fashion icons

Some of the most renowned fashion icons never really knew or expected they would be considered icons at some point in history. It is impossible to imagine fashion without its Hollywood influence; and vice versa. There are some mystic characters whose style went a little further away then the big screen, straight to the sales rack in every kind of store.

The most recent example can be the leathered jacket style worn by Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones; seen and admired for two decades but today with the new movie, it was reborn. Another leather jacket is James Dean's in Rebel without a cause; this 1954 icon was a favorite amongst the younger crowd. For the more classic men, Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca was the perfect model to follow.

Aviator glasses like Tom Cruise's on Top Gun were a sensation in the 80's and it has been brought back to these days. Black glasses and long black coats remind today's generation of Neo on the Matrix movies.

Colors also play a big role in identifying fashion icon followers; especially the sexiest women in film. Black for example, makes you think of Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's as well as white on the other hand, which covered the most desirable body in Hollywood, Marilyn Monroe and her famous scene in The Seven Year Itch, the most recreated scene in Hollywood history. Pastels are reminded of the elegance that Jackie-O transported everywhere she went with her regal and classic style.

nude fashion show

Wig designer Charlie Le Mindu raised eyebrows by sending nude models down the runway at his London Fashion Week fashion show.

Well, that's one way to get our attention.

Wearing bubblegum pink platform boots (by Lady Gaga's favorite heel-less shoe designer Noritaka Tatehana), handbags, Le Mindu's eccentric hats and wigs (also a Gaga go-to), and not much else, the starkers models flashed the rapt audience.

And you thought your job was tough.

Wow. After Gaga's VMAs meat dresses and Jeremy Scott's prosciutto pieces, we knew flesh was in. We just didn't realize that it would be our own!

Speaking of daredevil models, check out this vertical fashion show.

michelle obama fashion

Whatever Michelle Obama wears in public is destined to become just as infamous as she is. You can tell when she steps out of the White House that she is completely comfortable and confident in what she is wearing. She may have been helped along by a professional stylist or two, but from the first day she hit the spotlight beside her now-President husband Barak Obama she stole the fashion limelight.

Michelle's style is completely classy yet feminine in a subtle manner. You probably won't catch her wearing pink lace very often, but you can find her wearing tops that seem to flow gracefully from her body with the perfect accessories to bring out her feminine whiles in a very classy manner.

What you won't ever catch Michelle Obama wearing is anything that shows her butt cheeks or lets her breasts come out for a tan. She covers her body and dresses in a manner befitting the First Lady, but she also has a sense of elegance and classic style that every woman wants to imitate. She has shown the world that you can be womanly and sensual without being overtly sexual.

The Rise of Obama Fashion

Michelle Obama first splashed into the fashion headlines when her husband decided to run for president of the United States. She stood by his side at one event after the other, always elegantly poised and full of passionate words that conveyed a message of hope and positivity.

While her words of wisdom got some quotes in newspapers, it was her immaculate style of dress that was splashed across headlines all over the world. Everyone instantly fell in love with her classy, fresh style that caught the attention of everyone in the audience or watching on television.

90s fashion

Some people claim that 90s fashion was horrible and will never be repeated, but I say those people are complete idiots. I have a deep and lustful affinity for all 90s fashion. From plaid shirts, plaid skirts, and Nirvana t-shirts to faded Levi's and neon colors, 90s fashion will NEVER go out of style.

The 80s were just ending and the world needed a transitional period in order to evolve past the antiquated notions of jheri curls, teased-out hair-dos and cocaine. Something flashy and fun and extreme seemed like the next logical step.

It all goes back to my earliest years watching Beverly Hills, 90210. Having a sister four years my senior, being babysat by her meant being subjected to all the stereotypical teen girl television because she was always in control of the remote due to seniority. This included shows like The Real World, My So-Called Life, and the aforementioned pinnacle of teen entertainment, 90210. I would usually dread these kinds of teenage-girl-oriented television shows and loathe every minute I spent viewing them, but then I really started to like them.

Over time, the tendrils of their asinine drama and white people problems overwhelmed me with the promise of more asinine drama and white people problems to come. There was no denying that teenage entertainment had taken a hold of me and I was left alone to pick up the pieces.

All I could do was sit back, admire the beautiful women, and get sucked into the world of Donnas and Brendas and Pucks and all the good things that the 90s brought to the table. The pinnacle of 90s fashion, however, was the behemoth of teenage entertainment. There was no show that could touch the level of petty squabbles and beautiful adolescents than the one show to rule them all--Beverly Hills, 90210.

ftv

The information and brodcasting had done it again. Continuing with its shocking parental attitude, the I&B ministry has now decided that programs like 'midnight hot' on FTV are too obscene for Indian viewers. It apparently is in conflict with our great and highly sensitive 'cultural' values and 'likely to adversely affect public morality'. Yeah? Well, Mr. Dasmunsi, eat shit.

Its really very hard to understand how individuals such as Mr. Dasmunsi take it upon themselves to decide what is good or bad for us. I personally take it as a deep insult on my intellect and a dirct stab at my basic freedoms.

Anyway, it never ceases to amaze me how people seem to be completely unaware of the most basic fact that the more you stop people fro mdoing something, the more motivated they are to do it. This is really such a basic truth of life. You see it all the time and everywhere.