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VICTORIA BECKHAM

aka Posh Spice

I don't know why it took me so long to write this post, it seems like an absolute no brainer for me. Victoria Beckham has been one of my style icons for as long as I can remember. Being born in 1991, I grew up with the Spice Girls. They were one of my first ever favourite groups; I had all of their CDs, their Barbies and I even saw Spice World in theatres. That movie is still one of my favourites, but anyway, I digress... Everyone in the nineties had to have a favourite Spice Girl, whether or not you were a die hard fan like me, and my favourite was always Posh Spice. With most girls my age choosing either Baby or Sporty Spice to be their personal heroes, Posh was a rather unpopular option. But, after all of these years, I stuck by my choice with pride.

There is just something so undeniable about her style. Whether she's wearing the little Gucci dress, the little Gucci dress or the little Gucci dress, she wears it with such confidence and ease. I love how she can turn a look as casual as a black t-shirt and dark wash jeans into something dramatic by wearing sky-high stilettos. I strongly believe that watching her as I was growing up influenced all of the black clothes in my wardrobe. She's interesting in the sense that she can constantly wear that shade, but she can wear it in a million and one different ways. Victoria Beckham is a celebrity that pays more attention to classic pieces than pieces that are on trend, and that's what I admire most about her. Her style will never fade because of this.

source: telegraph

source: omg.yahoo

source: huffingtonpost

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MINDY KALING

Mindy Kaling is one of my icons in so many different ways. My love for her style is a given, but I adore her personality, her determination and her sense of humour. I was never a huge fan of the American version of The Office, but I used to watch it just for her and her character's relationship with BJ Novak's character. Kelly and Ryan were beyond funny and I loved their final scene in the series finale. In my opinion she's one of the funniest comedians out there right now and it's hard not to fall head over heels for her. She's one of those celebrities who you'd love to just hang out with and be best friends with.

I think that women and really lucky right now to be surrounded by such amazing female comedians. Actresses and hosts like Ellen, Margaret Cho, Wanda Sykes, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are gracing the screens more and more, and are actually the stars, for the most part, in their own hit TV shows. That is so fantastic. These women bring a sort of edge to the world of comedy that I find was missing before. No matter who you are, you can relate to at least one of these people. This is turning into a bit ranty on a topic other than fashion... anyways... BACK TO THE MAIN POINT.

Mindy's style always amazes me. I love the colours she picks, the cuts of her dresses and the sheer elegance she displays. She does rock a mean casual outfit too and her handbag collection is something that dreams are made of.

sources: poptower, celebrity-gossip, geof, vulture

sources: topoften, celebuzz

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STYLE ICON SATURDAY/ ten

SOLANGE KNOWLES

JUST. LOOK. AT. HER.
The way I see it is when you're so closely related to someone like Queen Beyonce, you have two options. You can either fade into the background and accept your fate OR you can be so fabulous that you can stand alone as an individual and make a name for yourself. She took the higher road and when I see her, I don't see her as a sibling standing in the shadows of her older sister. I just see her, in all of her glory, and I am loving every second of it. You'd be a liar if you told me that you didn't watch the "Losing You" video on repeat for weeks. That video, and song, took over my entire life for about a month.

What I love the most about her is that she has the ability to wear the most daring and artistic pieces, she layers statement piece upon statement piece, and she has the confidence to wear colours I can only dream of. These are all reasons why she is one of my fashion icons and one of my biggest style crushes right now.

source: refinery29

sources: shine.yahoo, baronessteaclub, hellobeautiful, off-glass, celebrityscoop24

sources: instyle, myfashiontricks, latimesblog, afropunks

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