Betty White Style Evolution

by Mark Marino (Subscribe to Mark Marino's posts)
Posted Sep 24th 2010 at 10:50AM

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Betty White - Style Evolution

Check out how Betty White's style has evolved over the years.

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Betty White - Style Evolution

Aww! Even in red lace, the brunette(!) "Life With Elizabeth" actress was the wholesome Girl Next Door. Check out those dimples! And though her do was darker, it has hardly changed since.

Betty White - Style Evolution

Paging June Cleaver! The always classy star sported a striped top, perfect coif, veiled hat, and killer bone structure in this studio publicity portrait.

Betty White - Style Evolution

With a hairstyle seemingly stolen from Charlie Brown's kid sis Sally, White – clad in a sleeveless top and slacks -- gives a saucy over-the-shoulder glance. Well, as saucy as you can be in a director's chair featuring a picture of an adorable puppy.

Betty White - Style Evolution

At the Tournament of Roses parade, she looked positively presidential, channeling Jacqueline Kennedy in a smart suit and slightly flipped and teased bob. She also brought on the bling with a bangle, pearls, and brooch.

Betty White - Style Evolution

And then there's mod! Back at the Tournament of Roses in a slightly lighter bouffant, frosted lipstick, and a sleeveless dress with a high-necked collar.

Betty White - Style Evolution

In a guest stint on "The Odd Couple," White wore pre-Bieber sweeping bangs and an apple green turtleneck accessorized with a mustard yellow belt and strands of gold necklaces. Far out!

Betty White - Style Evolution

Pepto pink was the theme for the now blonde star's studio portrait for "The Mary Tyler Moore" show. White, who played horny happy homemaker Sue Ann Nivens, coordinated her turtleneck with the backdrop and accessorized with a pimp-worthy medallion.

Betty White - Style Evolution

Wearing a collar as razor-sharp as her wit, Sue Ann gets catty with her colleagues at WJM-TV.

Betty White - Style Evolution

The coquettish star guested on "The Diahann Carroll Show" in an extremely revealing leisure suit that was – dare we say – kinda sexy. Judging by that naughty look on her face, could she be going commando?

Betty White - Style Evolution

Teased hair, spidery false eyelashes, frosted lipstick, and green clothing -- the star of the new "The Betty White Show" was the very picture of '70s style

Betty White - Style Evolution

Her hair may not have changed much -- besides switching from brunette to blonde -- in her 63 years in show business, but Betty White has always kept up with the times fashion-wise.

Over the course of her lengthy career, the 88-year-old star has worn demure '50s dresses, structured '60s suits, earth-toned '70s ensembles, flashy '80s frocks, and bold '90s patterns.

And the "Golden Girls" favorite, who recently inspired a clothing line, continues to remain on-trend well into the 2000s.

Here, StyleList tracks the Beverly Hills High graduate's style evolution from her earliest days in television to her current role as a Hollywood legend.

The "You Again" star (the film opens in theaters Sept. 24) may occasionally have you seeing double, but as everyone knows, recycling is a good thing!

In related news, see how you'd look with Betty White's hair.

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Harry, 9-25-2010, 10:40AM

Back in the 60's, I saw one of those decks of cards that had nude women on them. Betty White was on one of the cards. Has that been forgotten or hidden?

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Tex, 9-25-2010, 11:07AM

"Happy commenting, and keep it classy?" And how classy are the tacky comments next to each photo of Ms. White? If she wears a dress or jewelry more than once, there's a catty comment. Comparing her dress to spumoni or vomit (yes, you did) is not classy, it's childish.

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xxrosexofxsharyn, 9-25-2010, 1:42PM

I agree, some of those captions are so rude.

Reese, 9-25-2010, 12:37PM

your so right Harry i still have that deck of card wish i could upload that photo she was hot then

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jktejas, 9-25-2010, 9:27PM

I just love the first 1950s photo. Not because I would like to wear that hair do or dress......but because Betty looks so much like my mom did.....both very pretty ladies in that era. Nice to see you still around, Betty.

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Dennis, 9-25-2010, 2:57PM

Mark Marino, your an idiot!

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insanem0m, 9-25-2010, 3:59PM

Everybody thinks Betty is such a sweet old woman... In the 70's when I was a shy 9 year old girl, I saw Betty at the Bronx zoo. It took all my nerve, but I went up to her and asked for her autograph. She just looked at me and said "NO". Apparently she didn't want to be bothered. I have never looked at her the same way, she is just a nasty phony!

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