No Doubt singer and solo songstress Gwen Stefani possesses something few others in her field can boast of, a reputation for being a lady. Stefani long ago proved that she had a style of her own as she bounced between hair colors and reinvented the bindi, but as her prolific and enviable career has proved, she has a mind of her own too.
Abandoning the industry stereotype that limits female rockers to androgyny and calling out foul-mouthed lyrics, Stefani has reinvented the wheel for her contemporaries. Glamorous, girlie and every bit rocker the 34 year old proves the only thing you have to be is yourself. For Stefani, a front woman, solo artist, actress, mother and fashion designer, that means being everything at once.
Stefani's personal style reflects that view as she seamlessly pairs old Hollywood glamour with punchy soCal pieces, leaving aspiring fashionistas wondering how she does it. Given the defense of fashion as a means of reflecting personality, Stefani is perhaps the ultimate icon.
While many of us seek to channel something or someone Stefani's style is channeling only herself. Sometimes sporty, sometimes glamorous, casual, retro or all of them at once, the artist tells us not only who she is, but who she has been.
Abandoning the industry stereotype that limits female rockers to androgyny and calling out foul-mouthed lyrics, Stefani has reinvented the wheel for her contemporaries. Glamorous, girlie and every bit rocker the 34 year old proves the only thing you have to be is yourself. For Stefani, a front woman, solo artist, actress, mother and fashion designer, that means being everything at once.
Stefani's personal style reflects that view as she seamlessly pairs old Hollywood glamour with punchy soCal pieces, leaving aspiring fashionistas wondering how she does it. Given the defense of fashion as a means of reflecting personality, Stefani is perhaps the ultimate icon.
While many of us seek to channel something or someone Stefani's style is channeling only herself. Sometimes sporty, sometimes glamorous, casual, retro or all of them at once, the artist tells us not only who she is, but who she has been.
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though... before the whole hiphop thing.