Saturday Style Icons: 03 Paloma Faith

I'm a big fan of Paloma Faith so I had to include her as one of my style icons! In the summer I saw her in concert which was amazing and I'd definitely recommend anyone to go see her sing live. Anyway, let me give you a bit more information...

Paloma was born in 1981 in Hackney and was encouraged to take up ballet from a young age. Once she'd finished college, she studied for a degree in contemporary dance at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds. Once Paloma had finished that she went on to do an MA in theater directing at Central Saint Martins.

She began her music career around 2007 when she was a singer in a burlesque cabaret where she was scouted. In 2009 she released debut singles Stone Cold Sober and New York and then her debut album, Do you want the Truth or something Beautiful? which had a lot of success! In 2012 she released Fall to Grace (my favourite album of the two) and then she has recently announced that her third album A Perfect Contradiction will be released this year!  Not only this, but Paloma acts too and has appeared in St. Trinian's and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus so she's been very busy.

What I love about Paloma's style is that she's not afraid to be different! She's the best of British and shows off her eccentricism. Not only this, but she has a passion for vintage and retro and this is shown in her outfits and hair. I think she looks really elegant and a real show girl! What's not to like? She's definitely got fame for her daring style, but what do you think?

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Saturday Style Icons: 02 Brigitte Bardot

Last Saturday, I started my new 'Saturday Style Icons' and began with Audrey Hepburn. This was a success and you seemed to like it so I couldn't wait to share with you my next icon, Brigitte Bardot.

Brigitte Bardot was born in 1934 in Paris and as a child was encouraged by her mother to take up music and dance which Bardot was very good at. When she was 15, Bardot was trying to develop a modelling career and ended up being featured in French magazine, Elle. As she was now becoming a successful model, she wanted to try her luck on the screen and debuted in Crazy for Love (1952).

Brigitte continued to appear in French films, but also made American productions and created quite a stir with her beautiful kitten like features. The USA were fascinated with her and she featured in many more magazines and films.

However, all this fame comes with its drawbacks as she was often hounded by the paparazzi and fans would try to enter her home. In 1973, just before she turned 40, Bardot retired. She said that retiring was "a way to get out elegantly". Once she retired, she become involved in animal rights and started the "Foundation Brigitte Bardot" for the welfare of animals.

Brigitte is a style icon because she created the off-the-shoulder Bardot neckline, popularised the bikini and made gingham stylish. Her style screams Parisian chic and you could often find her wearing a breton top (my favourite) with a pair of peddle pushers or capri pants - She knew how to show off her curves. I would say her style was definitely flirty.

What do you think of Bardot's style?

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Saturday Style Icons: 01 Audrey Hepburn

I want to start by doing a weekly post on one of my style icons! For the very first post, I thought that I would have to start off with the legendary Audrey Hepburn. I often find myself looking into the past for inspiration as I am a big fan of anything vintage or retro looking.

Audrey Hepburn was born in Belgium in 1926, but soon traveled to England to study in London. She then returned to the Netherlands during the war and fell ill with malnutrition and depression. After that she ventured to London again to ballet school and began to model. It wasn't long before she found a career in film and moved to America. Such a jet-setter!

She appeared in many films during the 1950s and 60s such as Roman Holiday (1953), Love in the Afternoon (1957) and my favourite, Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). She decided to retire from Hollywood at the end of the 60s and worked for UNICEF.

She's a style icon to me because of the little black dress by Givenchy which she wore in Breakfast at Tiffany's which is now one of the most famous dresses of all time. Her wardrobe was full with lots of fashion staples such as breton tops and pencil dresses and skirts. She always would be confident in the clothes she wore, even if they were men's clothing! Not only were her clothes stylish, but her short haircut showed off her big eyes which she enhanced with eyeliner and mascara. She could always give a feminine twist with her makeup.

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