Sophie Dahl: Style Evolution

Stylelist/The Huffington Post | By Sarah Leon | Posted: 09/15/11 04:26 AM ET

British model and actress Sophie Dahl is best known for her blond locks, curvy figure and bright blue eyes. The granddaughter of author Roald Dahl and daughter of actor Julian Holloway and writer Tessa Dahl has modeled for Versace, Alexander McQueen, Pringle and more. Not just a pretty face on a magazine cover, Dahl is also a writer who contributes to British Vogue and wrote a book, The Man with the Dancing Eyes

Take a look in our slideshow below to see Dahl's penchant for sheer black dresses and ever-changing style:

Sophie Dahl has a tea party, 1985.

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jfraser95

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06:00 AM on 09/16/2011

Sophie who?

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GuddhaVonChuda

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05:46 PM on 09/15/2011

Desperation is not a very attractive quality.

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basketpam

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05:37 PM on 09/15/2011

Some aren't too bad but some are just plain hideous, there's no other word for them. Worst of all is that completely sheer black thing that only has a covering over the middle. That's just frightful. I think that celebrities just try WAY too hard sometimes and come up with the most awful outfits. They've never learned less is more and tasteful goes much further than bizarre. We all want to be remembered for things but being a hideous dresser isn't one of them. I think part of the time it's the fault of the designer or the "dresser" they have.

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Cori Hingst

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04:04 PM on 09/15/2011

Aren't there more important things in the news than this?

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ajustman

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02:26 PM on 09/15/2011

Welll....just goes to show that women have boobs and crotches to offer so them show them off.

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gutz54

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01:21 PM on 09/15/2011

Poor thing needs to stand up straight and she could also use a little sun?

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01:11 PM on 09/15/2011

Yes Denise, I agree. Behind every great woman is a great behind!

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Gary Sawyer

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01:10 PM on 09/15/2011

I've never heard of or seen photos of this woman until this article. What a babe, she makes me break out in a cold sweat!

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flha1411

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01:02 PM on 09/15/2011

got it, flaunt it. although some of the dresses are ugly....

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efbpurcell

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12:41 PM on 09/15/2011

why in almost every picture does she cross her legs. Is she trying to keep something in or something out? Her pose is not flattering.

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vigoddess

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12:18 PM on 09/15/2011

It's like buying a package of turkey breast at the Super Market.
Today, women are throwing their bodies out there like there's
a fire sale and it makes you wonder if it has the same impact of
beauty it had at one time when men saw less, and got
more for the bang? It's the theory 'less is more' value.
Men always loved discovery, creating
imagination, and the fact they found that
without it being thrown at them.
Actresses like Lana Turner, and Grace Kelly
exuded more sex by their exterior beauty
than their bodies hanging out for display
purposes. How many asses does it take
to say, "seen them all," and after awhile
they all start looking alike.
I think the public is getting overkill on
exposure today.

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Mary Urech Stallings

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10:44 AM on 09/15/2011

She also happens to be the grandaughter of the lovely actress Patricia Neal. How could you neglect to mention that????

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cathyreed

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10:08 AM on 09/15/2011

I like to buy sheer clothing also, but for a different reason. When I travel, I like to take many different sheer items, but just one slip, camisol, and half slip that work with the many different items. It makes for very light luggage. Does anyone know of a designer, or clothing catalog that uses that concept?

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jmartinlegal

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10:08 AM on 09/15/2011

Every picture screams "self-conscious and insecure". No matter how expensive the clothes, no matter how much makeup she smears on her face or how often she dyes her hair, she will doubt herself. She knows. She knows.

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