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Rachel Zoe\u2019s Personal Style Playbook<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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Rules to live by.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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by Angela Melero<\/a><\/address>\n
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The Zoe Report’s Personal Style Issue<\/a><\/div>\n
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Caftans<\/a>. Oversize sunglasses. Sky-high heels. Statement coats. These are likely some of the style elements that come to mind when you think of Rachel Zoe. Indeed, one could argue that the style expert has become just as known for her signature bohemian aesthetic<\/a> as she has for her multifaceted career as a stylist, entrepreneur, and TV star. So perhaps it will come as no surprise that Zoe\u2019s retro-glam style has been embedded since childhood. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe earliest memories I have of styling myself, like in eighth, ninth, 10th grade \u2014 everyone was dressing one way, and I absolutely was dressing another,\u201d says Zoe to The Zoe Report. \u201cEven when I would go away on these summer things and everyone would be in, like, sweatpants, I would style myself and accessorize myself to climb mountains. I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh my God, I really have always been this embarrassing person.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Embarrassing? No. Fashion-centric? Absolutely. In fact, it was at this early age that Zoe established some steadfast style rules that have served as a personal blueprint throughout her life. These principles have helped shape the vintage glam aesthetic<\/a> that has made Zoe the fashion figure everyone knows and loves today. And they all revolve around making a statement in whatever she chooses to wear on a given day. \u201cI was always the most overdressed in any room,\u201d she says. \u201cEven if I was in jeans, I also had on a belt, jewelry, sunglasses, and a red lip. I don\u2019t remember a time where I was, like, casually dressed, put on sweats, and left the house. I don\u2019t remember that time.\u201d<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s not to say that Zoe\u2019s style hasn\u2019t evolved over the years. (\u201cI will regret the \u201980s forever, let\u2019s not go there.\u201d) <\/strong>Motherhood, for example, caused a natural sartorial change to occur, one that she didn\u2019t anticipate. \u201cWithout knowing it, even when I became a new mom, my style shifted, because it\u2019s like, \u2018Wait, what can I throw on, look semi-okay in, and be able to hold my kids all day?\u2019 There\u2019s different points in your life where you dress different.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In recent years, post-divorce, the style expert has experienced yet another sartorial change, one that reflects her new, \u201cfreer\u201d chapter and self. \u201cI don\u2019t think it was a conscious thing of like, \u2018I\u2019m going to start dressing and showing more of my body.\u2019 It\u2019s just all of a sudden, I literally one day was like, \u2018Oh, I\u2019ll try that. OK.\u2019 So it\u2019s actually reflected more of a feeling, I think, of being more free in myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ahead, see the personal style rules that have served as a through line for Zoe throughout the years. <\/p>\n

Rule #1: Don\u2019t Overthink It<\/h2>\n

Considering her successful career as a stylist to some of the world\u2019s biggest stars, one would think Zoe put the same amount of time and effort into her own ensembles. But she says this is not the case at all. In fact, the Zoe Report founder keeps it instinctual when dressing for every day. \u201cWhatever I do, it has to be effortless,\u201d says Zoe. \u201cIf it feels fussy or that I\u2019m constantly fixing myself or readjusting, I can\u2019t do it. And I think that people have sometimes questioned that about me. They\u2019re like, \u2018Oh, why is everything like a caftan?\u2019 Or, \u2018Why is everything like a wide leg?\u2019 \u2018Why don\u2019t you wear things that are corseted and bodycon?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

For Zoe, feeling uncomfortable in her skin affects her output, how she interacts with people, and how she moves through her day. So, for that very reason, she\u2019ll spend all of 20 minutes picking out an ensemble, typically reaching for the first thing that naturally comes to mind for the particular event on her agenda, whether that be morning drop-off or an evening work event. \u201cObviously, it\u2019s easier for me because it\u2019s kind of how I breathe, through fashion,\u201d she explains. \u201cIt\u2019s the lens in which I sort of approach everything, right? Visual. But it has to feel right, and it has to be easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rule #2: When It Comes To Jewelry, More Is More<\/h2>\n
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\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever gotten dressed without jewelry,\u201d says Zoe. \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever not had a minimum of four, six pieces of jewelry on. Like, without even knowing it, you know what I mean? It\u2019s not a thought of, \u2018Should I wear jewelry?\u2019 It\u2019s like, \u2018What is the jewelry?\u2019 So I think it\u2019s just part of my being.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rule #3: The Heel Should Always Be High<\/h2>\n

When asked if she ever wears flats, Zoe responds with a deadpan \u201cNo.\u201d Indeed, on the deepest scroll through her Instagram feed, you would be hard-pressed to find the style expert in a heel shorter than 3 inches. \u201cBut that\u2019s, like, since I\u2019m 13 years old,\u201d she explains. \u201cI mean, that\u2019s my lifelong, that\u2019s not even new. That\u2019s like a forever thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rule #4: Flares Forever<\/h2>\n
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In the rare occurrence that you catch Zoe in jeans, you better believe it won\u2019t be a slim silhouette. True to her vintage, boho-loving aesthetic, the fashion expert sticks to a trouser or flared style, preferably in a darker wash. \u201cI maybe have 20 pairs of black flares in suede, in leather, in velvet, in knit, in quite literally everything,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd it\u2019s all the same silhouette. I started making them for my collection, and I wear them forever. I mean, to me, that is my jean. Black flares for me are like denim.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rule #5: Don\u2019t Forget Your Sunnies<\/h2>\n

\u201cI wear sunnies even when it\u2019s raining,\u201d Zoe says with a laugh. \u201cWhat is wrong with me? When I say these things out loud, I\u2019m literally like, \u2018Am I OK?\u2019 Like, no wonder so many people make fun of me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rule #6: Jackets Are Year-Round Essentials<\/h2>\n
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One would assume that any LA dweller would see outerwear as an afterthought, something you carelessly grab as you run out the door in the event that the weather dips below 70 degrees. But those who know Zoe (or avidly clock her ensembles on social media and on RHOBH<\/em>) know that some sort of statement jacket is a nonnegotiable, even when it\u2019s warm out. \u201cBe it a lightweight or like faux fur, leather, fringe, I would say a jacket is just something I never leave home without,\u201d she says. \u201cBy the way, I was at Kaius\u2019 school this morning at a pancake breakfast in fur. 100%, 7 a.m., I swear to God. My friend came over to me, she\u2019s like, \u2018You actually are everything that you are. You are the most authentically you person at 7 in the morning.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n