Cool and effortlessly chic!

Few years ago, I read somewhere that if you were to choose a celebrity or icon to emulate in terms of fashion, go for someone who has similar characteristics as yourself, i.e. hair color, skin color, build, age. As much as I like Nicole Kidman (totally random) for example,it doesn’t exactly make sense for me to copy her style. And while I've never have been an immense fan of a particular celebrity, there are a few who's style I do appreciate. One of them is Rachel Bilson.

I never watched The O.C. Just didn’t feel drawn to it. Felt it was a bit too cheesy. Sorry, OC fans. Anyway, I never really cared for the actors in it who, because of the show’s popularity, were suddenly all over the media. I particulary didn’t like Mischa Barton. But I thought Rachel Bilson was ok.

It was only after the OC craze died down, and after watching Jumper, that I really took started liking her. Time and again I would see her featured in magazines commended for her choice of clothes. I love her casual, cool style. She always looks so put together but not too much – not like she spent hours and hours in front of the mirror. I also like that she's relatively low profile. She just always looks so comfortable and confident. She's effortlessly chic!

Okay so i'll be the first to admit I'm no Rachel Bilson look-alike. The similarity probably starts and ends with the hair color and that's it. Haha. And while I wouldn't call myself a fan, for some weird reason (and out of boredom), I found myself googling her today and guess what I found out..

She celebrates her birthday a day before mine! Hihi..Too cute, eh!