Style Profile: TV’s Stacy London
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With her sly wit and signature call out ‘Shut Up!’ on TLC’s addictive ‘What Not to Wear,’ Stacy London has become America’s most trusted stylist. She’s that friend who will firmly tell you that the new bangs don’t suit you, while she offers a loan of her Louboutins as consolation. On Nov. 23, her new talk show -- ‘Fashionably Late’ -- debuts on TLC at 10 p.m. Expect sartorial advice and a peek inside the closets of celebrities. Tune in. After you put on your best stilettos and pour some Pinot, of course. Here’s London’s take on her own personal style:
Style icon: Kate Moss. Not exactly the most original answer but true: she mixes couture with vintage, old styles with new and makes everything look effortless and modern.
Go-to outfit: OK, this changes all the time but right now for casual day: An H&M black turtleneck under a Tibi silk art deco patterned blouse, Union jeans and Gigi Favela boots. Evening: I’ve been favoring a little black chiffon Zac Posen number.
Memo to designers: Make more style in sizes 12, 14 and 16.
Growing up in Manhattan made me: the sassy woman I am today.
When I was an assistant at Vogue, Anna Wintour told me: not to wear stirrup pants to the office, ever.
Purse du jour: Oversize clutches for day: Trina Turk and Catherine Repetti and box clutches for evening: Shana London (unfortunately no relation so I had to buy them).
Philosophy on fashion: Wear what looks good on you, not what looks awesome on the retouched 40-ft. model on a billboard.
I never wash that gray right out of my hair because: I like when people call me Rogue or Cruella De Vil.
Best place online to find a great deal: EBay!
Animal look-alike: My cat Moo (has white whiskers on one side only).
Worst fashion blunder: My pink Norma Kamali romper with bloomer style short legs and massive shoulder pads... Shut Up. I was 10 at the time.
(Early on, left, London practiced her vamp and accessorized furiously.)
Life motto: ‘Work Hard. Dress Right.’
Red lipstick or red wine:
‘Red lipstick MOST definitely because while it may GET on your teeth, it won’t stain them.’
Photo credits: London, courtesy of her collection; Kate Moss, Mario Testino; Anna Wintour, Time.com; Manhattan, Henri Silberman; Cruella, Walt Disney Pictures; lipkiss, dreamstime.com.