Rebel Chic

Lou Doillon to set up shop in Paris

2008-10-13T11:36:00.000-07:00

Lou Doillon revealed to WWD.com she’s scouting a location in Paris to open a concept store as early as next year. “We’ll have a mix of fashion, literature, modern and old, with more of an English than French influence, and not conventional,” she said at John Galliano’s show last week.

My personal favourite: Influence

2008-10-13T11:04:00.000-07:00

I absolutely can wait for the bookrelease of the coffee-table book 'Influence' by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. It's just one of those books you just have to have. MK & A interviewed, together and separately, 22 influential actors, artists, and designers (including Christian Louboutin, Diane von Furstenberg, Karl Lagerfeld, Lauren Hutton, Margherita Missoni and Terry Richardson) over the course of their travels for their year-long pet project, Influence. The title will be released on October 28, 2008.

Bruno invades Milan Fashion Week s/s 09

2008-10-01T11:41:00.000-07:00

Don't you just love Sacha Baron Cohen? He caused a stir in Italy by hijacking Milan’s prestigious fashion week. Dressed in a blonde wig and an apparently random collection of clothing, Baron Cohen leapt onto a catwalk and sashayed down the stage during a show by Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada. I have to admit that that blond wig looks pretty good on him!

It was the second time the British comedian has caused chaos at the world famous event. On Thursday he and his team used fake passes to fool security guards into letting them into a backstage area of a show by the Italian label Iceberg. Dressed in the same wig and a head-to-toe velcro suit, Baron Cohen ran around, careering into clothes racks. The two stunts will presumably be incorporated into Baron Cohen’s new film, ‘Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Male’, due out in May.

Click here to see Sacha's surprise appearance

My personal favourite: Festival Chic

2008-09-30T12:24:00.000-07:00

This is British TV-presenter and model Alexa Chung at a festival last year. I really like her stripy Breton top combined with the blue skinny jeans

Spotted at London Fashion Week s/s 2009

2008-09-30T05:30:00.000-07:00

Emma Watson has emerged as quite the style queen at London Fashion Week. She donned an embroidered leather jacket and charcoal shift dress for the Vivienne Westwood show. And then those shoes... they're amazing!

Fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood, Princess Eugenie and dragqueen Miss Jodie Harsh posed together at the Fashion for Relief fashion show. What an odd looking trio! But I have to say that Princess Eugenie looks amazing in both pictures.

Mischa Barton attends the Samsung Imagination Icon Series, The Red Thread: The Inspiration and Passion of Valentino Garavani at the Hospital Club in London. Ofcourse Mischa wore a headband (which I think is really cool) and an awesome dress. But i'm not sure about the shoes, I think she should've put on some heels...

Sweet music: Sarah O'Connor

2008-09-18T01:38:00.000-07:00

Charlotte O’Connor is a 17 year old acoustic singer and songwriter from Blackburn, Lancashire who is currently creating great interest in the music industry. At the age of five, wanting to impress her friends, she sang ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ at the family Christmas dinner, at the age of 15 she picked up a guitar and she hasn’t stopped since!

(Charlotte O'connor - Believe)
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Influenced by artists like Damien Rice, Pink and Michelle Branch and with abundance of passion, determination and confidence the future looks bright for Charlotte. But this amazing girl doesn't want to be famous: "I was walking in Blackburn town centre recently and I heard a guy saying 'That's Charlotte O'Connor.' I didn't like it. It felt strange." Charlotte just wants to get people to relate to her music and to like it. "I don't really like thinking of the fame side of things."

After recently winning a competition at Sir Paul McCartney's Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) in Liverpool, Charlotte was spotted by Sam Bush - son of legendary music promoter Mel Bush, who is credited with discovering David Bowie and Queen. One Sunday at about 4pm last august, Charlotte got a phonecall from Sam Bush and he asked 'Can we meet up?' Sure, she said, some time next week maybe?, but Sam responded: 'What about in say four hours?' and he drove all the way up to see her there and then.

As far as songwriting goes, Charlotte is inspired by anything and everything. "When I was younger I was a bit too young to be writing love songs. I still am really, so I based my songs on my sister's relationships," says Charlotte. "There's one song called Crazy About You based on her. I think she was a bit shocked when she found out!"
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For more information visit her:
Myspace

Website
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(Thanks to the Lancashire Telegraph)

My personal favourite: The White Gown

2008-09-17T09:10:00.000-07:00

Mary-Kate Olsen wore this gorgeous white gown to a screening of 'The Wackness' last june. Some people called it a bathrobe, but I think it was an excellent choice of her!

