Vanessa Hudgens: “I have fun with fashion”
She stars in the Disney phenomenon High School Musical, has her second pop album out this month and dates her costar, heartthrob Zac Efron. (Think Brangelina 2.0.) But the moment we knew Vanessa Hudgens had really hit the big time? When legions of young fans dressed as her HSM character, Gabriella, for Halloween last year. “Some girls came up to me and were like, ‘I’m you!’” says Hudgens, laughing. But the costume (a red spaghetti-strap dress) and Gabriella’s otherwise prim style are really the furthest thing from the actress’s own laid-back look, i.e., long bohemian skirts and flared jeans. While she admits that she’s a “Christian Louboutin freak,” Hudgens swears that even with her newfound success, she’s not going to turn into a label snob. Proof: Her current obsession is the moderately priced line Free People. “If something’s cool and funky and I like it, it doesn’t matter how much it costs,” she says. Looking to her favorite style-setters Mary-Kate Olsen, Victoria Beckham and Nicole Richie, who “have fun with fashion,” Hudgens prefers to put herself together based on her mood. So how does a great dress, like the ones she’s wearing here, make her feel? “Feminine and sexy– just how a girl should!”
