Fashion Amateur: FASHION ICONS

We all have people we look up to and they say “ imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” so… here they are, my fashion icons. Both real and fictional

Coco Chanel

I love her because she started out making hats in a little shop and became one of the most well known designers. She oozes sophistication and class. She was a strong independent woman and always spoke her mind and has been quoted many times. It’s hard to choose just one quote but the one I’m about to share is how I try to live my life and is on of my favorites.

“ I don’t understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little, if only out of politeness.

And then, if you never know, maybe that’s the day she has a date with destiny.

And it’s the best to look as pretty as possible for destiny.”

I mean this quote says it all, but when I read this quote I had an epiphany. I realized that you only have so much control of what happens to you when you leave your house. So you might as well look somewhat decent when you leave because you never know whom you’ll run into.

I know that we are all guilty of leaving the house looking like we just rolled out of bed, and isn’t that always the time we run into an old boyfriend, our new crush or an old frenemy! So next time you leave the house looking like a frumpypotamus remember the words of CoCo Chanel.

Sorry about the tangent back to the icons

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge ( Kate Middleton)

She is the young fresh new face of the English Monarchy.(and lets face it, with the queen not getting any younger, its about time they get someone in there that Diana would approve of) To me she is elegance! She always looks so put together and presents herself with such class. The thing I think I love the most is that she has been spotted shopping at everyday stores and is a bargain shopper, even though she is married to the future King of England and will one day be the Lady of the House at, the one and only, Buckingham Place. She seems so down to earth and this is what I love. She is the

“peoples princess”

Kate Moss

She is the edgy cool girl you with your were friends with in high school. I know she has been in the press for not being very lady like and saying controversial things but lets face it she’s Kate Moss… she’s a freakin’ supermodel! At least she wasn’t spotted wearing an orange jump suit and picking up trash for assaulting her maid…Naomi Campbell

Audrey Hepburn

She is timeless! She is Holly Golightly, she made the LBD (little black dress) the LBD. She made skinny jeans cool. She made short hair sexy for women. She like CoCo has been quoted saying great things as well.

“ Beauty Tips

For beautiful eyes- look for the good in others

For beautiful lips- speak only words of kindness

And

For poise- walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”

Rachel Zoe

The first time I hear of Rachel Zoe was in the tabloids… she was accused of being too skinny and that she had a strong influence on her clients of being “too skinny” as well. And then one day I happened to fall upon “The Rachel Zoe Project” on just about the best channel ever… Bravo. And that is when I decided I wanted her to be my friend. I went out and bought her book “ Style A to Zoe”, which is a great book. I highly recommend checking it out. The thing I love is that she has a great eye for fashion; she is the queen of accessories!