonda is a true style icon of our time.

With every red carpet appearance, the star brings her A-game. Whether she’s wearing a Balmain jumpsuit or a Givenchy couture gown, the “Grace & Frankie” star always nails it.

Unsurprisingly, the Oscar winner and activist has been quite the fashion plate since the early days of her career. In the ’60s, she was all about easy, carefree glamour and voluminous hair (a la Barbarella), and in the ’70s, her short, shaggy hairstyle become somewhat of a signature. She often leaned toward classic, tailored pieces but incorporated some boho-inspired elements like fringe. She also knows how to rock a turtleneck.

In the 1980s, it was all about the bodysuits and tights, as Fonda was a massive fitness queen. Who can forget those Jane Fonda workout videos?

In honor of the actress’s 81st birthday on Dec. 21, we’re taking a look back at some of her most stunning vintage style moments.

Check out the photos below:

1959
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The actress before boarding a flight to Los Angeles.
Circa 1960s
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Fonda in a cheerleader outfit.
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A young Fonda in a waist-length shot wearing in a mustard-striped sweater.
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A black turtleneck and camera equipment frame her rising-star face.
Undated
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Fonda in a plaid wool dress with brown suede belt.
1960
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A promotional studio portrait of the actress for the film "Tall Story."
1960
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Fonda on the street in New York City, sometime in 1960.
1962
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Fonda in "The Chapman Report," directed by George Cukor, 1962.
Early 1960s
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Fonda in a printed dress, sometime in the early '60s.
1964
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Fonda tries to tie a scarf around her head in this photo from 1964.
1965
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Fonda on a sofa at the Savoy Hotel in London.
1965
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Fonda wears a houndstooth skirt suit in London.
1966
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Fonda with Marlon Brando on the set of "The Chase."
1966
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The actress, model, writer and political activist with her then-partner, French director Roger Vadim, at the 1966 Venice Film Festival.
1969
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Fonda carries her baby daughter in France.
1970
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The actress wears a laced-up top and skirt in this 1970 photo taken in New York City.
1970
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Fonda gives a speech in Denver about her opposition to the Vietnam War, 1970.
Circa 1970s
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Fonda carries a Louis Vuitton bag as she walks down the street.
1971
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Fonda as Bree Daniels in "Klute," directed by Alan J Pakula, 1971.
1975
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The Academy Award-winning actress talks with a reporter on the veranda of her Santa Monica, California, home in 1975.
1978
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Fonda sports a tweed pageboy hat at the Cannes Film Festival in 1978.
1979
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Fonda at the 51st Academy Awards in Los Angeles, collecting a best actress Oscar for "Coming Home."
1979
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The actress and fitness icon attends a Jane Fonda Workout press conference in Beverly Hills.
1980
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The actress with Dolly Parton and Lily Tomlin at the premiere of "9 to 5" in New York City.
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