By Elizabeth Wellington
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Fashion Columnist Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett's talent was undeniable, but it was their authentic sense of style that made them among the last of a dying breed: the true celebrity fashion icon.
As the world continues to mourn the loss of two great entertainers,
Michael Jackson and
Farrah Fawcett, television networks are filling their schedules with specials, tributes and past shows featuring the two stars.
Just look at how we've spent the last week remembering their legacies.
Seconds after we learned of the Charlie's Angel's demise, Twitter and Facebook came alive with remembrances of the perfectly feathered hair and wonderfully white teeth of the 1970s beauty.
Jackson and Fawcett were hallmarks of my carefree childhood. For the last week, their images have been fixed in my mind's eye.
Back then, it was much harder to get our hands on celebrity pictures - and even more difficult to get pics of black stars - so the posters of Michael Jackson dressed in all white with a yellow button-up vest were cherished almost to the point of worship.
The image of Fawcett wearing a red/orange bathing suit, her head playfully cocked backward, leaves the strongest impression. In those days, we couldn't pick up an OK! or Us magazine to see Fawcett buying coffee, shopping, or building a house; still, her hairstyle ruled, crossing over to Chaka Khan and Clair Huxtable, who sported a 1980s fluffy version
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