Designer of the Week: L.A.M.B. by Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani is a woman who can do it all and do it well. I"m a huge fan of Gwen and a bigger fan of No Doubt. Her clothes only proves how multi talented she is...and she's a mother! She's superwoman! L.A.M.B. represents everything I love a woman to wear. I love plaid, which she uses a lot and I love how her clothes can be classic casual chic and couture madness. It's wonderful how you can take pieces from any of her collections and mix them with other clothes that you have at home. The accessories are trendy but not too much, again can be mixed with any outfit. If I were a women I would definitely have her pieces in my closet.

Stefani made most of the clothing that she wore on stage with No Doubt, resulting in increasingly eclectic combinations. Stylist Andrea Lieberman introduced her to haute couture clothing, which led to Stefani launching a fashion line named L.A.M.B. in 2004.^[11] The line takes influence from a variety of fashions, including Guatemalan, Japanese, and Jamaican styles.^[64] The line achieved popularity among celebrities and is worn by stars such as Teri Hatcher, Nicole Kidman, and Stefani herself.^[65]^[66] In June 2005, she expanded her collection with the less expensive Harajuku Lovers line, which she referred to as "a glorified merchandise line", with varied products including a camera, mobile phone charms, and undergarments.^[67]^[68] In late 2006, Stefani released a limited edition line of dolls called "Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Fashion dolls". The dolls are inspired by the various costumes that Stefani and the Harajuku Girls wore while touring for the album.^[69] In late summer 2007, Stefani launched a perfume, 'L', as a part of her L.A.M.B. collection of clothing and accessories. The perfume has high notes of sweet pea and rose.^[70] In September 2008, Stefani released a fragrance line as a part of her Harajuku Lovers product line. There are five different fragrances based on the four Harajuku Girls and Stefani herself called 'Love', 'Lil' Angel', 'Music', 'Baby' and 'G' (Gwen).^[71]

In 2004, Stefani showed interest in making film appearances and began auditioning for films such as Mr. & Mrs. Smith.^[72] She made her acting debut playing Jean Harlow in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator in 2004 and was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by Cast in Motion Picture.^[73] Scorsese, whose daughter was a No Doubt fan, showed reciprocal interest in casting Stefani after seeing her picture from a Marilyn Monroe-inspired photo shoot for Teen Vogue in 2003.^[74]^[75] To prepare for the role, Stefani read two biographies and watched 18 of Harlow's films.^[11] Shooting her part took four to five days, and Stefani had few lines.^[76] Stefani lent her voice to the title character of Malice, a PS2 and Xbox video game in 2004; before completion, however, the company opted not to use No Doubt bandmembers' voices.^[77]