Jane Fonda Is Selling Merchandise Emblazoned With Her Own Mug Shot
If you’ve ever had the very particular dream of adorning your wardrobe with Jane Fonda‘s iconic mug shot from the 1970’s, well, you’re in luck. The legendary actress, workout maven, and longtime activist is now selling a veritable trove of merchandise decorated with her famous mug and upraised fist. (Even Academy Award-winners aren’t immune from the merch trend).
Fonda explained the story behind her mug shot, in which the star is sporting the very same ’70s haircut she had in Klute, in an essay posted to her website in 2009. Essentially, Fonda embarked upon a nationwide anti-Vietnam War speaking tour in 1970. On a trip from Canada to back to the U.S., officials at the Cleveland airport discovered bags of vitamins in her luggage, which they mistook for drugs, and subsequently arrested Fonda. Eventually, after testing each pill, law enforcement realized their error and dropped all charges against her.
“They confiscated that as well as my address book (which was photocopied) and arrested me for drug smuggling,” Fonda wrote. “I told them what they were, but they said they were getting orders from the White House–that would be the Nixon White House. I think they hoped this ‘scandal’ would cause the college speeches to be canceled and ruin my respectability. I was handcuffed and put in the Cleveland jail, which is when the mug shot was taken.”
The actress has remained a vocal activist to this day—she took part in the #DAPL protests and the Women’s March—making the mug shot an even more appropriate accessory for these times.
Fonda, and even her Grace and Frankie co-star Lily Tomlinson, have been spotted out and about with a mug-shot-plastered clutch purse in years past, but Fonda must know how iconic she truly is, as she’s now made the clutch (unfortunately, out of stock at the moment) and plenty of other products featuring the black-and-white photo available for purchase on her site, among her many films and fitness regimens.
We’ll take one of each, please.
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Giambattista Valli Haute Couture gown and cape, prices upon request, by special order, Bergdorf Goodman, New York, 212.753.7300; Oscar de la Renta belt, $590, oscardelarenta.com.
Lanvin dress, $15,500, Lanvin, New York, 646.439.0380; David Webb gold, platinum, crystal, ruby, and diamond ring, $135,000, davidwebb.com.
Nina Ricci dress, $3,990, neimanmarcus.com; Pomellato gold and garnet ring, $10,200, pomellato.com.
Jane Fonda wears a Lanvin dress, $15,500, Lanvin, New York, 646.439.0380 David Webb gold, platinum, ruby, diamond ring, $46,000, and gold, platinum, crystal, ruby, and diamond ring, $135,000, davidwebb.com.
Jane Fonda wears an Elie Saab gown, $8,205, neimanmarcus.com; Preston & Olivia hat, $195, prestonandolivia.com; Prada gloves, $675, prada.com.
In Her Roger Vadim Period. Vadim adjusting Fonda’s costume on the set of Barbarella, 1967.
Vadim and Fonda with their daughter, Vanessa, 1970.
Fonda, on the cover of Life, 1968.
Fonda and Vadim traveling with their dogs, 1967.
Fonda and Vadim traveling with their dogs, 1967.
Fonda, on the cover of Newsweek, 1967.
In Her Tom Hayden Period. Hayden and Fonda at a news conference, in New York, about the Paris Peace Accords, 1973.
In Her Tom Hayden Period. On the set of Klute, 1971.
In Her Tom Hayden Period. Fonda, during her now famous fitness craze, 1982.
At an anti–Richard Nixon rally, 1970.
In Her Ted Turner Period. Turner and Fonda at the 11th Annual Television Critics Association Awards, Pasadena, California, 1995.
The couple out and about in 1992.
Fonda and Atlanta Braves owner Turner cheer as his team takes to the field for Game Two of the World Series at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, 1995.
Forever Fonda. Richard Perry and Fonda at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, Beverly Hills, 2015..
Forever Fonda. Fonda in a Balmain jumpsuit at the Grammy Awards, Los Angeles, 2015.
Forever Fonda. Fonda and Lily Tomlin in their new Netflix series, Grace and Frankie, 2015.
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