Lenny Kravtiz’s Tom Ford Inspiration

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Lenny Kravitz was inspired by Tom Ford to play stylist Cinna in The Hunger Games.

The singer-and-actor had not heard about the Suzanne Collins novel - which tells the tale of a future world where youngsters are made to fight to the death for TV audiences - but wanted to make his character as toned down as possible so he wasn't "too outrageous."

"I'll be quite frank with you - I didn't know about Hunger Games - so when I'm telling kids and they say, 'Who are you playing?' and I say Cinna, they go, 'Oh you're playing the gay guy.' The question was 'How far do we go with him?' The idea was to pull it back and create a character that's more like a Tom Ford or an Yves Saint Laurent so he wouldn't be too outrageous. He's classic, he's got his gold eyeliner. I kind of played him in the middle."

The 47-year-old star did not go into the role thinking that the character was gay, but merely eccentric. "I thought about it, and I read the book and I don't see that he is or isn't [gay]. He's a designer, he's a stylist, he has gold eyeliner-that doesn't mean anything either way."

Zoe Kravtiz Used to be Embarrassed by Father’s Style

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Zoe Kravitz is "embarrassed" by how her parents dress, but still steals their clothes. The X-Men: First Class actress is daughter of Lenny and former The Cosby Show'actress Lisa Bonet and she says she finds herself swapping clothes with them all the time.

"I used to be a little embarrassed by how my mom and my dad would dress, but now I steal their clothes all the time. My dad has totally taken my Cat Stevens T-shirt, but It's OK I have his Black Flag one and that's amazing."

Zoe added she had to get used to her rock star father's eccentric dress sense from a young age, which made for quite a scene when he was being strict with her: "My dad was brought up very old school, very strict - 'Yes ma'am, yes sir,' So he's wearing leather pants and a boa, but he would be like, 'Did you do your chores today?' Or 'That dress is too short!' Seriously, no joke."

Zoe's fashion is more in tune with her mother's, and is so close she also once unwittingly bought her mother's clothes back from a vintage store. "She took a bunch of stuff down while I was away, and I went there when I got back and bought five of her things. I got home and was like, 'I can't believe I just paid for your clothes!' Out of everything in the store I bought my mother's things!"

Items Du Jour: Marion Sans Photoshop, Lenny Kravitz Wears Heels

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—An ad that actually features Taylor Momsen’s face for John Galliano’s latest perfume product was released with Momsen wearing more clothes and a little less makeup. But just barely.

—The designer of Lady Gaga’s controversial meat dress, Franc Fernandez, takes a moment to answer some questions. Not surprisingly, he wasn’t fond of answering the animal rights-related one.

—Now that her little sister is out of the picture, Beyonce took it upon herself to model the House of Dereon’s new temporary tattoo product. The tattoos were actually added to the Fall collection in an attempt to make it “ediger.”

—Lenny Kravitz recently stepped out in New York channeling his inner Marc Jacobs as he sported a cowl-neck jumper with a murse and thigh-high heeled boots to match.

—Reality star and former Playboy girlfriend Holly Madison is putting her love of shoes aside to help out a charity set to raise $50,000 for victims of natural disasters.

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Vera Wang Crowns Zoe Kravitz

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Step aside, Camilla Belle—there’s a new princess in town.

With a campaign titled “Born to Rule,” it’s no wonder that Vera Wang chose the daughter of Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet to star in the ads, promoting the designer’s Princess fragrance.

Sitting atop some lush-looking pillows with an exuberant butterfly crown, Zoe fits the part perfectly. If you want to smell like a princess, you can purchase the perfume at an any department store nationwide.

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