Gwen Stefani's style philosophy always erred on the side of "because why not?" A ska tomboy at the nascence of her career, Stefani once rocked casual SoCal-girl overalls and a short bob, per The Things. After her band No Doubt's career-making No. 1 single "Don't Speak" achieved massive radio success (per Billboard), the music superstar began spicing things up with bindis and space buns, such as in her famous 1998 MTV Video Music Awards look, via PopSugar.

Stefani revealed in a 2019 Vogue video, posted on her Instagram, that ex-boyfriend and No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal's mom inspired her stylistic choice. Kanal's mom, who is Indian, stirred Stefani's sartorial imagination with "her bindi and jewelry and these beautiful fabric dresses," the singer said. "So she gave me a lot of bindis, and I was just like hey, what's up, boom." 

Gwen Stefani's style philosophy always erred on the side of "because why not?" A ska tomboy at the nascence of her career, Stefani once rocked casual SoCal-girl overalls and a short bob, per The Things.

After her band No Doubt's career-making No. 1 single "Don't Speak" achieved massive radio success (per Billboard), the music superstar began spicing things up with bindis and space buns, such as in her famous 1998 MTV Video Music Awards look, via PopSugar. Stefani revealed in a 2019 Vogue video, posted on her Instagram, that ex-boyfriend and No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal's mom inspired her stylistic choice.

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