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Hit or Miss: Stylist Rachel Zoe

Stylist Rachel ZoeAt some point or other, stylist-to-the-stars Rachel Zoe has been the fashion force behind such Hollywood "It" girls as Mischa Barton, Lindsay Lohan, Kiera Knightly and her now-famously estranged client, Nicole Richie. Love her or loathe her, Zoe (pronounced "Zoh") is showing no signs of slowing down: She released her first book, Style A to Zoe: The Art of Fashion, Beauty, & Everything Glamour, and recently signed a deal with Bravo to star in her own reality-tv show, The Rachel Zoe Project.

While Rachel has been criticized for creating mini-clones (known as Zoe-bots) and promoting super-skinniness among her A-list clientèle (debatable), her boho-glam style is actually quite easy to imitate on a budget - and that makes her A-OK in our book! All you need are some oversized vintage sunglasses, layers of gold jewelry, and a peacock feather clutch or two to get goin' with the Rachel Zoe look.

In addition to espousing a "fab-without-a-fortune" style philosophy, Rachel has also dressed gorgeous gals like Salma Hayek, Liv Tyler and Jennifer Garner - not just controversial starlets. Lest we forget, she even put Cameron Diaz in what was perhaps the most stunning red-carpet look of last year: a Dior by John Galliano gown for the 2007 Costume Institute ball. How can we hate on the person responsible for that marvelous fashion moment?




Comments
Zobots, huh? That is hysterical. Well, I guess to each his own. I actually enjoyed perusing Zoe's first book, not that I would mimic her look. A zobot I'm not.
#1 Girl-Woman (Homepage) on 2008-01-21 14:17 (Reply)
Ugh!!! I find Ms. Zoe's signature style sloppy and uninspired. Maybe I just don't like the boho look in general -- to me, it's two steps away from ren-faire-meets-bag-lady -- but when practically all the starlets are dressed in the exact same way, how can one even make her own style statement? Zoe-bots is right!
#2 cathy (Homepage) on 2008-01-24 16:21 (Reply)
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