{"id":67966,"date":"2013-02-27T20:00:13","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T02:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/?p=67966"},"modified":"2025-10-18T09:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T15:32:15","slug":"lena-horne-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/fashion-trends\/lena-horne-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Beauty icon: Lena horne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Lena<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Lena Horne (1917-2010) was a stylish lady, accomplished singer, dancer, actress, civil rights activist and so much more. She faced the world and its challenges with beauty and grace\u2014and for that, we love her. Read on for a closer look at Lena Horne style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Born in Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn, Lena encompassed many of the qualities we now think of when we hear the word diva. She was committed to her political views even to the detriment of her acting career being shunned from Hollywood for much of the 1950s, but she stayed steadfast to her beliefs and persevered regardless of the obstacles before her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The style of Lena horne<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When Hollywood turned its back on her she moved back into the night club scene, did television and eventually had her own one-woman show on Broadway. Titled \u201cLena Horne: The Lady and her Music,\u201d the show won many awards and accolades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Lena<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

She epitomized glamour and forever dressed to impress. She almost always wore something off of the shoulder and form fitting. She knew how to accentuate her best features including her long legs and tiny waist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Collage<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Minimalist glam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hair, make up and accessories<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ms. Horne was able to achieve an upscale, classy look whenever she was photographed, but without going over the top (a common issue for today’s celebs). She made subtle use of accessories. She scarcely wore necklaces and while her earrings sparkled, they were usually small, carefully selected pieces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such was the key to Lena\u2019s unique style\u2014she let the clothes themselves stand out and make a statement. Since she was always dressed in an artistic fashion masterpiece, there was no need for bold make up or accessories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Lena<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Lena was also always changing her hair so that its beauty was another focal point. A bit of mascara and a subtle lip color were her go-to, teamed with an elegant hairstyle and a couture ensemble. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glamorize your look with Lena horne flair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Lena<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

If you consider yourself a princess, this is the diva to follow to achieve your ideal look. Just follow these four simple rules:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Do know your body and accentuate your best features<\/li>
  2. Do choose your clothes and accessories wisely, looking for unique custom pieces<\/li>
  3. Do concentrate on the perfect balance between sultry and elegant<\/li>
  4. Do change it up! Variety is the spice of life and the more you change your look the more interesting you will become.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Are you ready to channel Lena Horne style<\/a>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Lena Horne (1917-2010) was a stylish lady, accomplished singer, dancer, actress, civil rights activist and so much more. She faced the world and its challenges with beauty and grace\u2014and for that, we love her. Read on for a closer look at Lena Horne style. Born in Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn, Lena encompassed many of the qualities we… Read More »Beauty icon: Lena horne<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":128164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[239],"class_list":["post-67966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fashion-trends","tag-celebrity-style"],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":128164,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lena-horne-style-fi-300x169.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}