Time for a whole new look

2008-09-17T08:50:00.000-07:00

Young actress Taylor Momsen, or her personal stylist, decided it was time for a new look... I love messy bangs and the whole rock-chick look, but not on a 15 year old. Look at the pictures from last year, she looks so pretty and girly and now WOW! What's wrong with looking your own age? Again: I have nothing against Taylor Momsen or her personal stylist, I think she's a great actress, but in the picture on the lower right she seriously looks like someone who needs a ticket to rehab (no offense). A source close to the Taylor told JustJared.com that the new look was precipitated by her character's evolution. Well, that's awesome... but I still don't like it!

Rendez-vous with Harley Viera Newton

2008-07-11T01:03:00.000-07:00

She's 20, lives in NYC, is a full-time Egyptology major at NYU, plays bass for Lissy Trullie and DJ for her main job. Oh and she just signed with Elite. Meet Harley Viera Newton, a busy girl with a great sense of style and beautiful long hair ("No, i'm not cutting my hair anytime soon"). Being called an It-girl, or, even moreso, an Internet It-girl, makes Harley laugh. "I feel like I've made fun of people called It-girls," she says.
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At first, she dismisses it, she finds the label "a little embarrassing," explaining it tends to connote someone whose goals don't extend beyond being photographed, or partying. But like said before: Harley is a hardworking girl. Intresting is that she says she "looked like a whore" at her high school prom. She wore a Balenciaga blue knee-length dress. "It was silk and buttoned down." And then to the after-thing she wore this vintage Alaia dress with six-inch Alexander McQueen heels. "I was like, 'I look good tonight,' and looking back, I'm like, 'You look like a whore!' I had my hair in a slick-back pony or something really embarrassing."

Harley is a recent fan of the crop top. She's been trying to bring that back. "I found this incredible shredded, Union Jack crop top, it's like sooo kitsch and awful and in the same way amazing." Her style icon is Tom Binns. "He could tell me to wear a cardboard box and I would." So it isn't a surprise that Harley wears Tom Binns jewelry everyday. "I'll sleep in this…when you take this off (points under wrist) it's like another color under here!"
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She has usually one pair of shoes a season that she just wears everyday and every night. This season Harley chose Chloé Doc Martens wedges, the low ones. "They're pretty wild, but I love Doc Martens and any reappropriation of that I'm into." Harley is also crazy about her small Chanel purse. "I wear it every single day at all times." And on top of all this Harley collects band t-shirts. But only from bands she likes. Oh and if your intrested: some of Harley's famous friends are Mischa Barton, Cory Kennedy, Alice Dellal and Mark Hunter (the Cobrasnake).

Thanks to Harley Viera Newton and Refinery29

They wear their sunglasses at night

2008-06-29T11:59:00.000-07:00

When I saw the pictures of Madonna attending a Sabbath service at Manhattan’s Kabbalah Centre Friday last saturday, I just knew I'd seen those sunglasses before! And yep, I was right: Lindsay Lohan wore the same pair of Chanel 416oQ's last february. To be honest: I'm not really into the 4160Q's, I don't know why. They just seem a little bit odd looking to me, maybe it's the shape or something. Anyway, on the left is Lindsay Lohan and on the right is Madonna.

Mary Kate Olsen likes his sunglasses

2008-06-27T05:05:00.000-07:00

I've always been kinda intrigued by the Olsen twins. I don't know why, but somehow I just really like them. They are not the greatest actresses in the world, but they aren't that bad. And, not to forget, they both have an amazing sense of fashion! Although I'm not really into MK's style, I adore Ashley's style. Anyway, I was watching a clip of Mary Kate's appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman (june 26) and I think she tried to tell musician Paul Schaffer by making gestures, that she liked his sunglasses. Watch the clip here

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See you in the arena

2008-06-24T00:53:00.000-07:00

Well, where should I start... I think a lot of you already know that gladiator sandals are a huge trend this summer. But I still want to dedicate a trend-post to the 'gladiator's'! We all know what gladiators are, so I don't have to explain that. If you don't know what they are: shame on you! Go google it. Ashley & Mary-Kate Olsen wore gladiator sandals already last year. Ashley went for the ankle-sandal, while MK went knee-high. Now A. and MK. were spotted with gladiator sandals, other celebs couldn't stay behind and soon whole female-hollywood started to follow this trend. The result of all this? Gladiator sandals are taking over the world this summer!

