My friend Jen and I were just talking about this last night, so I think this post is fitting. When I was a kid and No Doubt blew
up, I found one of my first fashion icons in Gwen Stefani. The bindis, the long burgundy nails, the
baggy camo pants or adidas track pants paired with crop tops, jeweled bra
straps under white tanks or tube tops, lace up boots, rasta wristbands; the
lady had style! Everything she wore was very her.
I later read an
interview in which she confessed that her style is not original at all, that
she draws inspiration from a mishmosh of things that inspire her, such as the
chola girl style in Long Beach when she was in high school, the punk rockers,
and old Hollywood style. I still think
that she has a superb eye for arranging her inspirations in a way that works on
her. While it may not be completely original, what is nowadays? She makes her numerous style inspirations work for her, which I think ends up being unique in its own way. And that is the kind of fashion
philosophy I try to adopt as well.
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