Natalie Portman wears Rodarte for Target

People are going crazy over Natalie Portman wearing the canary yellow Rodarte for Target dress to an important event this weekend.  Fashionista ponders why a celeb would choose this over a hot off the runway item and fashion bloggers everywhere nearly had a heart attack over this.

We find this refreshing.  Maybe she just liked the dress?  Some of our favorite clothing items are some of the least expensive and we would never not wear them because we could choose something more luxurious.  There are some things you love regardless of who made them, what season they are etc.  But then again, we aren't a celebrity....

More importantly, what do you think?

Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen to be inducted to the CFDA in the fall

Here at TheStylist we never have shied away from admitting that the Olsen twins are two of our favorite style icons. While many people make fun of their boho tendencies we have loved and followed them from their first day in the industry. We adore Elizabeth and James and longingly lust after The Row t-shirts. We also, will shamelessly admit that we got their book Influence as a Christmas present last year. And, we love it.

So, after all of that rambling, we can proudly say, The Olsen twins will be inducted into The Council of Fashion Designers of America on October 21st. They will be inducted alongside Jason Wu, Alexander Wang and Mario Pinto.

Congrats to both of them.

It Girl of the Month (July Edition)

Okay, we admit we usually try and steer clear of socialites for our girl of the month. We like to find people that are interesting and inspiring for reasons other than being born into the right family. However, with Byrdie Bell, we just can't help but love her. Beyond who she is related to, we find her interesting and she actually is incredibly smart.

Who she is: Byrdie Bell was born Evelyn Byrd Lorenzen in 1985 in Chicago, Illinois. Her mom is a successful jewlery designer and her father in a New York Times best selling author. We love that she graduated from the United Nations school with an International Baccalaureate diploma in philosophy and theatre arts.

What she does: She is an aspiring actress, her most famous appearance was in Martin Scorsese's documentary "Rolling Stone".

Why we love her: Whether it is fully true or not, we see Byrdie as a bit of a "bad girl". We like to think (and it seems to be true) that she usually goes against what is expected of her. She doesn't act out like others might, but she does what she wants, and she does all of this with conviction. This is a girl who stands up for what she wants, in a sea of people who expect her to be a certain way. We respect that.

On her style:She cares about fashion just as much as the next young upper-east-sider, however, she differentiates herself from the rest of that group by picking daring fashion choices and going with the outfit that is less ordinary. We also think she would be extremely fun to go out with....

Follow her on twitter & check out her bio on TFS.

Michael Jackson's Influence on Style

We have tried to stay away from writing about Michael Jackson over the past week. Don't get us wrong, we did dance to many MJ songs this past weekend, and we do really respect the King of Pop. We just didn't want to contribute to the media hoopla.

However, we cannot help but comment on MJ's influence on style. He was the first one to rock the sequined glove, he made the black fedora popular, and the man's style was so eccentric and interesting it launched a great deal of trends.

For example, take a look at the Balmain jacket that was so infamously worn by Rhianna. It is obviously influenced by Jackson's typical sequined military inspired jackets.

The fashion world relies heavily on musicians (like MJ and Madonna) to push the envelope and create new cutting edge trends. That way when celebrities wear these looks, they aren't quite as "weird".

So on the day that Jackson lovers fill downtown LA to say goodbye to a pop legend, we salute MJ for everything that he has contributed not only to the music world, but to the fashion world as well.