Nicole Richie's Style Evolution
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comCould she get any cuter?! A three-year-old Nicole poses with adoptive Mum Brenda in head to toe pink. A true style icon in the making, if ever we saw one.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comYou know you’re not destined for a normal life when a member of the Jackson dynasty shows up to your fourth birthday party. Nic and Marlon Jackson Jr. get in some practice for a life in front of the lens.
Rex FeaturesTeenage Nicole’s look didn’t exactly hit the best dressed lists – but hey, it was the nineties and things could only get better, right?
Rex FeaturesWrong. Nicole set her wild child side (and colourist) free, with striped hair, psychedelic prints and a perma-tan that would have had even Katie Price orange with envy.
Rex FeaturesBudding celebutante Nicole kicked off her reality TV career as best friend Paris Hilton’s sidekick in her show The Simple Life back in 2003. And, following in Paris’ footsteps she gave in to her penchant for all things revealing, tacky and, er, pink.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comSpot the difference! Nicole and then BFF Paris rock up to the launch party for the second series of The Simple Life in matching printed dresses and strappy sandals. Oh. Dear.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comIf there’s one thing that’s needed to complete an evening look, a bandanna it most certainly is not.
Rex FeaturesWhat do you get when none of your accessories match your dress (or, in fact, each other)? A screaming hot mess, that’s what.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comFinally! Nicole tones the tack down for a Los Angeles gala in sparkling, figure-skimming nude dress. But seriously, the multi-coloured hair just had to go.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comSitting pretty in a peach sequined top from Aussie brand Sass & Bide (remember when it seemed like the whole of the A-list had one?), Nicole gives us a taste of good things to come at a launch party in LA.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comWhile Paris goes for Barbie doll chic at 2004’s Teen Choice Awards, Nicole wins style points for this delicate nude dress. 1-0 to Miss Richie.
Rex FeaturesNicole finally got some help in the wardrobe department in the form of Hollywood über-stylist Rachel Zoe, and boy, were we loving the results. She rocked a red Michelle Mason jersey halter dress and (soon-to-be-trademark) golden armband to the Teen Vogue Young Hollywood party in 2004.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comProudly toting one of her army of Balenciaga Lariat bags, Nicole goes casual in jeans and a ribbon-tie lace top – looking happy and healthy despite her very public falling out with a certain Miss Hilton. Paris who?
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comThe Rachel Zoe-effect comes into full force as Nicole wows in this floor length chocolate gown from Roberto Cavalli, one of Zoe’s favourite designers. Over the next year, cue plenty of 1970s influences, oversized sunglasses and gold accessories – the Zoe personal stamps of style.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comNow well and truly on the fashion circuit, the former fashion disaster poses in glittering, floor-length Michael Kors and clutches a Judith Leiber silk bag at 2005’s CFDA Awards – although none of us could help but note her rapidly shrinking figure.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comThe style icon has arrived. Sporting a brand new, much-copied bob, show-stopping vintage Halston and a massive sparkler thanks to recent fiancé DJ AM, Nicole notched up plenty of fashion column inches at the War of the Worlds premiere.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comNic sported this gorgeous peasant-inspired, smock style dress for another appearance at the Teen Vogue Young Hollywood party in 2005.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comThe now tiny Nicole plumped for a feathered Michael Kors dress and Jimmy Choo sandals for the Hollywood Style Awards.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comNow firmly stuck at the top of the Best Dressed lists, Nicole gives the paps a grin in this asymmetric black dress with ultra-chic monochrome flower details.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comWorking casual chic with the same skill as her red carpet triumphs (jealous? us? never...), the soon-to-be-single Nicole throws on a Missoni cardigan and trusty Tsubi jeans under a pair of vintage ostrich leather boots.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comThere were gasps around the globe as Nicole stepped out looking, dare we say it, unhealthily skinny in early 2006. The diminutive heiress claimed that she has simply lost the weight she put on after rehab, but the rest of the world wasn’t so sure. Hmmm.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comLooking every inch the Hollywood glamourpuss, the newly single Nicole turned heads in this asymmetric, floor-length white gown.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comAfter opening up about her weight in a VANITY FAIR interview, Nicole admitted she was trying to put on weight again, saying, “I wouldn’t want any young girl looking at me and saying ‘That’s what I want to look like.” She tried to get back on track with the help of a nutritionist and psychiatrist.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comOkay we’ll admit it was a little White Wedding, but there was something about this white lace mini dress that we loved, loved, loved.
Rex FeaturesIn ruffled Miu Miu for an LA Prada party, Nicole ups the ante with satin leopard print pumps.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comKicking off the craze for all things headband, Nicole goes for laidback California cool in a black tee ‘n’ jeans.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comEeek! Nicole was disappearing before our eagle eyes as she wore this Anna Sui snowflake-print silk dress to an LA lunch meeting.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comLooking skinnier than ever, Nicole hides her scarily tiny frame under this loose-fitting green mini dress.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comNicole goes back to brown as she experiments with a new hair colour at 2006’s Environmental Media Awards. The fashion jury was divided, but the new ‘do scored top marks from the GLAMOUR team.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comIn a crocheted mini and peep-toe heels, Nic got the art of effortless red carpet dressing down to a tee. Things weren’t all looking peachy though, as the Hollywood hot property was arrested a couple of months later for DUI.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comLooking a teeny tiny bit curvier, Nicole flashes her megawatt smile in this sequinned mini dress at the 2006 American Music Awards. And, although she’d made up with Paris, she fired former stylist pal Rachel Zoe with a controversial post on her Myspace blog. In case you’ve forgotten it went a little something like this, “What 35 year old raisin face whispers her order of 3 peices [sic] of asparagus for dinner at Chateau everynight, and hides her deathly disorder by pointing the finger at me, and used her last paycheck I wrote her to pay for a publisist [sic] instead of a nutritionist?” Ouch.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comStylist or no stylist, Nic proved she could still put together a winning look in this super-cute prom dress and ruby red pumps. And it wasn’t just us who noticed how gorgeous she was looking – she hooked up with Hilary Duff’s ex, Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden not long afterwards.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comFast forward a few months and Joel ‘n’ Nicole have already announced that they’re expecting their first baby. Nicole maternity fever kicks off, starting with this to-die-for Roberto Cavalli monochrome gown.
