Selena Gomez 2013

If you are a follower of fashion then you'll know that it is always changing. It is hard to keep up to date with what is hot and what is not because there is so much that fashion covers.

However life is made easier by the fact that by definition, fashions are popular. This means you can look to what other people are wearing and use this to influence your own style.

Hollywood has always been an influence on fashion, simply because it is packed full of well known names. People often strive to have the life of a celebrity and being able to dress like someone famous is often the first way to go about achieving this.

We are well and truly in the midst of celebrity culture. Thanks to the media and places like social networking websites, the influence that celebrities have is bigger than ever. Now we know exactly what all of our favourite faces are doing, more or less all of the time which means that we are more influenced now than ever before by their lifestyle.

However just because now seems to be bigger than ever that doesn't mean that historical Hollywood hasn't influenced fashions and trends. In the past, fashions may have been slower to catch on and grow in popularity but they have always been there. Even back in the day women strived to have a figure like Marilyn Monroe or a dress like Audrey Hepburn.

There are many famous faces around these days that influence fashions and trends. Teen stars like Selena Gomez and Hilary Duff have had a massive affect on the way that the younger generation look. However it isn't just the younger generation that are affected, people all of ages look up to their favourite celebrities when it comes to fashion.

These days fashions follow through make quicker because there are fashion blogs and media pages which detail exactly what each celebrity was wearing, where you can buy the outfit from and how to dress in a similar way on a budget.

Thankfully the world of retail is better than ever which means that being able to get hold of affordable clothing is hassle free. If you follow fashion blogs and even read things such as celebrity magazines you can usually get hints and tips on how to source clothes without breaking the bank.

This month saw Isla Fisher wear a long lace black and white dress to the Now You See Me Premier. This quickly got the attention of the media for all the right reasons. It is expected that similar dresses will soon be on the high street and become this seasons must have!

Lace is well and truly in trend this season, thanks to Isla Fisher and people like Nicole Kidman who wore a white lace dress to the Cannes Film Festival. Lace is definitely going to be top of the seasons fashion must-haves which is further proof to have much influence Hollywood has on fashion