Lauren Conrad might be the most Laguna Beach of the entire cast of Laguna Beach. If it wasn't a polka-dotted headband completing her fancified Cali effortlessness, it was...another equally statement-making headband. But she's come a long way from simple hair-accessorizing, and more than a decade after the show's end, we still look to Conrad for style inspiration with a side of early-aughts nostalgia. Drama-free, of course.Nowadays, LC kind of does it all. Post-high school (and a delayed trip to Paris), she went on to become a New York Times best-selling author, a fashion and lifestyle blogger, and now, a full-blown fashion designer. One would think so much growing up would change a person — at the very least her look — but fret not, Conrad is still a fan of putting her hand on her hip, tilting her head ever so slightly, and giving us above-the-knee summer dress situations that we just can't get enough of. See some of the best looks she's put together lately, ahead.
At the launch of her third book, Starstruck, a sun-kissed Conrad is striking in tangerine.
The same dress, but this time in leather. How's that for a contrast?
"You know what you did!"
Why have one hem on your babydoll dress when you can have two?
It's not even Christmas and we want this sweater.
A wide-leg jumpsuit is your answer to being stylish and comfortable at the same time.
How much do you want to bet that's actually a headband?
Try two slits, this time.
Matching shoes to a dress with that many colors and still managing to keep it simple is talent.
Pretty, tulle fashion, mosquito-net function.
50 Shades of...just kidding — we wouldn't do that to you, LC.
When you can't let the polka dots go so you just move them to another piece of your outfit.
We're surprised these prints could be in the same room without clashing.
Try salmon when you don't want to go all the way pink.
She must feel right at home in a dress that's blue like the ocean (at Laguna Beach, of course).
According to Hermann von Helmholtz, this look is science-approved. We love it, too.
Those booties have us heart-eyed.
Floral: an oldie but a goodie.
That peplum hem gives this look just the right dose of dimension.
We swear we've seen this dress already, but that blazer makes it look like new. Nice styling tip, Lauren!
If you look up the definition of "cute" in the dictionary, this picture might be there.
"Ugh, Balenciaga is so heavy..."
As she waved to the crowd, her line was selling out thanks to her see-now-buy-now business savvy.
When you're a vision in yellow, and ready to pop color-coordinated bottles.
"Stephen? Is that you?"
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