Overview

• Much of the Annie Hall costume came directly from Keaton’s closet, layered with pieces she sourced from thrift stores.
• When the costume team pushed a different direction, Woody Allen intervened and told them to let Keaton wear what she wanted.
• Keaton writes in her 2024 book Fashion First that wearing men’s clothing offered privacy, calling a big belted coat her version of a ballgown.
• Her idiosyncratic mix of shirts, ties, waistcoats and baggy trousers helped bring masculine styling into mainstream women’s fashion.
• She stayed committed to the look despite media criticism, from a tailcoat at the 2004 Oscars to a pinstripe suit at a 2023 Thom Browne show.