Style spotlight: Beyonce
By Andrea Petrou on April 13th, 2011
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Style icon spotlight: Debbie Harry
By emilyborrett on April 8th, 2011
Fierce, studded and punky, Debbie's look often involved a lot of fetish-y leather. Check out those over-the-knee boots
Yesterday we went back to the 1960s to celebrate the classic style of Factory superstar and rich socialite Edie Sedgwick – but today we’re fast-forwarding to 1979 in New York, where girl power was having it’s first proper punk moment. Heading up a wave of new strong, confident girl rockers was the mysterious and beautiful Debbie Harry, ex Playboy Bunny turned punk queen.
With her messy mop of ice-blonde hair, nonchalant attitude and tough-girl dress sense, she was the girl that everyone wanted to be (even some of the boys). Whether she was shooting a music video in a laidback Grecian dress or performing onstage with Blondie in nothing more than a band T-shirt and knickers, everyone wanted a piece of the Debbie Harry magic – and they still do. Celebrities such as Kirsten Dunst and Kate Moss cite Debbie Harry as one of their style heroes – she’s one of mine, too.
The distressed, rough-around-the-edges look is huge again at the monent, with designers such as Alexander Wang and Balenciaga giving the black leather n’ lace look a modern revamp. It’s one of the absolute easiest styles to try out – all you need is a pair of cool shades and attitude. Debbie’s dress sense was very no-frills, no-fuss – just sling a leather jacket over your favourite old T-shirt, and a slick of red lipstick and you’re good to go.
So here’s Shiny Style’s girl-power salute to the Blondie singer – check out the gallery above for our favourite Debbie Harry looks, and the best copycat finds on the high street.
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Style spotlight: Alexa Chung’s hair
By Andrea Petrou on March 31st, 2011
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Style Spotlight: Nicki Minaj
By Andrea Petrou on March 30th, 2011
By Emily Borrett.
Nicki shows off her ridiculous curves in a skin-tight white dress and a leopard-print blonde wig
We have plenty of well-dressed, chic celebrities whose style we want to emulate, but there aren’t many stars that come as bonkers as American singer Nicki Minaj, whose style is an incredible blend of Disney-ish pops of colour, fierce ghetto styling and alien gravity-defying hair. The ghetto Lady Gaga, minus a few bizarre personal habits and behaviours, we always look forward to seeing what Nicki will wear to the next big red-carpet blowout.
Unlike Lady Gaga, whose fashion movements we literally cannot predict at all, we always know that whatever Miss Minaj wears next will be fabulous. A huge advocate of skin-tight clothing which shows off her frankly unbelievable curves (the woman is a real-life Barbie doll), she’s always spotted in figure-hugging jumpsuits and Herve Leger dresses which are teamed up with stonking great heels and an amazing wig. We especially love her blonde, leopard-printed wig – see a whole array of amazing ‘dos in the gallery above. Nicki Minaj, we salute you!
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Mandatory Credit: : Jody Cortes / WENN.com
Style spotlight: Diane Kruger
By Andrea Petrou on March 24th, 2011
By Emily Borrett.
Looking flawless in an off-the-shoulder mustard gown on the red carpet, Miss Kruger is the queen of ritzy dressing
We’re all about well-dressed actresses this week at Shiny Style, and they don’t come much better put-together than German-born Inglorious Basterds star Diane Kruger. Always a familiar face in the front rows of both Berlin and Paris Fashion Week, designers such as Chanel and Calvin Klein are all queuing up around the block to dress this girl for events.
And it’s no wonder she’s so impeccably dressed – with friends in high places such as Karl Lagerfeld who invite her to Chanel-branded games of bowls and punts on the Riviera, a girl pretty much has to keep her fashion game en point at all times. Have you ever seen Diane Kruger in a What Were You Thinking? column, or being reprimanded by E! Entertainment’s fashion police? I thought not. And that’s why we love her so – whether she’s at a fashion show or on the red carpet for a new film, she’s always pulled out all the stops.
If you’re not so familiar with the German actress then check out the gallery above, where we’ve found all of our favourite Diane Kruger looks from the last few years. Couture Chanel? Check. An impeccable knack for clashing colours? Check. Incredible shoes? CHECK. This is a girl that has it all.
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Style spotlight: Miranda Kerr
By Andrea Petrou on March 24th, 2011
At a Victoria's Secret event
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Style spotlight: Gemma Arterton’s red carpet and casual style
By Andrea Petrou on March 15th, 2011
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Style spotlight: Claire Danes
By Andrea Petrou on March 14th, 2011
Looking classic and chic at the Baftas in 2010
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Style spotlight: Lara Stone
By Andrea Petrou on March 13th, 2011
By Emily Borrett.
Oozing glamour and drama at a Vogue anniversary party - not many girls could make dark shiny fabric look so good, but a supermodel like Lara can
Say what you will about supermodels and the debatable exclusivity of the inner circle of fashion, but Lara Stone is a model that’s difficult to dislike. With her disarmingly wholesome and beautiful, gap-toothed smile, her curves, which set her apart from every other ten-a-penny size zero clothes horse, and her own admission that she is “afraid of other females”, she’s one of the only famous models that we could imagine ourselves being best friends with. (If she’d let us, because we’re female). We want to hang out with her on the weekends with her comedian hubby David Walliams, drinking tea and watching Take Me Out on Sky Plus, and yes – raiding her wardrobe.
What we like about Lara’s personal style is how effortless and simple it seems. She never puts on too much eye glitter or wears a hideous assortment of garments that even Gok Wan would turn up his nose at – her outfits are always low-key and classic. It’s no wonder that she’s the face of Calvin Klein, one of the most classic minimal fashion houses practising today. Whether she’s wearing a spectacular party dress or a LBD, she always manages to look immaculate without appearing too studied. Want to see for yourself? Check out the gallery above for our favourite Lara looks.
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Style spotlight: Lea Michele
By Andrea Petrou on February 18th, 2011
In ruffles
At the 62nd Emmys in 2008 Newscom/Pedro Ulayan_Pacific Rim Photo P/WENN.com
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Style spotlight: Kate Hudson’s laidback cool
By Andrea Petrou on February 4th, 2011
By Emily Borrett.
Ever since I saw actress Kate Hudson doing a brilliant turn as the dreamy 70s groupie Penny Lane in Almost Famous, I’ve had a bit of a fashion crush on her. With her blonde waves hair, golden skin, bubbling laugh and sweet smile, she was the epitome of laidback California cool. Whether she’s out shopping in a sloppy maxi-skirt and shades, or at an event looking relaxed and on-trend in a blazer jacket and tuxedo jacket, she always manages to look amazing without trying too hard. And it’s been a good a year for her – she’s embarked on a long-term relationship with Muse singer Matt Bellamy, shot a cover for Elle magazine and now, it’s recently been announced, has fallen pregnant with Bellamy’s child. She’s just one of the various gorgeous celebrities to have recently announced pregnancies, but we think she’s going to be one of the yummiest mummies of the year. We can’t wait to see how she styles up her baby bump.
So here’s Shiny Style’s fashion salute to the fabulous Miss Hudson – congratulations on the pregnancy, Kate, and keep on doing what you’re doing! Here’s a gallery of her best outfits over the past year.
Only a tanned, svelte California beauty like Kate could pull off this beautifully simple backless number
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Style spotlight: Helena Bonham Carter’s red carpet looks
By Andrea Petrou on February 4th, 2011
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Style spotlight: Leighton Meester
By Andrea Petrou on December 1st, 2010
On the set of Gossip Girl
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