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"Even though we know she&amp;#x27;s a fashion designer/best-selling author/all-around style star these days, we can&amp;#x27;t help but think of dreamy, camera-filtered SoCal beaches when Lauren Conrad comes to mind. So in honor of Labor Day (and hopefully you&amp;#x27;re enjoying a sunny, beach-filled one!), the California blond is our Glamour Style Icon of the Week. Let&amp;#x27;s take a walk through her whirlwind reality-star-turned-media-mogul career via fashion, shall we? In 2004, Lauren Conrad stole first our hearts as, well, herself on the MTV reality juggernaut Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County. (Which was inspired by awesome The O.C.. Fans of the drama series will remember the super-meta reality-show-within-a-show Sherman Oaks: The Real Valley. That always makes me laugh.) But back to L.C.&amp;amp;#8212;here she is in a kind of busy red carpet look, escorted by costar Stephen (&amp;quot;STEH-ven&amp;quot;) Colletti. After the first season, Lauren graduated from Laguna Beach High and the MTV cameras followed her out to the big city of Los Angeles for The Hills. She somehow managed to stay above all the drama that eventually ensued&amp;amp;#8212;usually involving then-boyfriend Jason Wahler and then roomie Heidi (&amp;quot;I want to forgive you and I want to forget you&amp;quot;) Montag. She also started forging her fashion career and managed to score The Hills crew front-row seats at the Max Azria show during New York Fashion Week in 2006. Oh, Heidi...and do you remember her ex-boyfriend Jordan on the right?! I liked him. Lauren decided to depart the show in 2008, and here she is at the season finale party with Audrina Patridge and Whitney Port, pre-The City. Lauren looks so cute in this sparkly minidress, and I always loved that wavy faux-bob thing she did with her hair. So what&amp;#x27;s a girl to do after exiting two extremely popular and zeitgeist-y reality shows? Oh, start writing New York Times best-sellers. Here&amp;#x27;s Lauren at a signing for her first novel, L.A. Candy, which was inspired by her own experiences. This was also the kickoff to some really stellar book-signing looks. As we know from The Hills, Lauren would eventually and officially go into fashion. So here she is at the launch of LC Lauren Conrad&amp;amp;#8212;her affordable collaboration with Kohl&amp;#x27;s&amp;amp;#8212;looking very fashion editor-ish in a sleek LBD and cutout booties. (BTW, have you seen her latest collection? It&amp;#x27;s super cute!) I really love this beautiful lilac &amp;#x27;30s-inspired gown that she wore to a VH1 Save the Music Foundation event in 2010. And guess what: It&amp;#x27;s by Topshop (but worn with Jimmy Choo heels, of course). Lauren Conrad is a woman of the people! The next year Lauren debuted her higher-end fashion line Paper Crown. Clearly she&amp;#x27;s the best advertisement for her brand. Example: this adorably refined button-down and brocade skirt outfit that she wore to a red carpet event. LC always does have the best hair too, right? Another book (this time Starstruck) and another awesome book-signing outfit opportunity. Here Lauren shows off her edgy side in a leather minidress by Johanna Johnson and Christian Louboutin heels. Seeing that Lauren got her start with the reality cameras following her every move, she also has the lock-down on her street style too. Here she is last year in NYC, looking super chic (and wintry) as she exits a yellow cab. OMG! LC got bangs last month! Love it. Also, color and prints, like this tribal-print Sachin + Babi minidress, really suit her sunny California smile. Which is your favorite L.C. look? Confess: Were you addicted to Laguna Beach and The Hills? Photos: Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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