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" Gabby Applegate is a young up-and-coming fashion designer. She just released her Spring 2011 collection video and now she&amp;#039;s dishing her advice for budding stylists and young fashionistas exclusively to Seventeen! 17: What&amp;#039;s the best piece of advice you were given before breaking into the industry? GA: Stay strong and don&amp;#039;t give up on what you love.   17: What&amp;#039;s a fashion lesson you learned the hard way? GA: Not everyone likes lace and leather as much as I do. Haha!  17: Do you have any advice for young fashionistas? GA: Try to become inspired by anything in life... it can be the weather, music, places, friends; every little detail counts.   17: How would you describe your personal style? GA: My personal style is a combination of classic chic with a rebel influence.   17: Where is your favorite place to shop? GA: Depends on the city I&amp;#039;m in. In New York City I love Bergdorf&amp;#039;s or Oak NYC. When I&amp;#039;m in Los Angeles I love Curve, and I could never leave without hitting Hermes or Christian Louboutin.   17: What is the one item in your closet you can&amp;#039;t live without? GA: My Herve Leger mini black bandage dress.   17: Who is your biggest fashion icon? GA: Such a tough choice!!! I think I&amp;#039;d have to say my mother.   17: Where do you get inspiration for your clothing lines? GA: Everywhere and everything inspires me. However, the most inspiring to me is traveling to new places.   17: What made you want to go into fashion? GA: I was 3 or 4 years old wearing my mom&amp;#039;s lipstick and Louboutins, and from that moment I knew I was going to be in fashion somehow or another. 17: What did you want to do if the fashion industry didn&amp;#039;t work out for you? GA: I am also getting my MBA. I could maybe take over my father&amp;#039;s company? I didn&amp;#039;t really plan on having the clothing line not work out.   XOXXO, Gabby To check out Gabby&amp;#039;s collection, visit gabbyapplegate.com! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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