The world is still mourning the loss of Diane Keaton, who passed away on Oct. 11 at the age of 79, but it’s her son Duke, 25, whose first sighting might be the most heartbreaking of all.
Dressed all in black, Duke was spotted leaving his late mother’s home on Oct. 12, by the Daily Mail. The most touching aspect of his outfit was the subtle nod to her iconic fashion sense. He was seen wearing two cross necklaces that dangled around his chest. Keaton always had a unique sense of style, and she adored her accessories, whether it was a necktie, a hat, or a piece of jewelry.
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Keaton told People in 2024 that her flair for fashion came from her mother, who loved vintage and thrift-store pieces. “She was my biggest supporter and manifester of my creativity. Later in life, my inspiration came from countless hours of cutting and pasting my way through magazines like Vogue magazine,” she explained.
And it, of course, is Duke, who also shared a keen interest in thrifting. “I went with my son last weekend to go thrifting,” she said in August 2024. “I picked up a styling pair of jeans. I think they were only $12.00!”
Motherhood may have come later in life for her — she adopted Dexter at the age of 50, and Duke at the age of 55, but she loved every moment. “I didn’t think that I was ever going to be prepared to be a mother,” she told Ladies’ Home Journal in January 2008, via Today. “Motherhood was not an urge I couldn’t resist. It was more like a thought I’d been thinking for a very long time. So I plunged in.”
She added, “I’ve had such an unusual life. Obviously career-oriented. I was happy to be a daughter well into my 40s. That was something that meant a lot to me. I didn’t think that I was ever going to be prepared to be a mother.”
Keaton became a mother at a time in her life when it made sense for her, and it’s evident that her legacy lives on through Duke and Dexter — along with her epic fashion sense.
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