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Miley & Naomi: wanted!

2008-06-23T18:33:00.000-07:00

Ah well, it's always fun to see people wearing the same clothes. On the left is Miley Cyrus, 15 year old actress and singer and on the right we have Naomi Campbell, 38 year old model. I don't know exactly when the picture of Miley is taken, but I think it was a few months ago. Naomi was spotted wearing the same t-shirt a few days ago.

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New header

2008-06-23T09:10:00.000-07:00

Tadaa, what do you think about it? It's Rebel chic's first header haha. The girl in the picture is Emma Watson, she plays Hermoine in the Harry Potter movies.

Rendez-vous with Clémence Poésy

2008-05-17T11:58:00.001-07:00

Clémence Poésy is an actress/model born in France. Clémence started acting at the age of 14 and continued schooling until the age of 16, when she got an agent and went on to study acting. She has appeared in several French films and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is only the second English film she has been in. The other was Gunpowder, Treason and Plot (2004), in which she played the role of Mary, Queen of Scots.

Clémence on acting in an other language: "It’s – strangely – easier. It’s a bit like playing with a mask on. You allow yourself to do more than you do in your own language. You’re not listening to [the words] as much, which is the worst thing you can do when you’re acting. You’re closer to playing the emotions. Well, maybe that’s just me."

The 25-year-old has a perfectly unstudied style. She favors a street-smart mix peppered with designer names like Balenciaga, Chloé, and Isabel Marant. She has been spotted in the front row at exclusive Paris fashion shows, has a penchant for girlie yet edgy labels, and exudes a serene beauty. "Beauty comes from who you’re with, what you’re doing, what you’re reading, the sport you’re doing,"

The only thing I can say after this quote is: GO CLÉMENCE!

I'm sorry

2008-05-17T11:51:00.001-07:00

Yes, I truly am. I haven't updated this blog in 10 days! The reason for lack of updates is that I've been on a city trip for a few days! It was amazing. Anyway, read the new rendez-vous with Clémence Poésy: model, actress and fashion icon.

Sweet music: Agyness Deyn

2008-05-06T02:09:00.000-07:00

Most of you maybe know her as an english supermodel, but the British supermodel is releasing a single titled 'Who' on June 23rd. The 25-year-old Agyness collaborated with the New York band Five O'Clock Heroes on the single.

(Five O'Clock Heroes & Agyness Deyn - Who)

Although lots of people were afraid it would hurt her career, after seeing this music video they will definatley change their opinions. Celeb-blogger Perez Hilton thinks Agyness sounds 'a little Kate Bush-y'.

Agyness Deyn (born Laura Hollins) is from Littleborough in Greater Manchester. Deyn's working life started serving cod, chips and mushy peas part-time at 17, which she did in Ramsbottom. Agyness has come a long way in the nine years since she first came to the attention of the folk of Rossendale – winning the Free Press’s Face of '99 competition. The 16-year-old – then Laura Hollins – was living in Cloughfold, when she and Barney Horton, 19, were chosen as the king and queen of the Valley catwalk. The pair won an exclusive photo shoot with Free Press snapper Tony Cross in what was one of Laura’s first modelling assignments. Even at that early stage she had the potential to go the very top, according to Tony. He said: ‘She was quite natural in front of the camera and was quirkily attractive and beautiful.’

Deyn has appeared in advertisements for Blugirl by Blumarine, Burberry, Cacharel, John Galliano, Gianfranco Ferrè, Giorgio Armani, Mulberry, Paul Smith, and Vivienne Westwood. In 2007 she won the 'Model of the Year' award at the British Fashion Awards. But besides that Deyn is tipped as a successor to Kate Moss!

(Thanks to Rossendale Free Press)

Rocking the black blazer

2008-04-26T04:06:00.000-07:00

We can thank Coco Chanel for giving us the perfect jacket to top everything from skirts to jeans. A great blazer or jacket can dress up any outfit and protect women from blasts of overzealous air conditioning systems everywhere. Blazers aren't just for schoolgirls or bank tellers. Whether you are going to work, a club, a soccer game, or the theater, your blazer can dress up your jeans, skirt, pants, or cocktail dress. A fashionable blazer can take the place of a sweater on a cool night. Check out ShopWiki for some 'how to fit'-information.

