The Hollywood star Greta Garbo famously became identified with which style of coat?

Whenever ones thinks of Greta Garbo, we think of that famous phrase “I want to be alone,” did she really say that? Or is it just another myth surrounding the actress, who shunned the limelight in order to live a life away from the hoopla of Hollywood?

Her style of dress was often androgynous in style, simple and elegant. We’re talking simple shoes, cigarette pants, simple blouses, the trench coat (of course) and a large hat with a brim.

The Art Deco Diva’s reputation for style began in the twenties after wearing a stunning metallic full length coat with fur trim. High collars which framed the face was Garbo’s stylised look and the pulled-in-at-the-waist trench coat a real style maker, which she wore for Mata Hari.

She was Swedish by birth and was once described as “the most beautiful woman who had ever lived” in the Guinness Book of World Records, a title that must have felt hard to live up to.