Prathyusha Harish
To continue to the trends of most absurd fashion, here are more celebrities influencing your fashion styles on a daily basis. Scroll ahead to the celebrity’s most iconic fashion moments which made us shop till the last penny.
- Madonna
Source: Madonna’s Most Iconic Looks Ever (instyle.com)
If Michael Jackson was the King of Pop and fashion, Madonna was the queen of pop and fashion with a hint of a Diva. Starting out as a very casual tomboy look in the 80s, she quickly evolved to be into one of the most influential fashion gurus in the industry where her extravagant itself was an added element of entertainment and glam to her amazing music. Madonna’s fashion statements has brought in a reform of sorts among female performers and encourages more bold and open looks among artists to be expressive with their music.
- Johnny Depp
What is Johnny Depp without his combat boots and leather jackets just topped it off, well a lot more. Although Johnny through his initial appearances in the 80s- 90s choose to pair high-waisted jeans, leather jacket with a t-shirt to display his tattoos, or wearing suits in a nonchalant manner screaming ‘Rock on’ all the time, to Jhonny today in his bohemian chic style with an incorporation of casual and formal with countless rings and vintage glasses. Johnny Depp’s fashion evolved like his roles into constant versatility showing “You think it. Johnny can pull it” all the time.
- Jared Leto
Source: Jared Leto attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on… News Photo – Getty Images
Often called the Style chameleon, Jared Leto and his fashion statements can never be predicted. Having started with simple go-to such as chokers and plaid shirts, he goes back and forth on statements keeping us all on our toes. Will he come back with another head?
- Queen Elizabeth II
Source: Queen Elizabeth’s Casual Style Includes Some of Fall 2020’s Top Fashion Trends (instyle.com)
Do we have room for another royal on the list? Always. The late Queen Elizabeth II was indisputably a style icon with her royal floral tea dresses and pleated frocks, ball gowns with nothing short of bright colors all the time. And of course, she always paired her matching cotour hats making her outfits shine as bright as her grace throughout her time and beyond.
- Will Smith
The fresh prince always made the covers with his fresh looks in dungarees, oversized sweatshirts and backwards caps. Something only Will Smith can pull off even in todays era. Will Smith became our street style hero setting standards high.
- Lady Gaga
Source: The biggest hair moments at the VMAs (today.com)
One of the worlds most fashion forward and risk taking (or seeking) individual, Lady Gaga, must be on the list! Did we simply forget about the meat dress? Not for the next few centuries. In the 2010, Video Music awards, people went Gaga over Gaga’s fashion choice, especially the vegans and animal rights activists with her EXTREMELY RARE (pun intended) meat dress by Frank Fernandez.
- Leonardo DiCaprio
Source: 50 Most stylish films of all time | British GQ (gq-magazine.co.uk)
Jack might not have been rescued but he has saved us all the trouble by making a few too many fashion statements and showing to us that Leonardo DiCaprio can wear it all. If today, he brought back his curtain bangs we are all up for it. In the 90s he charmed many women and men alike with his flattering ‘carefree boy’ style with an unbuttoned shirt and a cigarette appearance, however, Leo has never stopped there and continues to make tremendous fashion statements with his crisp tuxedos and sporty polo shirts.
- Victoria Beckham
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
The lady of minimal chic, Victoria Beckham follows the principal less is more and proves to us time and again that it holds true. She shows the daily joe how a simple crew-neck sweater with an ankle length skirt, a pair of loose trousers paired with Adidas sneakers or a long dress with a pointed heel is enough to make a bold fashion statements without making it scream in bright colors or accessories. Remember, solid colors over prints.
- Harry Styles
To top off our influential fashion celebrity list with the current and MOST TALKED ABOUT fashion icon and musician of course is, Harry style. Harry has proven that boy bands and coordination were never really his interest with his distinct and confident aesthetic. With his take on normalizing gender-neutral clothing and painting his nails to match the outfit, Harry is always here to break the internet. Candy floss pink suits, printed satin flares, stacked heels, fistful of rings and the often use of skirts, Harry’s care free fashion entails modern art and fashion in beautiful ways.
End Notes:
- Pike, N. (2023) Charting harry styles’s evolution from Boy Bander to boundary-pushing fashion force, British Vogue. British Vogue. Available at: https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/harry-styles-style-evolution (Accessed: April 10, 2023).
- Nichols, K. (2019) The Victoria Beckham outfits we want to Copy now, Who What Wear. Who What Wear. Available at: https://www.whowhatwear.com/victoria-beckham-style (Accessed: April 10, 2023).
- Chan, E. (2020) Queen Elizabeth II: 9 Decades of royal style, Vogue. Vogue. Available at: https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/queen-elizabeth-ii-best-royal-style-moments (Accessed: April 10, 2023).
- Allaire, C. (2022) These 73 looks prove that Lady Gaga is fashion’s ultimate shapeshifter, Vogue. Vogue. Available at: https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/lady-gaga-best-outfits-fashion-moments (Accessed: April 10, 2023).
