Jane Fonda's Style Evolution, From Glamorous Ingénue To Political Activist

Horst P. Horst and Gareth Cattermole via Getty Images Jane Fonda in 1959 and in 2014. A nepo baby long before the term existed, Fonda was born to bona fide movie star Henry Fonda and his second wife, Canadian-born socialite Frances Ford Seymour, in 1937. Fonda made her connections count, launching a film career that’s spanned more than 50 years and netted her two Academy Awards and slew of other prestigious acting awards. “Jane Fonda’s Workout,” released in 1982, is one of the bestselling VHS tapes of all time. Fonda frequently rewears gowns on the red carpet, and in 2019, she swore that a red wool coat she got arrested in at a climate change protest would be the last piece of clothing she’d ever buy.