We Heart - Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey...

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... Actually born and named Elizabeth Grant, this singer-songwriter was born and raised in America, and moved to NYC at age 18 to do the coyote ugly thing (sans the dancing on the bar parts) to peruse her dream of being a famous musician... throwing college into the mix there.

And luckily for her, it all went according to plan and now she's quickly becoming a well noted fashion icon within the industry too.

Lana's carefully constructed image has been described as "a gangster Nancy Sinatra", and Lana herself dubbing her look as "Lolita-got-lost-in-the-hood"... 

So what does this all mean really? Think innocent, vulnerable beauty mixed in with hardened gangsta hip-hop aesthetics. 

Yup, that's Lana Del Rey...

I mean, who else would think to combine Frida Kahlo flowery head pieces with bad-ass gangsta gold bling? She is the perfect mix of vintage and urban, and this makes her a perfect new find for editorials.

Now, Lana's debut album "Born This Way" (hard not to instantly think "Gaga", isn't it?) focused specifically on all of the above, plus American vintage styling with retro graphics and accessories and that somewhat 80's Brooklyn trailer park chic...

Although there has been some heavy criticism on this lil'lady and her entire vibe, which let's be honest, there always will be some ass who has to have his finger in the pie and have something to say, it's pretty obvious that all Lana's references are very mod and current and are totally relevant to the youth market of the world today...

Which is probably why she's fast becoming pretty popular within the fashion and music circles...

  Definitelyone to look out for!

Enjoy :)

xo

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