The Herald Magazine, 15 September 2007

It's hardly surprising the pop star has taken this year's style crown.

It's easy to see Texas' lead singer, Sharleen Spiteri, was crowned as The Herald Fashion Icon this year. Often dressed for the red carpet in a demure suit or little black dress, this Glasgow-born musician certainly knows a thing or two about style.
Spiteri was chosen above other stylish names such as Kirsty Hume and Shirley Manson as the most fashionable Scot, announced at the Scottish Fashion Awards ceremony in Stirling Castle last weekend. But red carpet dressing aside, this diminutive star is well known for her simple-but-elegant choice in clothes. A trained hairdresser, Spiteri prefers the immaculately groomed look to anything overtly flashy or trendy. Indeed her choice of red carpet outfits often includes a black dress or something Japanese-inspired.
In her videos Spiteri has tried every style from jeans and T-shirt to glamorous dancing frocks, like the black dress with plunging neckline she wore to dance the tango with Alan Rickman for the group's 2000 In Demand video.
In 1989 when Texas released their debut single, I Don't Want A Lover, Spiteri's image favoured the tough-girl look of the era. For that single's promotional shot, she wore jeans, a top and a leather jacket.
Spiteri retained this casual look for a coumple of years before switching to something more refined for her videos. Indeed her bronzed appearance in the Summer Son video surprised her fans.
Off duty, she prefers a chic, casual image. Black, tailored blazers are often mixed with the perfect pair of jeans to create an effortlessly cool daytime look.
However her trademark has always been those shiny, expertly coiffed locks.

Also Nominated: Kirsty Hume, Kirsty Young, Shirley Manson, Katie Leung, Paolo Nutini, Gerard Butler, Ashley Jensen, Atta Yaqub and Calvin Harris.