Today is what some might call a holiday. It’s Leonardo DiCaprio’s birthday, and for those of us who own Titanic on a two-tape VHS set, it’s extremely sacred. On this day, you’ll find me revisiting my favorite Instagram account, watching a few choice videos and gifs over and over, digging up vintage magazine clips, and of course, paying homage with my shrine of very discreet votive candles to this, his best look of all time.
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Vanity Fair
We all know Leo is a master shape-shifter with an uncanny ability for fitting himself to a wide variety of iconic roles from Arnie Grape to Howard Hughes, Jordan Belfort to *SIGH* Jack Dawson. But IMHO, the image of him that will forever be seared into my mind is this one: turtlenecked, brooding, and chilling with a swan in some sort of marsh for Annie Leibovitz and Vanity Fair in 1998. “Who styles someone with a swan?” one might ask. Earth angels like Nicoletta Santoro, that’s who. Here, let me give you a closer look.
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Vanity Fair
Ahhh, that’s better. What makes this image so unforgettable? Well, for one, it was taken at the height of Leo’s heartthrob superstardom as the crushingly gorgeous Titanic lead, so it captures an extremely important time in his career. For two, the photograph—as all Annie Leibovitz snaps are—is just plain beautiful. But for three (and most importantly), I mean…there’s a swan around his neck… Is it really possible to forget a thing like that?
Plus, without it, who knows if we would have ever gotten this OTHER iconic look:
Vanity Fair / Getty Images
And that would’ve been a real shame. HBD, Leo. Love you forever. Hope it’s a good one.
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