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9 Literary Characters Who Would Land the Cover of Vogue

Who would win in a September Issue battle? Eliza Doolittle or someone from the glamorous cast of characters below?

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    Holly Golightly

    by Truman Capote

    Considering Audrey Hepburn’s iconic role as Holly Golightly, there isn’t a doubt that she’d land the cover of Vogue. Holly’s not only a fashionable Manhattanite, but her safe haven is Tiffany’s of which she describes a, “lovely smell of silver and alligator wallets.”
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    Eliza Doolittle

    by George Bernard Shaw

    While Eliza’s grace and manners were taught, her personality and style are what truly transforms her into a memorable fashion symbol.
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    Daenerys Targaryen

    by George R. R. Martin

    Dragons are the new black. Khaleesi’s style combines elegant royalty with fierce mother of giant reptiles. This chic queen is almost too cool for Vogue.
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    Patrick Bateman

    by Bret Easton Ellis

    Take a bone colored business card from Patrick Bateman and be introduced to Valentino suits and Oliver Peoples glasses. A stylish class act, if you forget about the whole “murdering psycho” thing.
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    Countess Ellen Olenska

    by Edith Wharton

    Edith Wharton included many fashionable characters in her novels, but Countess Ellen Olenska, with her offbeat sense of style and carefree attitude towards trends, is a standout.
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    Becky Bloomwood

    by Sophie Kinsella

    The best-dressed girl at Shopaholics Anonymous. “Please don’t ask how much it all cost, because that’s irrelevant. This is investment shopping.”
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    Mary Crawford

    by Jane Austen

    Perhaps the most glamorous of all Jane Austen’s characters, Mary exudes sophistication and decadence. But it’s her loyalty to  riches, excitement, and fashionable society that ultimately prevent her from getting what she really wants.
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    Sophie Stark

    by Anna North

    Sophie Stark is an indie filmmaker whose androgynous looks and stealth poise would make her a Vogue staple.
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    Gloria Gilbert Patch

    by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    This spoiled Manhattan socialite was always ahead of the fashion curve. Too bad she couldn’t have predicted how her marriage would unfold….
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