(Pictures: Just Jared/Celebutopia/Celeb slam)

Sweet music: Lights

2008-04-25T08:14:00.000-07:00

Her real name is Valerie Poxleitner and she describes herself as 'small girl who dwells in Toronto and makes music.' Lights is a Canadian synth-pop singer and songwriter best known for her song February Air, featured in the February 2008 Old Navy commercials. She composes and sings powerful and beautiful electronic indie-pop songs.
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(Lights - February Air)

Lights grew up in a musical family. When asked about when she wrote her first song, Lights has said "I was eleven, and I learned three chords on the guitar it was the first time I really learned how to play guitar and I wanted to write a song with them so I went down to my mom and I said pick a number between 1 and 150 and she picked 5 or something, I can’t really remember the number, but I went and opened up the Bible and there was 150 Psalms already written so I went to the number she chose and wrote a song with that and that kicked off the biggest thing of my life."

Lights got her break while modeling at the age of fifteen for a Wal-Mart flyer. The makeup artist on the shoot heard her sing and introduced her to singer-songwriter Jian Ghomeshi, who developed her first demo and now manages Lights.

For more information, check out her myspace

Rendez-vous with Daisy Lowe

2008-04-23T08:58:00.000-07:00

It-girl Daisy Lowe was born to be a star. She is the 19-year-old daughter of fashion scenester Pearl Lowe and Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale and she modeled for the first time at age 2, although she admits that modeling “was never something she wanted to do.” But Daisy changed her attitude in 2005, when she was spotted by a talent scout who encouraged her to give modeling a second chance.

In 2004 a DNA test reveals that Lowe is the daughter of Bush front man (and Gwen Stefani’s husband) Gavin Rossdale, who up until now has been Lowe’s godfather. "It was a really weird time in my life. I stopped going out and just sort of hid from it a lot. The press - they were absolutely horrible, just w*nkers". Daisy considers Pearl's husband, Supergrass drummer Danny Goffey, her "dad", adding, "I definitely don't call Gwen 'Stepmum'".

Daisy Lowe has a brilliant career as a fashion model ahead of her. She has already appeared in Italian Vogue, W Magazine, and Jane. She was featured in advertisements for French Connection and she replaced Kate Moss for Agent Provocateur. Daisy will also appear on screen in Class Of 2008. It’s being billed as an “observational documentary series that follows six up-and-coming young talented people in London on their creative journeys”. Famous friends of Daisy are Peaches Geldof, Pixie Geldof, Liv Tyler and Agyness Deyn.

Sweet music: One Night Only

2008-04-15T13:11:00.000-07:00

One Night Only is another indie-rock band from the UK. They started out as a bunch of school friends 'just making noise' in their rural hometown of Helmsley in North Yorkshire where they got banned from their rehearsal spaces because they were too loud. "The first one was in a historic village with a monastery and we were just doomed from the start," recalls George. "Then we went to this dugout place underneath the town hall and trashed that as well. Well, we didn't trash it, they just didn't like the holes in the walls they kept finding."

(One Night Only - It's about time)

Last October Steve Lamacq began spinning the demo of You And Me, prompting the band to really take themselves seriously. George dropped out of school and they frantically phoned every venue in the UK asking for gigs. They got about ten and the A&R pack duly pounced: some caught them first at Liverpool's Cavern Club in front of a bus full of their most mosh-happy York fans and within a month every major label in the UK was trekking up to their rehearsal room for a personal showcase.

"We knew friends' bands who'd had a bit of interest from labels and gone down to London to play to them and it was like 'go away, come back when you're a bit older'. So we didn't want to do that, we cancelled all our shows and said 'if you want to see us you'll have to come to York'," said George."Then we hired out the rehearsal room, practiced there for a week, got really tight and then we did individual showcases. We were so tired by the end of it. We couldn't be arsed to talk to them. We'd had all week of doing three a day, all asking the same questions." A funny fact about the band is that they have recorded and uploaded their own message onto Limewire, preventing people from downloading their music and explaining that downloading music that way is "a bit illegal".

Click here to read the entire interview

For more information, visit their:

Official website

Myspace

Fringe fever

2008-04-14T00:11:00.000-07:00

A fringe (or bangs in the United States and Canada) is the front part of the hair, cut to hang or curl over the forehead. Hairstyles that feature fringes or bangs have come and gone out of fashion as frequently as other hairstyles, and they can be worn in any number of styles. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, poofy, curly, teased fringes were in fashion. In 2006, the fringe saw another massive revival as a hair trend, this time thick, deep and blunt-cut. But it looks like 2008 is gonna be another fringe-year. The 2008 fringe is different. You could call it an out of bed-fringe: it's kind of messy, but at the same time you can make it look chic.

