Fashion Icon: Mandy Moore

When Mandy Moore first came onto the music scene, she was just another blonde, bubblegum pop tart trying to keep up with frontrunner Britney Spears. But, the determined sweetheart eventually surprised fans and critics with a lasting career in film rather than music.After releasing radio-friendly hits like “Candy,” Moore switched her focus to acting, proving she could carry a film as a brunette pastor’s daughter in the tear-jerker, A Walk to Remember. And her busy love life with Zach Braff, Wilmer Valderrama, and tennis pro Andy Roddick has kept the media buzzing as she starred alongside Diane Keaton in Because I Said So and John Krasinski in License to Wed. Mandy Moore is the face of the new site uPumpItUp.com where women can share their empowerment stories and tips.

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Source: http://www.people.com/people/mandy_moore. 24 March 2008.

Fashion Icon: InStyle Visits Eva Longoria Parker’s Amazing Closet

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Women and shoes. The obsession is indisputable. No matter your style, budget, or background, there’s a trans-continental fixation between women and shoes. Alas, the same could be said about women and handbags. If you’re feeling a little guilty with regards to your over-abundant shoe and handbag collection, InStyle magazine’s latest article on Eva Longoria Parker’s sensational closet is the perfect antidote.

Eva Longoria Parker’s Los Angeles home boasts a 133-square-foot master closet. Her husband, Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs point-guard, spends the bulk of his time in their Texas place, which allows Eva an eviable closet in their West Coast home. Although Eva’s closet is chock-full of designer names, such as Armani, Chanel, De La Renta, Herrera, Kors, Lacroix, Louboutin, and Vuitton, to name a few, Parker still stresses that she has “always dressed for comfort”. Here’s a sneak peak of the Desperate Housewives closet. Pick up the March 2008 copy of In Style magazine to read the full article.

Source: Evans, Rory and Robert Erdmann. “No Hang-Ups: Eva Longoria Parker.” In Style. Mar 2008: 169

Fashion Icon: Carrie Underwood

“If I didn’t do what I do, nobody would ever look twice at me. I’m a blender . . . I’m not, like, anything special.” – Carrie Underwood, being modest to PEOPLE

Carrie Underwood has donned and dazzled in everything from Badgely Mishka to Monique Lhullier. The former American Idol winner has impecable style both on and off the red carpet!

Source: http://www.people.com/people/carrie_underwood/photos/0,,20038083_20050241,00.html

Fashion Icon: Kate Bosworth

Fresh-faced California-born actress Kate Bosworth gained notice as a teenager in 1998’s The Horse Whisperer and the WB series Young Americans. But her breakthrough came when she played a sun-kissed surf queen in the John Stockwell-directed hit Blue Crush. Since then, Bosworth has mixed edgy indies (the fall-of-a-porn-star tale Wonderland) with more mainstream fare, such as 2004’s Win a Date with Tad Hamilton. The same year, Bosworth costarred with Kevin Spacey as Bobby Darrin’s wife Sandra Dee in Beyond the Sea, and she played Lois Lane in the 2006 summer blockbuster Superman Returns.The actress’ on-again, off-again romance with Orlando Bloom frequently landed her in gossip columns over their four years together, but in 2006, her weight loss became an even more buzzed about topic. Still, the blond beauty looks to have built a strong foundation for a career that is likely just beginning.

Source: Photos and Bio (http://http://www.people.com//people/katebosworth)

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Fashion Icon: Rachel Bilson

Rachel Bilson continues to hone her flawless street style . With her role as The OC’s Summer Roberts, Rachel Bilson made an indelible impression on viewers as both a charming actress and an emerging style icon.The L.A. darling grew up in a showbiz family, where her film director father encouraged her to act. After appearing in episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and 8 Simple Rules, Bilson landed her star-making role on The OC. Although the TV guilty pleasure ended after four seasons, it spawns a three-year romance with costar Adam Brody, a close friendship with Mischa Barton, and a blossoming film career for Bilson, who appears opposite Zach Braff in The Last Kiss and opposite Hayden Christensen in the 2008 thriller Jumper.

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Fashion Icon: Rihanna

2007 was definitely a great year for Rihanna. She’s created her own image, and in the process become a fashion inspiration to the masses. Rihanna caps off her successful year by covering the January 2008 issue of Allure Magazine. In the mag, Rihanna dishes on a range of topics including her rumored fling with actor Josh Hartnett.

“This is what really happened. He and my management, they have each other’s contact information. I went to [the club] Pink Elephant, and he came by. All of a sudden, the next day I’m seeing that we were kissing and hugging up each other. You can’t even go out with a friend who’s a celebrity and have a good time without people making shit up…well, at least he’s good-looking, right?”She even talks about her label’s reaction to her trendsetting decision to cut her hair into her now infamous bob.

“The label didn’t want me to do this look. But cutting my hair, it made me stand out as an artist. I don’t care who likes it — this is me. My friends still live in Barbados, and they let me know that everyone asks for the ‘Rihanna haircut.”I can’t wait to see where Rihanna’s style is gonna go in 2008.

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Fashion Icon: Katie Holmes

From her chic bob to her enviable accessories, Katie Holmes has locked down the refined look. She sizzles on the red carpet in a flawless Azzedine Alaia frock and is a hot mama in wide Roland Mouret trousers.

The low-key girl, who couldn’t pronounce Badgley Mischka on the red carpet in 1998, undergoes a style transformation. Often photographed shopping and in the front row of fashion shows, Holmes poses for the cover of Harper’s Bazaar. Close friend and fashion maverick Victoria “Posh” Beckham styles her for the photo shoot.

After chopping her hair and appearing more fashionable than ever, Holmes is featured in a PEOPLE cover story. It follows her transformation from all-American girl to couture-clad mommy with 1-year-old Suri. The 28-year-old star “has a serenity about her,” says Callie Khouri, her director on the upcoming bank heist comedy Mad Money (due in early 2008). “I just think she’s in a really happy place. She’s obviously in love – with Tom and with her child.”

Sourced: People, Celebrity Central, Katie Holmes, http://www.people.com/people/katie_holmes

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