My Top Style Icon - Kelly Osbourne

I don't think my style icons series would be complete if I didn't do Kelly O. She has played a big part of my fashion choices as well as my life for the last 10-11 years. Its a funny story really, I didn't start out looking up to Kelly for all my fashion tips, I remember it was one day sophomore year of high school, when I just cut my hair into a pixie cut, someone looked at me and said "you look like that girl, Ozzies daughter! you could be twins!" and thats when it started. At first I pulled my angsty teen "i am not one but myself" crap and hated it whenever someone said it, (the Osbournes has just become a big hit then, so I heard it A LOT) until I actually say down and watched, and I was shocked to see, she was just like me.

It was rare at my age to see girls who had a similar figure and face shape as myself to look up to. Gwen Stefani, Brody Dalle, and all the other women I looked up to, were super skinny and half the clothes they wore, I would never fit into or be caught dead in. But when I saw Kelly on my tv, and in magazines, I could relate to her. Here was a girl who was curvy, and a little chubby like me, who shared a similar taste in fashion, and had amazing hair, whats not to love? Her style was unique and edgey (i know I hate using that word), but it was something I could relate to, she rocked it with zero shits to give, and I wanted to be like that.

Why should I care if someone tells me "YOU LOOK LIKE KELLY!" I quickly took it as a complement to be told I looked like this beautiful woman. She quickly became my go to for what I wanted to dress like. Hair color I wanted, and even hair cuts. I knew if Kelly had the balls to do it, so could I. Which was a lot coming from a share who was at one point shy about dressing how she wanted. I wasn't sure if i could get away with it, or make it look good, but for some reason seeing Kelly do it, it gave me that confidence that, hey I can do it too. My style wasn't 100% like hers but it was my own, but very much inspired by a lot of what she did with her style. And thats how it was for years to come after high school. 

There was a point in my life when I was hitting my 20's and I heard things like "you need to dress your age, stop dresing like that blah blah blah" and I fell into sorta a rut, I wasn't sure how to grow with my style, but still keep it like me, (this happens again later on in life also), I started to dress how I felt I "should" dress and I fell into a "i hate how I look" depression, it really sucked. When I decided I had to be like me, and wanted to find ways to show my style, and keep true to myself, I of course looked to the girl I looked up to for years, the girl I knew could give me tips and show me ways on how to look amazing but still keep my style. And that was kelly.

                                                   

She is a few years older than myself, and when I was in my early 20's so was she, but she made it look so rock and roll and still kept her style but it grew with her, she wasn't that teenager anymore, it was a more grown up look to it, but not TOO grown up, you know? I figured, thats the route I wanted to go, so I took little bits of advice from Kelly's outfits, and placed it to my own. Again I felt like I could really relate to her, because she wasn't the normal girl, she was more than like me. But way more fabulous. And it helped make me feel confidant in my own skin and style choices. 

About two years ago I wanted a big change, I had red hair for ages, it was my go to safety net, and I had been wanting lavender hair since I saw Kelly with it, I wont be ashamed to admit it, it was my dream hair. it looked amazing on her, and I realy wanted to try it, so I did, and I seriously felt so amazing with my silverish lavender hair, and yes I got the "you look like...blah blah" comments but that teenage girl in me wasn't caring, it was WELL THANK YOU SHES BEAUTIFUL.

Now that I am in my late 20's (saying that makes me go OH MY GAWD) its that point in your life AGAIN when people look at you and say, what are you wearing? why are you dressing like that? why don't you look NORMAL! And again, I remember when kelly was on fashion police and mentioned how Avril needs to , grow up with her style, evolve with her style, it really made me think, again I can still stay true to I am, and still be freaking fabulous, confidant and awesome, but just sort of grow up with it a bit. And thats why I have been doing, and thats where this blog came from. Every outfit I do, or every time I go shopping, I wont buy something that isn't me, but I also wont buy something that is childish (band/comic tee's aside) I want to grow with my style but still keep true to myself, and thats what I see kelly doing, Shes got an edge to her style but its not kidish, its more grown up. And thats what I want to do. I love seeing her posts on instagram of her outfits and style, it really inspires me.

And now she is actually releasing her own clothing line this fall on HSN, which at first I wasn't SO excited about, because most celeb clothing lines I am in that awkward size range, where I fit into some, but not all of the clothes, but Kelly announced it is going to be sizes 0-24! Which is huge for me, and gives me something to look forward to, and share with all of you guys!

                                     

Even though through the years Kelly has played a part in my "fashion life" she has also inspired me, in may may ways. I have been up and down in my weight for years, and thats made it hard, with a lot of things. And Kelly has always sort of been my inspiration for that, if shes lost weight, or a little chubby, i will still always look up to her as one of my role models in life, fashion or not. She always seems confidant in what she is and what she wears and who she is, and i want that for myself, for who I am, and I am becoming that. I am not longer that shy teenager who is afraid to dress up. You can dress up and still be rock and roll, you can dress up and still be who you are, with tattoos and funky purple hair. You can be classy with purple hair, and Kelly has taught me that, a long with a lot of other things  She may never know, but I feel like I've grown up with her, I cheered her on when she was on Dancing With the Stars, I watch Fashion Police all the time just to hear what her takes on style and fashion are, I try to keep up with her on social medi, and her blog, and she taught me many things, how to express yourself through your clothes and fashion, and to give zero shits about what people think. So thank you Kelly, for being that person to look up to for all these years. you are fucking awesome.