Rex FeaturesProving that pregnancy wear doesn’t have to equal elasticated trousers and flip flops, Nic gives us ultimate accessory envy with her jumbo red Chanel bag, BCBG crochet beanie and those Christian Louboutin Lapino suede shoe boots. Yum.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comLooking blooming lovely after the birth of Harlow Winter Kate Richie Madden in January 2008, new mummy Nicole shows off her newfound curves in this floor-length gown at a store opening on Melrose.
Rex FeaturesThe Miu Miu cotton babydoll dress, the Christian Louboutin lace-up sandals, the necklace engraved with ‘Harlow’ – Nicole experiments with outfit perfection at a Prada party. Rachel Zoe? Who needs her?
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comTurning to trusty monochrome again, Nicole looks effortlessly chic at a pal’s West Hollywood baby shower.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comIf only we all had the Missoni archives on speed dial...Nicole makes us all a teensy bit green with envy in one of the house’s flowing vintage floral gowns.
Rex FeaturesNicole looks hot, hot, hot in a pair of the Carrie Bradshaw-esque Christian Dior Extreme gladiator sandals and a reversible white jacket from up and coming design talent Jeffrey Monteiro.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comCheck. Out. Those. Shoes! In a gotta-have-em pair of Pierre Hardy’s 2020 velvet gladiators and a DKNY stripe tank, the fledgling fashion designer heads to a New York Fashion Week party, following the announcement of her plans to launch a new jewellery line named House of Harlow.
Check out Nicole's new House of Harlow 1960 collection for yourself at <a href=http://www.stylefinder.com/search/default.aspx?l=House+of+Harlow+1960 target=_new>www.stylefinder.com</a>
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comMmmm, it’s those shoes again, this time paired with a simple James Perse vest and Marc Jacobs leather skirt for the Marc Jacobs spring 2009 show.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comEr haven’t we seem that footwear somewhere before? Yup, it’s the Pierre Hardy 2020s again, matched with an Alexander McQueen gown for a Los Angeles award ceremony.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comDespite the look-at-me, midnight blue Yves Saint Laurent dress she was wearing, it was Nicole’s necklace we all had eyes for when she bowled up to a UNICEF event in November last year. Yep, you guessed it, it was one of her own designs from the House of Harlow 1960 collection.
Check out Nicole's new House of Harlow 1960 collection for yourself at <a href=http://www.stylefinder.com/search/default.aspx?l=House+of+Harlow+1960 target=_new>www.stylefinder.com</a>
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comPower couple and design duo Joel and Nicole pose at the launch of the Madden brothers’ sneaker line for K-Swiss. She couldn’t help stealing the show, though, in Christian Dior heels and a ribbed black Azzedine Alaia dress.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comShowing us how Heidi hair should really be done, Nicole goes for a simple Jasmine di Milo gown for a fashion gala earlier this year.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comJust a year after the birth of his first daughter, Joel announced that Nicole was expecting her second baby in February this year. True to form, kept her style standards high in this ruffled Zac Posen dress and YSL tribute heels.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comLike mother, like daughter; Harlow Richie Madden shapes up to be one of the best dressed babies on the block in her fluffy coat and hat.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comNic picked this tie-die printed Momo Falana silk dress and a gladiator cuff from her own House of Harlow collection to attend a fundraising event for her family charity, The Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation.
PA Photos/www.pressassociation.comPerfecting off-duty A-list style, Nicole throws a vintage crepe jacket and Givenchy bag over her Abercombie denim shorts.
Rex FeaturesDressing down doesn’t have to mean going down in the fashion charts – we’re loving Nicole’s ripped up JET skinny jeans and Thomas Wylde suede fringed bag.
WennThis is the epitome of Nicole's bohemian phase - and we LOVE it! Floaty mini, piles of jewellery and oh-so soft waves - no one does hippy chic like Richie.
PA PhotosYellow leather never looked so chic!
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Rex FeaturesShe's showing just the right amount of skin at the 9th Annual Style Awards.
Getty ImagesNic looks stunning in this figure-hugging gown, set off with a tidy topknot.
Rex FeaturesMonochrome is the mood! The petite designer is sporting a more urban look that has a hint of Michael Jackson, no?
Rex FeaturesOut and about in New York, Nic hits the pavement in knit leggings, a t-shirt and leather jacket - also known as the perfect combination of comfort and cool.
Rex FeaturesSporting a quick slicked back 'do, an abstract print dress and white heels, Nic's outfit is effortless and runway ready.
