Daughter-in-law recalls fashionable Patty Duke

On his Facebook wall, Mike Kennedy posts this feature column by Jennifer Astin, who is married to MacKenzie Astin, Mike’s cousin. In the article, Jennifer describes what it’s like to be suddenly related to your fashion hero:

“I grew up watching The Patty Duke Show late at night along with some Mary Tyler Moore movies and was obsessed with the neatly-combed, short-flipped bob that became such a staple look for Patty’s hair. I spent hours in front of the mirror as a fourth grader trying to get the style just right. This involved borrowing my mother’s kitten heels and buying turtlenecks three sizes too big for me from Petite Sophisticate at the local mall. Patty fit in perfectly with my developing aesthetic from a remarkably young age, and as I matured, I grew into her later style adaptations. Her metamorphosis from teen star to adult actress coincided with my own coming-of-age fashion identity.”

Question: Did you ever pattern your look after someone famous?