Celebrity Fashion Influence

Halle Berry: Edgy, Glam, Goth Style by naturallystyled on polyvore.com

 
 
Halle Berry's personal style seems to have evolved in an interesting way over the last year or so. I first took notice of her sort of dark, edgy new look in People Style Watch magazine, one of my favorite monthly reads.

Ms. Berry's style has gone from carefree, relaxed fitting everyday clothes with a light color palette and colorful red carpet looks to dark, mostly black and greyscale sleek, fitted street clothes and red carpet ensembles.

I'm really liking her new edgy look that seems to be all about the glam goth influence. I like the way she pairs fitted pants with structured blazers and leggings with a drapy tunic, tee, fitted long top or chunky sweater. Check out one of her great outfits on page 34 of the October issue of People Style Watch and pretty much each month she is featured in the magazine with an edgy glam outfit.

In honor of Halle's sleek style, I've put together a few outfit ideas below, enjoy!

Halle Inspired Clothes & Accessories by naturallystyled featuring zipper bags

New Media Fave: Young Fat & Fabulous Blog

Gabi Gregg, the writer of the Young, Fat and Fabulous blog is truly fabulous! I think she is forward-thinking for reclaiming and using the word "fat" in her blog title and she often refers to herself such, which I think is refreshing and different. She also doesn't shy away from talking about the challenges and triumphs of shopping for her body type.

She says on her blog, "I'm a big fan of the 'make it work' philosophy. I shop at straight size stores and find things that I can wear, regardless of whether it fits the way a designer intended it. When you're fat and stylish you have to be creative."

I know many women who would fret that they can't fit into certain items rather than just taking the situation by the seams and altering said item. I think there are many items that can work fine for any size wearer but creativity is key. And that is what Gabi stresses in her style philosophy all the time.   

I admire her motivation and creativity in the fashion arena. She looks amazing in everything she wears and knows it because she has found what is flattering and what works for her and she WORKS IT! (snaps, heeeeyyy :-)

She's been showcased in Vogue Italy's curvy women's video features talking about great places to shop for plus sizers and in Glamour Magazine's August 2011 denim issue wearing a chic jeans ensemble. Also, check out her Youtube.com channel GabiFresh and her other blog on Tumblr.

Editorial Note: I use to be fat, so this post is not meant to offend anyone. Also, as of July 7, 2011 I've discovered that Gabi has changed the name of her blog to GabiFresh, click the name to be routed to her blog post explaining why she changed the name. In addition, she is hosting her YFF Conference Saturday July 9- Monday July 11. For more information, check out the YFF Conference on Tumblr.

New Media Fave: The Styling Dutchman

I enjoy reading posts and browsing through the photos of The Styling Dutchman blog, written by Annebeth. She has a definite retro/modern cool style. She features a lot of outfits with great retro dresses and skirts that hit below the knee. Her style is somewhat easy for me to follow and I could probably point out in a line up. Lol. I tend to like consistency and she certainly has a consistent style vibe that she builds upon.

A feature of her blog that I love is when she gives reviews of the various events that she attends. I especially liked the one where she attended the showing of designer Tiany Kiriloff's new collection. 

Annebeth looked so chic and cute in the white embellished dress that she wore to the event and the photos of the food served at the event were also what got my attention. As a big time foodie, my radar is always out for the food mentions and pics. :-)

Besides that, I like the way she tells a story in her posts and they tend to be a little long but that’s OK. Her humorous, witty personality really shines through and makes each post a fabulous read.