Gwen Stefani: From No Doubt to the cover of ELLE

Our style crush, Gwen Stefani, is gracing the cover of this month's ELLE – and she still puts those other pop tarts to shame with her on-point style, incredibly hot bod and happy marriage with rocker Gavin Rossdale.

"Really? I don't see myself in those girls. I usually put pants on. I see these girls as more going for the sex-symbol thing," Stefani replied when asked if she thought pop stars like Ke$ha, Rihanna and Katy Perry are copying her style. "I was more, in the band, like a tomboy. Of course, I think every girl is sexy, so there's going to be a little of that. But I see a lot of younger artists going more toward the sexy thing."

It's true – Stefani came out of the gate with her ska-inspired look – I would know, I still have my Tragic Kingdom CD (yes, CD!) and No Doubt t-shirt from 1996. Need proof? Let's take a look back at Stefani's style evolution from No Doubt to L.A.M.B. – and everything in between.

Early No Doubt

Stefani immediately grab the music world's attention when No Doubt stepped out onto the scene. Her blond hair and cover girl looks caught male attention -- and her grrrl power attitude won over the female fans in an instant. Her early looks were purely ska punk: lots of white blond hair, pale makeup and shockingly red lips matched with Dickies pants, white tank tops, suspenders -- and of course, she helped bring the bindi trend to suburban America.

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Harajuku Lovers and L.A.M.B.

Stefani stretched her legs a little when the new millenium hit -- she struck out on a solo career and pursued one of her first loves, fashion. The result? Stefani's uber-popular L.A.M.B. clothing line that's adored by celebs ranging from Ashlee Simpson to up-and-coming fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson.

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Couture mom

Stefani's style has evolved into a more polished, sophisticated mom style that stills screams high fashion.

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Check out little Kingston's fur vest!

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