Glamour + Style + Drama = MTV's The Hills!

MTV's The Hills stars Lauren "LC" Conrad, Heidi Montag, Audrina Patridge, Whitney Port, Spencer Pratt, Stephanie Pratt, and Lauren "Lo" Bosworth. The show is narrated by Lauren Conrad, and it follows the in and outs of the Los Angeles social scene, according to the cast's experiences. In other words, we can watch what it's like to be young, rich, and beautiful in LA. Captivating.

All sarcasm aside, this "reality" show is a guilty pleasure aimed at America's youth. However, EVERYONE seems to be obsessed with The Hills. I even heard presidential nominee John McCain mention that he's watched the show! I was appalled. Perhaps it's because the villainous Heidi publicly made a pro-McCain endorsement. That's what I call priceless publicity. She may have lost him the election. Anyway, this blog is about fashion, and fashion is what I'll give you.

Besides the contrived drama and insanity that draws viewers into this show every week, the fashion is hard to ignore. It seems like the cast members go out bar and club-hopping on a nightly basis. As a result, they're always videotaped looking extra glamorous and trendy. Let me give you a breakdown of everyone's individual style on MTV's The Hills....

Lauren Conrad: She is the main character of the show, and main fashionista. She has to be. Everyone knows that LC is a fashion student at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. Not only that, but she spent the first two seasons of the show working as an intern for Teen Vogue alongside Whitney. She also debuted her very own fashion line on the Tyra Banks Show. It's literally part of her job description to look good, and she accomplishes this task beautifully. The Lauren Conrad look consists of many staples, the first being an everpresent headband. The next aspect is the oversized tote...preferrably a Laurnen Conrad original design. For example, here she is sporting an L: Lauren Conrad for Linea Pelle handbag. Très chic.
$350.00

One word: sunglasses. I don't know if she's trying to hide, or if it's just that sunny in LA, but Lauren sure does wear oversized sunglasses A LOT!

Lauren also embodies a relatively new celebrity hair trend--bronde hair (brown + blonde = bronde). Listen closely because I'm about to reveal Lauren Conrad's deepest darkest secret...she's not a natural blonde! That's right. All of the footage from back in her Laguna Beach platinum blonde days is a big fat lie. Lauren Conrad is a brunette. Thankfully, she's allowing some of her natural essence to show through by keeping the brown roots, and adding skinny blonde highlights. Perhaps one day, in her distant, post-MTV future, she'll free herself of the blondeness altogether. Fingers crossed.

Heidi Montag: Heidi is the resident villain of the hit reality show. She's famous for falling in love with her loser--I mean, lovable boyfriend, Spencer Pratt, and ditching all of her lady friends. Together, Heidi and Spencer make up the media juggernaut/nuisance often referred to as "Speidi. " The sound of her voice makes me wanna vomit, but her style brings a smile to my face. I'll give credit where credit is due...Heidi Montag is a swell dresser. She even has her very own clothing line (copycat), named Heidiwood. Original.
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Audrina Patridge: Audrina is without a doubt the resident bad-girl. She's cool, she likes rock & roll, and her hair is so not-blonde, it's black. This is why Audrina is my favorite. When she's not Justin Bobby's arm candy, she has a very laid-back, approachable style. It seems like she also single-handedly brought back the hoodie.

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And now, the supporting cast...

Spencer Pratt: Don't get me started.

Stephanie Pratt: Eh. She's clearly only friends with Lauren on the show for more airtime. Smart girl. She's also a student at FIDM, but her style is bollocks compared to LC's.

Whitney Port: Another Teeen Vogue intern/fashionista. This girl is absolutely attuned to the latest trends in fashion, so I give her look an A++. Not to mention, her figure is extremely model-esque. If she wasn't so into working behind the scenes in fashion, she could easily have a successful modeling career. Lucky.

Last but not least, Lauren "Lo" Bosworth: Lo is LC's friend from waaaayy back when, but whenever I see her on the show, I have to remind myself that she is the same age as LC...not 10+ years older!!! Although I can appreciate her sophisticated "mom-chic" look, it can be overbearing. However, I love her personality, so I'm gonna show her wearing a cute, chic outfit, instead of the many trainwrecks she dons.
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