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Apr 08 2011 01:00 PM ET

WATCH: Gwen Stefani Dresses the ‘Idol’ Ladies in L.A.M.B.

She may have designed her line L.A.M.B. just for herself, but Gwen Stefani was willing to share her wardrobe with the ladies of American Idol this week when she dressed them for Wednesday’s show. Thursday night, Idol took us backstage to the fitting session — every girl’s dream! — where Stefani helped choose outfits for the budding superstars. Admitting that she was not a stylist — and even a bit nervous! – the No Doubt rocker first pulled pants and a jacket “literally out of my closet” for contestant Hailey Reinhart. She ended up choosing a different outfit, though: a checkered linen tabard top and leather pants. Pia Toscano, who was sent home Thursday night, rocked a “tribal” animal-print jumpsuit and layered on some accessories. And 16-year-old Lauren Alaina, the show’s youngest star, skipped a look she found too “biker” and opted for gingham shorts and a matching top, covered up with a black blazer — the first look Stefani pulled. “That’s totally something I would wear, for real,” she said. The designer explained that she wanted her clothes to give the girls a confidence boost on stage: “What you’re wearing is the last thing you want to think of.” Tell us: What did you think of Stefani’s picks?

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Apr 06 2011 05:00 PM ET

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Gwen Stefani Had a ‘Real Problem’ With Makeup Artists

Gwen Stefani ELLE Courtesy ELLE

We’ve always loved Gwen Stefani‘s immaculate makeup: the signature bright red lips, those luscious long lashes. So it’s no surprise to hear that the singing star learned the tricks of the trade at a young age. “I started in seventh grade,” Stefani shares in the latest issue of ELLE. “We had home economics, and they’d bring someone in to show you how to put your makeup on.” And her studies in cosmetology continued through college, where she majored in art. “I can draw and paint. That’s my background,” she explains. When touring solo, or with her No Doubt bandmates, the L’Oreal Paris spokesmodel does all her own stage makeup. “I learn from makeup people now, but in the past I had a real problem with makeup artists,” Stefani admits. “I remember my first experience with a makeup artist was doing the first No Doubt album, the one that was shelved. Go back and look at how ugly I look. It is the worst makeup … From that time on, I’m thinking, I’m not going to let someone do my makeup, because they don’t know how to do it.” She’s happy to let hair stylists work their magic, though. “For the last couple tours I’ve had hair people, which is the luxury of my life,” she says. “I’m like, ‘Why did I do it myself this whole time?’” And in an industry where looks mean everything, Stefani isn’t ashamed to admit she cares about her ultra-glam outward appearance. “I mean, I’m very vain. That would be my middle name,” she says. “Of course I am, you know what I mean? I love the visual.” For more on Stefani and other women in music, visit ELLE.com or pick up the May issue of ELLE, on newsstands April 12. –Kate Hogan

Gwen Stefani: I Created L.A.M.B. for Me

Gwen Stefani LAMB
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Designers often launch clothing collections to share some kind of message with the world, but not Gwen Stefani. The star tells CNN that the idea to create clothes didn’t come from a desire to share her style; it was actually for personal gratification. “For me the line is genuinely for myself,” she says. “I want to make a line of clothes that I want to wear — it’s kind of selfish. ” Though the star admits she lacks the technical qualifications to design solo — “I’m not going to ever be a Vivienne Westwood … I just have a vibe of what I like,” she says — she did grow up watching her mom and grandmother make clothes. “Every holiday we would go to TJY, a little fabric store, and look at patterns and pick out our outfits,” Stefani recalls. When she started with No Doubt at age 17, she says she’d “waste all [her] time at school thinking about [fashion] and drive to the fabric store and just find stuff.” Using Velcro and glue guns, she’d make her stage outfits work. From that point on, her music inspired her looks — and it also inspired her to launch L.A.M.B., in a backwards way. “Nine or 10 years ago, I didn’t know how long I would be doing music,” the 41-year-old admits. “[People] ask you, ‘What are you going to be doing in 10 years?’ and I didn’t know. But I wanted to do something creative.” Tell us: Are you a fan of Stefani’s line? –Kim Peiffer

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Mar 10 2011 10:30 AM ET

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Gwen Stefani’s Wedding Dress Finds a New Home at a Museum!

