Celebrity Inspirations

 Hello There,

    While I draw most of the inspiration for my fashion styles from people I've known from various points in my personal life, I can't help but also draw inspiration from famous celebrities. One of the reasons I find celebrity looks unobtainable is because they have an army of makeup and hair stylists, to always ensure they look as glamourous as possible. Additionally they can afford the most beautiful and luxurious clothes on the planet. To try and look like them is just an impossible feat. All that being said, that doesn't mean I can't still draw plenty of inspiration from their feminine energy. Today I wanted to highlight some of my biggest inspirations, and show off exactly why they inspire me to feel feminine!

Dua Lipa

    What can I say about Dua Lipa, she is by far my biggest celebrity crush and inspiration! In all honesty I only recently discovered Dua Lipa when I started listening to her music at work in 2021, and I fell right in love. She's the queen of modern Dance Pop and by far the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. I hope to emulate just a fraction of beauty because DAMN, she is gorgeous. Dua has several endorsements from stylists, most notably from Versace, and therefore always has plenty of incredible clothes to wear on the red carpet or at concerts. I've seen her in concert twice and she is just as gorgeous and incredible in real life as she seems. 

    Instead of talking all about her, I figure I'll let her answer all your questions. Dua did a fantastic interview with Vogue during her Future Nostalgia tour, answering 73 different questions. I was so incredibly lucky to have seen her in concert during this tour so it was fun watching this video and getting to see Dua behind the scenes.

    Lastly how could I not leave you without some of her music?! The video below is a fantastic mini-concert featuring 4 of her songs. Unlike her typical musical performances, in this performance Dua and her band take a more acoustic approach to her music, highlighting just how fantastic she is without the use of lots of editing. I also encourage you to go out and listen to her full library of music, she is amazing!

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Kristen Bell

    Who Doesn't love Kristen Bell? She amazing at everything she does: Singing, Acting, Comedy, and just being a downright delight. She is such a charming person, and is very open and honest about her life which is a refreshing breath of fresh air. What is also fantastic about Kristen Bell is that unlike other members of this list, is that she doesn't always dress like she's a millionaire. She's got a cute suburban mom thing going on which is awesome! She sets a realistic and obtainable standard of beauty, and I believe more women should be looking to her for inspiration!

    Now just because Kristen often can be found rocking casual looks doesn't mean that she can't be an absolute bombshell on the red carpet! Her blonde hair always manages to look fantastic and the dresses she chooses compliment her beautifully.

    The last reason I love Kristen Bell is actually the reason I fell in love with her as a person. She is very publicly vocal about her love of butt pads, and other shapewear that extenuate your favorite features. According to Kristen, she loves good looking butts and so she wears butt pads to make her butt look good, it's that simple! I love how honest she is and how vocal her support of shapewear is. She also typically makes a point of saying that shapewear is for everyone, and it's all about just making you feel good about the way you look!

    I also can't help but mention the she is also a real life Disney Princess, and we all know how I feel about those! She plays Anna in the Frozen films, and in my opinion is by far the most charming part of those films. She also has a fantastic singing voice check out the video to see her sing one of the songs from the film!

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Elizabeth Olsen

    The last of my celebrity inspirations that I'm going to highlight today is Elizabeth Olsen! She definitely has an old school Hollywood starlet vibe going on which I love! She always brings an incredibly unique outfit to every red carpet event, it's like she's always in a fun competition with herself. As someone who loves to always be trying new fun styles, I appreciate her diversity and glamour. Additionally she seems just as comfortable either dressing conservatively or being un-afraid to show off her assets (and boy does she have some assets!). She's one of the most glamourous women in Hollywood and she's never afraid to show it!

    One fun little story I want to highlight is a Wardrobe Malfunction Elizabeth Olsen suffered. During Paris Fashion week in 2015 she was doing some modeling to celebrate the launch of a new fragrance she was sponsoring and a gust of wind blew up her dress in a real life Marilyn Monroe moment. You can tell it caught her off guard but she handled it with grace, even though just about everyone caught a glimpse of her nude panties.

    One last thing I wanted to highlight about Elizabeth Olsen is how masterfully she plays the character Wanda Maximoff A.K.A The Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Film Series. A little bit about the boy half of my life, I've been reading comic books since 2006 and The Scarlet Witch has been my favorite comic character for quite a while now. Needless to say I was very excited to hear that Scarlet Witch would be appearing in 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron. Thankfully Elizabeth Olsen did fantastic in the role and has continued to be fantastic as the character to this day. She is always a joy to watch on screen and I'm grateful for her perfect depiction of one of my favorite characters!

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    Well there you have it, a pop star, a princess, and a witch: three of my biggest feminine inspirations! Of course there are so many more amazing and inspiring women out there but I had to narrow it down to just three for now. Getting to highlight another 3 amazing women seems like a fun idea, so expect a part 2 eventually!

-Carly