How Dolly Parton’s music, image, business empire and philanthropy created a blueprint for female artists like Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus and Sabrina Carpenter.

Dolly Parton made rhinestones, big hair and maximalist glamour her signature. Her greatest fashion lesson? Never apologise for taking up space. | Fashion Trends

Her legacy extends far beyond music, spanning a private marriage, a vast business empire and philanthropy that transformed children’s lives through literacy, education and…