After a year of economic drought, the art/entertainment world popped out a few decent new musicians-- most notably: Lady GaGa, Kid Cudi, Drake(?), Asher Roth, La Roux, Adele, Ryan Leslie. Favorite fashion icons: Lady GaGa, Michelle Obama. These ladies proved that fashion does make a difference. Even in this recession, they managed to make heads turn and people maybe realized that, as irrelevant as they may think fashion is to them, it matters.
We watch one in awe and one in admiration. New Yorker Lady GaGa, with her catchy, cooky hooks-- we expect the unexpected and she still continues to shock us. She has changed the rules of fashion and goes as far to create characters or costumes for herself, whether it be a fetish-wear gown or a blonde bow of hair. Make no mistake, she has inspired the likes of Marc Jacobs and Alexander McQueen. Lady GaGa "lives" for fashion and her and her group of stylists, Haus of GaGa, remind us to have fun. On the other side of the country, Michelle Obama sports designers like Rodarte, Jason Wu, Sophie Theallet, Narciso Rodriguez, Thakoon, Isabel Toledo and Rick Owens-- some of the most creative and expensive fashion that is not haute couture. Her style is simple, but not one that many women can wear (or afford). She carries herself with poise and a grace that we watch from a distance. Michelle Obama has seperated herself from her powerhouse husband and has even seperated herself from Jackie Kennedy, to whom she is constantly compared to, by fearlessly wearing foreign labels.
Edit: less mainstream style icons of 2009 who I love, but failed to mention: model Alexa Chung and of course the new face of Burberry actress Emma Watson!! Unfortunately, the MTV talk show "It's On With Alexa Chung" was cancelled earlier this month. Emma Watson is taking a break from acting for now, studying liberal arts at Brown University in Rhode Island.
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