How to Achieve the Gwen Stefani Look

When she first burst onto the music scene with No Doubt's wildly successful album, "Tragic Kingdom," Gwen Stefani raised more than a few eyebrows with her skater punk So-Cal style. In the following years however, her taste in makeup and fashion has evolved to a glamorous vintage look with a punk rock edge.

Fashion:
Gwen Stefani pulls from many different style aspects to form her unique fashion statements. Music fans and fashionistas have seen Gwen's style evoke everything from punk rock to pin up retro to '80s glamor to the latest couture. You could just buy outfits from her clothing line, L.A.M.B, or your can be a little more creative and shop around to recreate her many different looks.

To capture her '50s vintage style, look for pinup or rockabilly dresses, and halter tops in bright colors, bold patters, or leopard prints. Pinupgirlclothing.com and shopplasticland.com offer some great vintage styles. Accessorize your outfit with retro shoes (some neat styles can be found at dune.co.uk) and a flower in your hair. For outerwear get a faux fur leopard coat with a flair bottom (check out vintagetrends.com for real vintage faux fur coats). Debutanteclothing.com is a cute blog that covers vintage and couture fashion that provides you with some more neat vintage ideas.

To bring out her preppy-meets-punk-rock style, look for tailored leather jackets, leather belts with studs, men's neckties, tailored white button-down shirts, fitted cardigans. Get preppy classics from J. Crew and then top them off with accessories from Hot Topic or Lip Service.

Gwen has captured different looks for her two solo albums ("Love Angel Music Baby" and "The Great Escape"). In the music video of her single, "What You Waiting For," Gwen channeled a Gothic Lolita and Alice in Wonderland look. You can emulate this fetish look with a Gothic Lolita "Alice" dress (they can be found on Ebay or at fanplusfriend.com), white tights, black hair band, and Mary Jane stilettos. For "The Great Escape," Gwen Stefani captured Michelle Pfieffer's sleek style in "Scarface" with smooth shoulder length hair, oversized sunglasses (you can get vintage style sunglasses at 80spurple.com), and slinky white and metallic dresses.

Makeup and Hair:
Gwen Stefani captures the spirit of Jean Harlow (whom she played in the Scorsese film, "The Aviator") with her hair and makeup. To get this look, dye your hair platinum blond or just wear it up in '40s style rolls and waves. Use large-sized hot rollers to set your hair, then pin them to the match your desired style. Finish it off with hair spray to make sure it stays.

For the eyes, use liquid liner on the upper lid and taper off at the outer end. Then use a black eyeliner pencil on the lower lid and finish with black mascara. Go light on the blush and instead color your lips a bright red. First outline your lips with a red lip liner. To avoid any signs of a definite line, dab the liner with a lip brush to blend it in. Top off with red lipstick.