Washington, Feb 3 : Gwen Stefani has revealed that the braces she wore on her teeth at the end of the 1990s were to make a fashion statement and she didn’t need them to fix her teeth.

The 42-year-old singer confessed that she had always wanted to wear braces but was not able to afford them, hence, when she started getting rich she decided to wear them to complement her colourful style.

Washington, Dec 30 : Gwen Stefani says her wardrobe is a "work of art".

The Singer-and-fashion designer, who has launched two successful clothing lines - L. A. M. B. and Harajuku Lovers - says she has a huge array of clothes and shoes but has a regular clear-out and gives them away to charity.

London, Dec 30 - Singer Gwen Stefani describes her wardrobe as a "work of art".

The 42-year-old has launched two clothing lines - L. A. M. B. and Harajuku Lovers.

"My closest is a work of art. But it needs to be cleared out again. There's a whole wall of shoes - a shameful amount. But I design them and I do wear them. And I put them up for sale at charity auctions," femalefirst. co. uk quoted Stefani as saying.(IANS)

London, Dec 8 - Singer Gwen Stefani has revealed she sometimes takes a break in her closet when she gets stressed out with work and her family.

The 42-year-old star has to juggle between her music career, fashion line L. A. M. B. and her responsibilities as a mother to her sons, five-year-old Kingston and three-year-old Zuma, reports contactmusic. com.

"Meditation is my thing. But I'm not going to lie. Sometimes I go into my closet and lock the door so no one can find me," she said. (IANS)

Washington, Dec 7 : Gwen Stefani has revealed that she sometimes hides in her closet when she gets stressed out after juggling work and family.

The 42-year-old star has to juggle her music career, her work with her fashion lines L. A. M. B. and Harajuku Lovers and her responsibilities as a mother to her sons, five-year-old Kingston and three-year-old Zuma, and occasions she takes a break in her wardrobe.

Washington, Nov 23 : Gwen Stefani has revealed that she asked her children for fashion advice on her new kids’ clothing line.

The 42-year-old beauty has two kids, five-year-old Kingston, and two-year-old Zuma with singer Gavin Rossdale.

Stefani insists that she loved the “creative” stage of designing her Harajuku Mini for Target children’s range, which includes biker jackets, skinny jeans, trainers, and backpacks.

London, Nov 23 - When it comes to designing clothes for children, singer Gwen Stefani takes her children's advice for her line.

The 42-year-old, who has two kids - Kingston, 5, and two-year-old Zuma - with singer Gavin Rossdale, loved the "creative" stage of designing her Harajuku Mini for children's range.

The collection includes biker jackets, skinny jeans, trainers, and backpacks.

London, Nov 21 - Singer Gavin Rossdale finds it "painful" when he is away from his singer-wife Gwen Stefani.

The 46-year-old, who is currently on tour, admits the worse thing about the trip is not to wake up next to 42-year-old Stefani.

London, Oct 24 : Popstar Gwen Stefani was spotted having a fun day in the park with her children on Saturday. Stefani, 42, couldn’t look more relaxed as she played in the swing with her three-year-old sons Zuma, 3, and Kingston, 5, in a park at Primrose Hill, London, reported the Daily Star. Stefani, who is known for her fabulously weird songs, has been off the studio for quite some time now. (ANI)

London, Oct 19 - Singer Gwen Stefani is prepared to make sacrifices in her career so that she can spend as much time as possible with her two children.

The 42-year-old star who has two sons, Kingston, five, and Zuma, three, with husband Gavin Rossdale doesn't want to regret missing her kids grow up because she was focused too much on her career, reports femalefirst. co. uk.

London, July 19 - Singer Gwen Stefani is teaming up with apparel house Target to create an affordable range of clothes for babies, children and young teenagers.

The No Doubt singer, who already has her own fashion range L. A. M. B, will work on the collection titled "Harajuku Mini".

Washington, June 10: Gwen Stefani has admitted that she is finding it tough juggling her roles between a celebrity mum and rock star.

The 41-year-old singer, who returned to the studio to work with her band in 2008, says she couldn''t find the time to fix a bad case of writer''s block.

London, June 10 : Singer Gwen Stefani has reportedly raised more than 75,000 pounds for the victims of Japan's devastating earthquake.

