Style Icon: Adele

'Adele is a lioness. She has poise, humour and soul'.

Barbara Tfank

Dear Readers,

If you don't like Adele, then you might as well leave immediately. I'm about to idolise her extensively throughout this post and I don't want to make you feel uneasy.

If you're still reading, then you're a true Adele fan and we should meet up for coffee and rave about how wonderful her voice is. But I warn you, I might digress during our conversation and end up mentioning how Adele has recently become one of the most inspirational style icons out there. As if all her musical achievements weren't enough to prove her awesomeness, Adele bagged two September covers AND *suspense* British Vogue's October cover! Oh, and just in case you're still not convinced, all I need to add to rest my case is that even Anna Wintour recognized Adele's style potential. You can't argue with Anna. 

What I love about Adele is that everything she does seems to be done effortlessly, whether it's music or whether it's fashion. I can't imagine her fretting about her nailpolish or her dresses, and I believe she's declared that she's more concerned with her music than with her appearance. Bless her for that! As Barbara Tfank, immaculate designer who has also designed for Michelle Obama, said, Adele has got that poise, that class and very, very good taste.

As I looked up some Adele images online, I noted that she nearly always opts for black. Instead of experimenting with colour, Adele and her stylists play with different textures, illuminations and structures. Take a look at the pictures below. Adele is always wearing black, but there's always something different in every single outfit.

As much as I'd love to leave the weight issue unmentioned, I can't omit it from the discussion. Adele is not the skinniest girl on the planet, she's fine with that, and that's great. But, can you possibly say that Adele's clothing doesn't match her body shape? NO! We all know that black is the slimming colour, and there's nothing wrong with exploiting that fact. As I've shown you already, opting for the same colour doesn't necessary imply boredom and/or lack of originality. I admire Adele for accepting her appearance and embracing who she is, without making herself look ridiculous. I hate saying this, but sometimes we tend to think that 'accepting your extra pounds' means that we can wear anything we want. That's not the way it works. Stripes, for instance, aren't flattering for someone who's overweight, so why insist on wearing that striped t-shirt? Acceptance of self in closely linked to acceptance of your own body's limitations, remember that.

Thank you God for giving us Adele. I mean it. 

-B