She became the representative of Harajuku Style in the West: Who is Gwen Stefani?

She also starred in the movie The Aviator by artist Martin Scorsese, who is a fashion icon. What You Waiting For, Hollaback Girl, and Wind It Up are among the singer's international hit songs.

She was born on October 3, 1969, in Fullerton, California, USA, as the second of four children. She had a sister named Jill Stefani and two brothers named Eric Stefani and Todd Stefani. Her father, Dennis Stefani, was of Italian origin and worked as Yamaha's marketing manager. Her mother, Patti Flynn, had roots in Ireland and was an accountant. Flynn named her daughter after the heroine in the book Airport, which she read in 1968. Renée came from the song Walk Away Renée by The Four Tops. Her parents enjoyed folk music and instilled in Gwen a love of Bob Dylan and Emmylou Harris at an early age.

Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) is an American singer and songwriter. She is a co-founder, lead vocalist, and the primary songwriter of the band No Doubt, whose singles include "Just a Girl", "Spiderwebs", and "Don't Speak", from their 1995 breakthrough studio album Tragic Kingdom, as well as "Hey Baby" and "It's My Life" from later albums.

Many women in Stefani's family were seamstresses, and all of Gwen's clothes were made by her mother. Gwen, whose interest in music started with the musicals The Sound of Music and Evita, sang the song "I Have Confidence" on stage while she was at Loara High School.

Stefani's brother, Eric, who plays the keyboard, asked his sister to sing vocals in the ska band she founded, No Doubt. This music genre, which is a mixture of punk rock, ska, and pop and was produced by the bands Madness and The Selecter, also known as 2 Tone, attracted Gwen's attention. Stefani, who fell in love with Tony Kanal as soon as she joined No Doubt, was initially rejected by Kanal because she was the older brother of the band's founder, Gwen, but the duo had already become an inseparable duo in the early 90s.

After graduating from college in 1987, she enrolled at California State University at Fullerton.

No Doubt released their self-titled debut album in 1992. Then came the second album called The Beacon Street Collection. Since there were problems in the relationship between Stefani and Kanal, it took a long time, like 3 years, for the new album to be released. Although the band came to the point of disbandment due to the duo's problems, the third album, Tragic Kingdom, was quite successful. Especially the singles released from the album, such as Don't Speak, "Sunday Morning" and "Hey You", managed to enter the charts all over the world. The album sold six million copies and won Grammy awards in many categories.

During a concert that same year, Stefani met Gavin Rossdale, the vocalist of the Bush band, and the duo began their relationship, which would last for many years.

In 2000, No Doubt released the album Return of Saturn. Most of the songs were about Stefani's new relationship. Stefani parted ways with No Doubt after Rock Steady, which was a very fun reggae genre that produced international hits such as "Hey Baby" and "Underneath It All", which hit the shelves in 2001.

In 2002, Gwen Stefani married Gavin Rossdale at St Paul's Church in Covent Garden, London. Her wedding dress was designed by famous fashion designer John Galliano.

She shared the leading role with Leonardo Di Caprio in Martin Scorsese's famous movie The Aviator. Stefani's acting, portraying the character of Jean Harlow, was found promising.

In 2004, it was learned that Rossdale had a daughter named Daisy out of wedlock from one of his previous relationships, model Pearl Lowe. It was very difficult for Stefani to accept this situation, and the singer expressed her feelings about the situation in the work titled Danger Zone.

Stefani, who released her first solo album "Love Angel Music Baby" the same year, worked on the album with a large group of musicians, including her ex-boyfriend and No Doubt's Kanal, Linda Perry, OutKast's André 3000 and The Neptunes. Stefani, who won the Grammy award for the best pop vocal performance that year, crowned her solo album career with the singles What You Waiting For, Rich Girl and Hollaback Girl. In particular, Hollaback Girl was the singer's first song to reach number one in America.

Stefani appeared in her videos and concerts with a dance group consisting of 4 girls, calling themselves Harajuku Girls. The girls were Japanese and dressed in Gothic Lolita style. Stefani designed baby clothes, t-shirts, and underwear with her collection of the same name.

2005 was the year when Stefani announced that she was expecting a baby with Rossdale, and the couple welcomed their first child, Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, on May 26, 2006.

In December 2006, Stefani released her new album The Sweet Escape.

The singer, who was successful with the hits Wind It Up, her duet with Akon, The Sweet Escape, and 4 In The Morning, went on the Sweet Escape Tour with Akon and Lady Sovereign in April 2007.

The Clothing Style That Was Degraded in the Beginning but Later Created a Revolution: Harajuku Style

This trend, which was initially despised by the authorities and described as cheap, ridiculous, worthless, and bad, became accepted as a revolution in clothing over time. It even went beyond its revolutionary character and became a source of inspiration for artists such as Gwen Stefani. In fact, when Gwen Stefani said "Harajuku girls sure you've got some wicked style" in her song, she actually wanted to underline how mischievous and masterful their intelligence was.