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    18 Of Fashion Icon Anna Piaggi's Most Fabulous Outfits

    The famed Italian fashion writer has died at 81. Her work and rainbow-colored wardrobe won't be forgotten.

    Piaggi, a veteran fashion writer, worked for top fashion magazines like Italian Vogue, but she was perhaps best known for her unequivocally colorful sense of style.

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    She favored outlandish hats.

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    And had an extensive collection of dyed fur stoles.

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    Blue hair was another of her trademarks.

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    Karl Largerfeld considered her a muse.

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    Shoe designer Manolo Blahnik was also a close friend.

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    Even as she neared 80, Piaggi continued to attend fashion shows in Paris, Milan and London.

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    New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham called her "a fine poet in clothes.

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