Top 5 street style stars to watch in 2012

Street style stars #3: Sisters Virginie and Claire Courtin-Clarins


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Heiresses to the Clarins cosmetics fortune, the Courtin-Clarins sisters are often photographed together in complementary looks. Virginie and Claire use their sisterly bond to tell a fashion narrative through pieces by Chloe, Gucci and Reed Krakoff that revolve around prints, primary colours and mid-90s throwbacks.

A fixture at Fashion Weeks, the duo’s exposure increased over last year and they have slammed the hoity “heiress” stereotypes via their innately cool French girl vibe (and their fashion look is always punctuated by their flaxen strands paired with their signature dark power brows). By donning bright tones, texture-rich fabrics and pieces that work with the other’s ensemble, their street style looks are exceeded only by their Clarins campaigns and their new place in the front row.

Street style star #4: Tali Lennox


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Though only 18, Tali Lennox’s classic grunge look adds clout to 2012’s fixation with 90s, landing her in 2011 editorials for British Vogue and campaigns for Burberry, Acne and Prada. The star of AnOther’s JEAN D.I.Y. Project in collaboration with Rag & Bone, Tali recently walked for Christopher Kane, Miu Miu and Chanel.

The daughter of singer Annie, the youngest Lennox combines her androgynous DNA with feminine pieces by Clements Ribeiro and Mercie Marie. She garnered more of the fashion spotlight for her effortless mix of high and low style choices. Reflecting a new generation of both models and pop culture royalty, Lennox’s evolution will only earn more notoriety following inevitable exposure at this year’s F/W 2012 shows.

Street style star #5: Liz Coicou


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A fixture of Lookbook and her own blog, Liz Coicou’s style shows what can happen when fashion reflects a personal attitude over name brand allegiance. Earning viral attention following photographer Ludget Delcy’s 2011 documentary Life Of A Model, the 25-year-old Brooklynite maintains a strict Internet presence to document both her career and accolades earned from major fashion websites.

Abandoning convention by buzzing her hair off, the model recently landed a role in Marc Baptiste’s fashion film, Hair. This year, she maintains her momentum, being praised for her streamlined, masculine look, stepping out in pieces by Kelsi Dagger, Muubaa and vintage finds.

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