Gwen Stefani's Wedding Dress Goes to the Museum
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Most women’s wedding dresses end up in an attic, or perhaps tucked under a bed — but Gwen Stefani is not your typical bride. The singer and fashion designer tells Elle U.K. that her one-of-a-kind Christian Dior gown, created by embattled designer John Galliano, is heading to a permanent home in the Victoria and Albert Design Museum in London. “I didn’t wanna send it because I was scared it would get ruined. But it’s a work of art, it needed to be seen,” she tells the magazine. Stefani, who married rocker Gavin Rossdale in London in 2002, says Galliano made her wedding day dreams come true. “When I got engaged and someone told me that John said he would make my dress, I was like really?” she recalls. “I said I wanted it to be over the top, but not traditional — I wanted it to be everything. But how do you tell this genius over the phone?” Luckily, the designer listened to her wishes. “He was, like, OK, and sent me these drawings of this unbelievable, perfect dress.” –Kim Peiffer

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Feb 18 2011 05:30 PM ET

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Little L.A.M.B. Kingston Rossdale Walks Runway with Mom Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani walks LAMB runway with Son Kingston Rossdale
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Forget the rehearsals — when fashion is in your blood like Kingston Rossdale, you just hit the runway! “He ran out, she had to catch him,” a source told PEOPLE after the L.A.M.B. fashion show ended with a runway appearance by designer Gwen Stefani with her son Kingston at her side, wearing wee, modified army pants. But it’s no real surprise that the 4-year-old was psyched for the Thursday show (part of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week) itself. “They’re good, they’re here, they’re excited,” Stefani said of sons Kingston and Zuma before the show. “They’re pumped up. They’ve been building it up, ‘Fashion show! Fashion Show!’” And is her brood of two boys into fashion? “They are actually,” said the designer. “By force . . . I force them to be dressed up all the time.” As for the show itself, the designer explained “we decided to divide the collection up into categories. A ragamuffin girl, glamour girl, a mod, and soldier girl. And we’re doing like six little miniature fashion shows with different hair and makeup for each.” Her front row fans, including designer Christian Siriano, loved it! “I love Gwen,” gushed Siriano, “She paved the way for a lot of women in the business.” –Jeffrey Slonim

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Jan 13 2011 12:00 PM ET

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Gwen Stefani is the Gorgeous New Face of L’Oreal Paris!

Gwen Stefani Spokesmodel L'Oreal Courtesy L’Oreal

Gwen Stefani is adding one more accomplishment to her growing list with the announcement to PEOPLE that she’s inked a deal as the next face of L’Oréal Paris. “I can’t believe I get to be one of the L’Oréal Paris girls,” says the star, “I love playing dress up, on stage or shooting videos, it’s always been one of my favorite parts of being in a band.” Of joining the brand’s stable of A-listers like Jennifer Lopez, Eva Longoria and Beyoncé Knowles, Stefani says, “To get to work with such a modern, talented group of people is really exciting. I’m a lucky, lucky girl.” Aptly enough for a star who’s made red lips her signature, Gwen’s first campaign will be for the brand’s Infallible Le Rouge lip color. And while she’s offered us a first look at an image from the set of her shoot (above), you’ll be able to catch her full commercial in just a few days, when it debuts during this Sunday’s Golden Globes. Tell us: What’s your take on Gwen Stefani as the newest face of L’Oréal Paris? –Katherine Kluznik Rentmeester

Dec 03 2010 09:00 AM ET

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Ashley Greene Takes on New Role as Host of CW Fashion Special

Ashley Greene Takes on New Role as Host of CW Fashion Special
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Since transforming into the ever-stylish Alice Cullen for her role in Twilight, Ashley Greene has had more than her own fair share of glamorous moments on the red carpet. And now, with an upcoming special on the CW, Fashion Forward: Making It, the 23-year-old is getting another opportunity to solidify her mark as a style maven. Tapped to host the one-hour, behind-the-scenes look at the ins and outs of the fashion industry, Ashley gets to dish on designers like Gwen Stefani and Justin Timberlake—an opportunity that the actress still seems surprised by. “The word fashionista has popped up a time or two which I’m very grateful for and humbled by,” the onscreen vampire told PEOPLE. “The opportunity came up and I jumped at it.” Her favorite part of the hosting gig? “It was really cool to be talking about a lot of young designers and fresh faces and forces in the fashion industry that are essentially making their mark in fashion like I’m making mine.” Tune in to the CW on Dec. 8 at 9 p.m. EST to catch Ashley run the fashion show. –Jessie Goldberg; reporting by Jackie Fields
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