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  • 5 Ways Aaliyah Still Influences Fashion

    One of these individuals that took the world by storm with not only her music but her individual style is the late Aaliyah. Aaliyah graced us with her tomboy style with a hint of sexiness that permitted females to acknowledge that fashion is about embracing who you really are and working with what you got. Aaliyah taught us all the power of dressing up and breaking society as well as fashion norms.

  • Key Tips For Finding Your Own Style And Confidently Rocking It

    Everybody loves people with style! We love stylish men, women…even stylish pets. We love having a perfect hair style and having a home is all about “charging” it with your own style.

  • A Sensational Septuagenarian: Cher’s Iconic Style File

    From her flower power days with Sonny by her side in the 60s to her barely-there ensembles in the 80s, Cher’s style has undergone some huge changes in the past 50 years making her something of an iconic dresser as well as a phenomenal singer.  As she celebrates turning 70 today, we look at her most memorable looks over the years - both on and off stage. 

  • The Broke Girl’s Guide to Emma Watson’s Style

    Emma Watson may be best known for her career-making role as brainy Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, but that’s far from her only claim to iMDB fame. Burberry tapped Watson to headline its Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 ad campaigns. Watson was also chosen to be the face of Lancôme in 2011, and was awarded the BFA’s “Best British Style” award.

  • The Broke Girl’s Guide to Olivia Palermo’s Style

    Olivia Palermo has come a long way since her days on The City, the faux-reality TV show that chronicled her adventures in the Big Apple including an internship at Elle Magazine. Since the show launched her career, the 29-year-old has transcended from celebutante to street style star to a best bud of famed designer Valentino Garavani (she is photographed frolicking on his yacht every summer).

  • The Broke Girl’s Guide to Alicia Vikander’s Style

    In just a year, Alicia Vikander has gone from relative unknown to Hollywood darling (not to brag, but we called it . The Swedish actress is currently getting tons of buzz — and a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination — for her role in “The Danish Girl” alongside Eddie Redmayne. Besides her acting chops, Alicia’s also the style muse for none other than the house of Louis Vuitton. And her personal style is no slouch, either — she’s equally at home in feminine, airy gowns as in edgy, biker jacket-and-brogues combos.

  • Beyond Brigitte: 10 Non-Basic Style Icons You Need to Know

    Ask almost any starlet who her style icons are, and chances are, she’ll cite Audrey, Brigitte, Grace, or Jane. Sure, Hepburn had a way with capris, and Birkin did boho denim like no other — but there are plenty of other worthy style icons that don’t make the most-cited list. Ahead, we take a look at 10 sometimes-forgotten fashion icons who made an impact on a global scale (and, let’s be honest, are a good bit more diverse than your typical list, too). From fashion-obsessed Argentinian First Lady Eva Perón, to Bollywood star Parveen Babi’s killer 70s style, here are 10 icons too often overlooked in the age of Pinterest.

  • 23 Frida Kahlo-Inspired Looks To Steal This Halloween

    Let your Frida flag fly! 🙋

  • Selena Gomez's Euro Trip Style File Proves She’s A Fashion Force To Be Reckoned With

    Seriously, when did Selena Gomez get so ridiculously chic and stylish? One minute she was that baby-faced teen “Wizards of Waverley Place” star and the next moment she’s a fresh-faced beauty casually stepping out in Paris in £139 designer silk pajamas. Oh, and her BFF is Taylor Swift. Talk about goals.

  • Lauren Conrad is our #StyleIconOfTheWeek!

    Lauren Conrad is constantly on top of her fashion game, making her our style icon of the week

  • The Best Accessory Is...

    Iris Apfel is so much cooler than we are.

  • How My Friend Became My Style Icon

    During the summer of 1994, bitten by the fashion bug, I had saved up all my earnings from Contempo Casuals (yep, I worked there) and spent it in Le Bon Marche in Paris. Fast-forward through college in Baltimore and a few internships in the fashion industry and my high school style was snuffed out in favor of a quieter look thanks to my first job at Elle as then Fashion Director Nina Garcia's assistant. Nina always cut a chic figure in slim-fitting silhouettes, whether she wore cigarette style pants or pencil skirts, the look was understated, elegant and stylish with a capital S. Inspired by her polished look, I quickly followed her lead and over the years at Elle and then at Harper's Bazaar my look consisted of cashmere ladylike sweaters and pencil skirts, all culled from sample sales at slashed prices.

  • Shala Monroque's Brave And 'Iconic' Style

    Shala Monroque's brave fashion choices and the elegant way in which she pulls them off has catapulted her onto one of New York Magazine's four Fall fashion covers and into icon status. The former editor of Pop Magazine and street-style sensation has been rubbing Manolos with the fashion elite for some time now.