American model Lauren Hutton has swooned the media since her career began in the 1960s. WWD coined her a “realgirl” for her unfiltered, natural looks in 1966, just at the start of her modeling career. Her simple, yet elegant style, honest persona and signature gap-toothed smile, liberated a new generation of women.
By the age of 29, she was the models’ model. Adding acting, a lucrative cosmetics contract to her growing resume, in 1974 she became the face of beauty for Charles Revson’s Ultima II brand. She would represent the brand for over a decade. In 1997, while still active in her modeling career, she went on to host a late-night television show, “Lauren Hutton And…” that lasted for three years.
Hutton also sustains her voice as an advocate for women’s rights. And for decades and counting, the fashion icon’s effortless beauty and style, from cut-off jeans and T-shirts in the ’60s to 90’s Armani suits, baseball caps and sneakers, has been influencing generations of followers and the fashion press for decades.
Though she once admitted to WWD that she felt over the hill — in fashion years, that is — she remains the quintessential beauty. Deflating the old adage of “age before beauty.” Today, the sentiment would certainly be the opposite.
From the archive, here is a look at the Lauren Hutton’s timeless beauty and effortless style through the years.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Portrait of Ford model Lauren Hutton in a Jacques Tiffeau suit on July 1, 1966 in New York.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Pierre Venant American model Lauren Hutton photographed during an interview with WWD on August 26, 1970.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Bruce Paulson Lauren Hutton and guest attend a party for Marcello Mastroianni in Chicago on March 28, 1971.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Lou Adler (L) and Lauren Hutton attend the 47th Academy Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion in Los Angeles, California, on April 8, 1975.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Lynn Karlin Model Lauren Hutton makes and in-store appearance at B.Altman’s to launch the Ultima II fragrance Cerissa in New York on November 26, 1974.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Pierre Schermann/Peter Simins Lauren Hutton (C) attends the premiere of ‘The Great Gatsby’ at the Loews State Theatre in New York City on March 27, 1974.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Pierre Schermann Designer Calvin Klein poses with model Lauren Hutton at his New York apartment on August 8, 1975. Hutton is wearing a look from Kleings Fall 1975 Ready To Wear Collection advance.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Bruce Paulson Lauren Hutton attends the premiere of Robert Altman’s “The Wedding” benefitting the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, in Chicago, Illinois, on April 28, 1978.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Alan Berliner Lauren Hutton (C) and John Belushi (R) attend the 50th Academy Awards ceremony at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion in Los Angeles, California, on April 3, 1978.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Lauren Hutton and Richard Gere attend the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony for Alfred Hitchcock at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on March 9, 1979.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Model Lauren Hutton backstage at the Zoran Fall 1980 Ready To Wear collection fashion show in New York on May 2, 1980.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Lauren Hutton models a look from Zoran’s Holiday 1980 Ready To Wear Collection on the streets of New York on June 27, 1980.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Dustin Pittman Steve Rubell, Bianca Jagger, Lauren Hutton and guest sit front row at the Halston Spring 1983 Ready To Wear fashion show at Halston’s Olympic Tower Showroom in New York on November 4, 1982. Model Nancy North is seated in the back row.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Model Lauren Hutton poses in a look from the Zoran Summer 1982 ready to wear collection advance in New York on December 18, 1981.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Dustin Pittman Designer Perry Ellis and model Lauren Hutton attend the “Genuis of Charles James” exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum on October 15, 1982 in Brooklyn, New York.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Tony Palmieri Bob Williamson, Lauren Hutton, and Steve Rubell attend the Valentino show and party at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on September 20, 1982.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Art Streiber Giorgio Armani and Lauren Hutton backstage at the Giorgio Armani Spring 1991 Ready To Wear fashion show in New York on October 11, 1990.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Steven Meisel, Lauren Hutton and guest attend Susanne Bartsch’s “Love Ball II” AIDS benefit at Roseland Ballroom in New York on May 23, 1991.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Lauren Hutton attends the annual Council of Fashion Designers of America awards gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on February 26, 1991.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Lauren Hutton (C) attends a Council of Fashion Designers of America awards ceremony at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on February 26, 1991.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Eric Weiss Lauren Hutton attends a Council of Fashion Designers of America award show at Lincoln Center in New York City on February 4, 1992.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Nick Haddow/WWD Portrait of model Lauren Hutton on the set of her late-night talk show, “Lauren Hutton And…,” in New York on August 25, 1995.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Nick Haddow/WWD Lauren Hutton attends the local premiere of “James and the Giant Peach” at the Sony Lincoln Square Theater in New York City on April 9, 1996.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Nick Haddow/WWD Lauren Hutton (C) and guests attend the 1996 Council of Fashion Designers of America awards at Lincoln Center in New York City on February 12, 1996.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Steve Eichner Robert Wilson and Lauren Hutton attend the Watermill Center Summer Benefit in Southampton, New York, on August 30, 1997.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Steve Eichner Lauren Hutton attends the premiere of “Michael” at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on December 15, 1996.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Steve Eichner Lauren Hutton attends the release of “Sliding Doors,” at a Calvin Klein boutique in New York City on April 22, 1998.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive Model Lauren Hutton on the runway at the Calvin Klein Collection Fall 1983 Runway Show on April 2, 1993 in New York.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Dan D'Errico Lauren Hutton attends the 2002 Council of Fashion Designers of America awards at the New York Public Library.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Steve Eichner Actress and model Lauren Hutton attends Zack Posen’s spring 2009 runway show at Bryant Park’s Tent.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Lauren Hutton in the front row at Gabriela Hearst Fall 2017 Ready to Wear runway show in New York City. Lauren Hutton in the front row at Gabriela Hearst Fall 2017 Ready to Wear runway show in New York City.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: WWD Model Lauren Hutton walks the runway at the Valentino Fall 2019 Couture Fashion Show in Paris on July 3, 2019.
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From The Archive: Model Lauren Hutton’s Effortless Style Through the Years
Image Credit: Aitor Rosas Sune/WWD Lauren Hutton front row at the Saint Laurent Spring 2025 Ready To Wear runway show on September 24, 2024 in Paris, France.