{"id":8203,"date":"2024-01-15T17:04:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T22:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/?p=8203"},"modified":"2024-01-15T01:22:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T06:22:28","slug":"bidding-farewell-to-fashion-royalty-joyce-randolph-the-honeymooners-actress-dies-at-99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/bidding-farewell-to-fashion-royalty-joyce-randolph-the-honeymooners-actress-dies-at-99","title":{"rendered":"Bidding Farewell to Fashion Royalty: Joyce Randolph ‘The Honeymooners’ actress dies at 99"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Passing of a Fashion Icon: Remembering Joyce Randolph\u2019s Timeless Style as Trixie Norton<\/p>\n

Joyce Randolph, who played Trixie Norton on the classic sitcom \u201cThe Honeymooners,\u201d and was the last surviving member of the cast, died Saturday in New York City. She was 99.Randolph was in hospice care at the time of her death and died of natural causes, her son, Randy,\u00a0told TMZ.<\/p>\n

The fashion world lost a beloved icon this week with the passing of actress Joyce Randolph at 99. Though perhaps best known as Trixie Norton on the classic 1950s sitcom The Honeymooners, Randolph\u2019s impact extended far beyond the small screen. With her timeless style and quick wit, Trixie became a prototype for the modern woman.<\/p>\n

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source: Richard Drew\/AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When The Honeymooners first aired in 1955, most female television characters were homemakers who lived in their husbands\u2019 shadows. Not Trixie. Randolph imbued the role with a stylish glamour and fierce independence that was ahead of its time.<\/p>\n

On screen, Trixie favored slim sheath dresses with bold prints, tailored jackets with kicky full skirts, and the occasional pair of wide-leg trousers. Her accessories always dazzled, from oversized pearl clips to tod-saddle bags. And of course, there were the heels. Trixie schooled women on how to walk confidently in pumps, whether kitten or stiletto.<\/p>\n

Randolph sourced many of Trixie\u2019s outfits herself from New York boutiques. She intuitively understood how fashion could empower women. In Trixie\u2019s chic armor, she could spar with Ralph Kramden as an equal.<\/p>\n

That personas left an impression on designers. Trixie’s trademark cat eye glasses later inspired a namesake style by Salvatore Ferragamo. Her fondness for leopard prints led to Yves Saint Laurent\u2019s iconic 60s collection. And traces of her go-getter attitude emerged in collections from powerhouses like Chanel, Dior and Givenchy.<\/p>\n

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source: Richard Drew\/AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beyond fashion, Trixie embodied possibility for women. At a time when husbands dominated marriages, Trixie constantly outwitted Ralph with her street smarts. Her sly comebacks sent the message that wives need not suffer fools. And though she could be genteelly feminine, Trixie showed that women could also throw back a drink at their favorite bar.<\/p>\n

Five decades later, today\u2019s independent, fashion-forward woman owes a debt to Trixie. So let us raise a White Cadillac to Joyce Randolph, knowing her legacy lives on in countless ways. We will never again hear Trixie\u2019s brassy cackle or see Randolph’s radiant smile. But on our darkest days when we need a bit of moxie, her strength, spirit and style remain only a rerun away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Passing of a Fashion Icon: Remembering Joyce Randolph\u2019s Timeless Style as Trixie Norton Joyce Randolph, who played Trixie Norton on the classic sitcom \u201cThe Honeymooners,\u201d and was the last surviving member of the cast, died Saturday in New York City. She was 99.Randolph was in hospice care at the time of her death and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[11],"tags":[1900,1899,1902,1901],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8203","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-heels-news","8":"tag-the-honeymooners","9":"tag-joyce-randolph","10":"tag-randy","11":"tag-trixie-norton"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Joyce-Randolph.jpg?strip=all&quality=92&webp=92","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8203"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8209,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8203\/revisions\/8209"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8203"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=8203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}