(Pictures: Just Jared/Mischa B/Oh Hilary/The Sun)

Rendez-vous with Lou Doillon

2008-04-10T11:54:00.000-07:00

When she was about 15 years old, she was living an insane and wild life in Paris. She had red hair and piercings all over her body. Taking drugs and not really caring about anything, her papa thought that putting her in one of his movies might help settle her down. And he was right: Lou calmed down. "It made me a new person".

Meet Lou Doillon, she's the daughter of French director Jacques Doillon and actress Jane Birkin. Lou is a stunning 25-year-old actress and model who is currently taking Paris by storm. "I don't really understand it," she says of her newfound fame. "It's quite amusing, actually. Suddenly I hear my name being called out by strangers all over Paris. I hear good rumors and bad rumors. It's funny to be the ‘thing’ everyone's talking about." Her beauty contract for the house of Givenchy is not strictly as a model, but as something more haunting: their muse.

The quirky Parisienne definately has an own, unique style. Her style is a bit tomboy-slouch with a Parisien flare for dramatic. "History is a big inspiration, and then literature, paintings, and films. I like hidden references; I'll be inspired to wear thigh-high green socks by an Egon Schiele painting. For the Lee Cooper collection, my style inspiration is the Artful Dodger—my favorite character ever [from Oliver Twist]." Long admired in the fashion world for her individual style - it's not every day you find someone who claims the Artful Dodger as their fashion inspiration - the Parisien It-girl is friends with Milla Jovovich, and can ensure the attendance of the Olsen twins and Mischa Barton at an event.

Click here to read an interview with Lou and click here to see more pictures.

(Thanks to Refinery29, The Sartorialist and The Vintage Society)

Go horizontal

2008-04-03T04:53:00.000-07:00

In the world of fashion, almost everything is recycled. That hot new trend you've latched onto probably isn't new - it just found its way back to the crowd. Although stripes never really been away from the streets, they are back. We've already spotted stripes on the catwalk last year but now it seems like everyone is going crazy for the 'horizontal-things'.

(Pictures: Gossip Girls/Celebutopia/CelebrityBodyGossip)

Sweet music: The Kooks

2008-04-01T11:50:00.000-07:00

Say hello The Kooks: a band of four guys who studied at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music. The Kooks is a indie rock band formed in 2004.

(Naive, live at Leeds)

Lead singer and rhythm guitarist Luke Pritchard got bassist Max Rafferty involved in a college project, which formed the base of the band. After getting lead guitarist Hugh Harris and drummer Paul Garred involved, they chose a band name from a song off the 1971 David Bowie album Hunky Dory, entitled "Kooks".

The Kooks released a debut EP and played Brighton's Free Butt festival, and were instantly signed to Virgin Records. Pritchard wrote The Kooks' hit song "Naïve" when he was only 16 years old, which after release catapulted the debut album, Inside In/Inside Out into the UK Top 20 charts for more than half of 2006.

The band mix a whole range of styles and influences within their music. Influences like Bob Dylan, Jack Johnson, The Kinks, The Beatles, Velvet Underground, David Bowie, The Doors and Jeff Buckley. They seem to blend quite edgy and bouncy pop guitar riffs with a nice solid beat. But it is lead singer Pritchard that really gives the band a unique sound and defines them from the majority.

For more information/music, check out their:
Official site
Myspace

Hollywood loves cut-offs

2008-03-20T05:19:00.000-07:00

It's more comfortable than a mini-skirt/dress and it's perfect for all occasions: say hello to the cut off jeans! Wear them sporty like Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan or wear them rebel chic with a blouse and leather sandals. Just take an old pair of jeans and cut them to the length that works best for you. Or go to salvation army and buy used jeans and cut those. For more tips, go to: 'How to make denim shorts cut off shorts'

(Pictures: Celebutopia/Just Jared/Olsen Fan)

Welcome to rebel chic!

2008-03-17T09:45:00.000-07:00

Attitude is a state of mind born from within. Style is an external expression of the attitude we cultivate and broadcast to the world around us. Rebel chic is all about fusing music and fashion and standing out from the crowd. It's a style somewhere in between heroin chic and classy. I created this blog for people to get inspiration for their (own) style and just to discuss fashion. Have fun!