Diane Keaton | She wore her pants, so I could too

A woman in trousers is not often a mainstream celebrity style identity. From the time I decided in my early 20s that I would wear a lot of pants — for reasons ranging from rebellious (Western clothing!) to pragmatic (less waxing) — there have only been a small pool of heroes to choose from. Katharine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, and Diane Keaton became my holy trinity. While the Hepburns had their signature looks — Katharine championed wide-legged pants with button-down Oxford shirts and Audrey chose cigarette/capri pants with ballet flats — Diane Keaton wore her pants every which way. Cropped, wide-legged, boot cut, skinny, straight, and baggy.

I discovered Keaton the last, sometime in mid-2010s, when her Annie Hall (1977) look became the inspiration for a fashion season. While I only reme