Those of you that have watched The Fall will know that Gillian Anderson is one classy lady. Gillian Anderson is so classy that she could wear a one-shouldered diamante lycra top from Bay Trading and still look like the classiest lady that ever walked the planet.
But, for those of you too young to remember, Gillian first became famous in the 90s, when she was in a little show you might have heard of called The X-Files. As a result, there's like ten million pictures of her from the 90s where she looks just as classy as she does now, but in 90s garb.
If that sounds like it's a recipe for some of the greatest pictures you've ever seen, then you'd be right. Let's take a look.
1. Awards dinner Gillian
Compare this, if you will, to the barely there excuses for swimsuit-esque formalwear that famous people now wear to fancy red carpet dos. Gillian however, opted for burnt orange-red lipstick, a simple black dress and some good quality black tights. Now that my friends, is a classy look we could all do with emulating.
2. Sunglasses Gillian
These are the kind of sunglasses that, if you wore today, people would assume you were the practical kind of gal who wore those glasses that turned darker when you walked into the sunlight. On Gillian Anderson though they make her look like the queen of a ragtag group of young but highly influential computer hackers who are vying for world domination. Which is a look I can get on board with.
3. Squatting Gillian
Gillian, undeterred by the way in which 'society' asked women to pose for pictures, threw caution to the wind here and popped a squat, much to the behest of the photographer, her publicist and the stylist. 'But Gillian', her agent tried to say, 'It looks an awful lot like you're taking a sh...' 'SILENCE' Commanded Gillian, bringing the whole room to a shuddering halt. 'Did Sylvia Pankhurst do what she did so women would continue to pose in a way that made them look "attractive" to men?' 'No Miss Gillian, sorry Miss Gillian' her agent mumbled. 'Very well then,' Said Gillian as she bent her legs and went deeper.
4. Irish Dancing Gillian
Because as well as her right-on feminist ideals, Gillian also really fancied Michael Flatley at the time of this shoot. Because a woman can be multi-faceted. We can be more than just one dimension. We can, as Meredith Brooks once sang, be a bitch, a lover, a child, a mother, a sinner, a saint and, a Michael Flatley admirer.
5. Silk Shirt Gillian
Those annoying 'how to go from work straight to the pub' fashion pieces that magazines used to do? This was the only picture they needed to print ever. Which would have saved us all a lot of trouble.
6. Intense Stare Gillian
'You facking what?'
7. Turtleneck Gillian
Hey Hillary, running mate Gillian here, reporting for duty. At your service Mrs. Clinton.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.