Stefani, a long-time fan of Japanese culture, hosted a tea party in honour of Japanese dancers Harajuku Girls to raise the money, Dailystar. co. uk reported.

Stefani hosted the party at the Royal/T Cafe in Culver City, California. Thousands died in Japan in March after an earthquake triggered a tsunami. (IANS)

London, April 8 - Singer Gwen Stefani says she loves being pampered.

The 41-year-old says she loves having her hair done and regrets not getting her own hairdresser when she is on tour, reports femalefirst. co. uk.

"For the last couple tours I've had hair people, which is the luxury of my life. I'm like, 'Why did I do it myself this whole time?'" Stefani told America's Elle magazine. (IANS)

London, April 4 : Singer Gwen Stefani is reportedly auctioning the chance to spend a day with her as part of her bid to raise money for the survivors of the earthquake disaster in Japan.

Stefani has already made a $1 million donation to aid the Japanese relief effort. She has created a limited edition T-shirt for her fashion label L. A. M. B., with all proceeds benefiting the recovery, reports contactmusic. com.

London, March 30 - Singer Gwen Stefani says she can't compete with top quality designers when it comes to her own fashion range because she's not qualified.

The "No Doubt" singer launched her clothing line L. A. M. B. in 2004. Though she thinks her lack of formal training means she may never be an equal to couture designers like Vivienne Westwood or John Galliano, Gwen admits she prefers designing casual wear.

New York, March 25: Singer Gwen Stefani has donated 1 million dollars to the relief effort in Japan.

The money, presented to Save the Children''s Japan Earthquake-Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund, will help finance ongoing recovery efforts in the country.

"The disaster in Japan is beyond heartbreaking, and I want to do anything I can to help," the New York Daily News quoted Stefani as saying in a press release.

London, March 24 : Singer Gwen Stefani has donated $1 million for relief efforts in Japan. She will also sell a limited edition of T-shirts to raise more money.

Contactmusic. com reports that Stefani has given the amount to Save the Children's Japan Earthquake-Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund.

"I've been inspired by Japan for many years and have a true love, appreciation and respect for the Japanese people and their culture," she said in a statement.

New York, March 11: Gwen Stefani has revealed that she and her rocker husband Gavin Rossdale don''t have a picture-perfect marriage.

The singer admitted they are just like any other couple who have had ups and downs.

"I''ve been with Gavin for 14 years, and, let''s face it, that is a huge accomplishment," the New York Daily News quoted her as telling in Elle UK''s April issue.

London, March 10 - Pop singer Gwen Stefani is 41, and fit as a fiddle. But she admits she works very hard to maintain her toned shape.

Stefani says it is "a daily struggle" to keep herself fit, and she follows a gruelling fitness regime to maintain it, reports dailymail. co. uk.

"I work out five days a week, I can't imagine not doing it," said Stefani.

New York, Feb 22: Gwen Stefani spends quality time with her sons, Kingston and Zuma, at the salon where they all get their nails done.

“They''re so young it''s just all about spending time together,” the rock star and L. A. M. B designer told Elle. com.

“So if I have to get my nails done, I drag them with me and they get theirs done too.”

London, Jan 14: Pop singer Gwen Stefani has joined the likes of Beyonce Knowles, Cheryl Cole and Eva Longoria to become the newest face of L'Oreal.

"I can't believe I get to be one of the L'Oreal Paris girls. I love playing dress up, on stage or shooting videos, it's always been one of my favourite parts of being in a band," femalefirst. co. uk quoted Stefani as saying.

London, Nov 5 - Singer Gwen Stefani likes to tell stories with her fashion collections and views them as a piece of art.

She has had huge success in the fashion world with her L. A. M. B. clothing label.

London, Oct 1 : Singer Gwen Stefani admits she found it hard to create five perfumes at once because she had to come up with smells that would fit different personalities.

The singer already has own successful fashion line, and will be releasing the "Harajuku Lovers" collection that encompasses five different perfumes - Love, Angel, Music, Baby, and G, reports femalefirst. co. uk.

London, Sep 24 :Singer Gwen Stefani was amused when her waxwork figure was unveiled at Las Vegas' Madame Tussauds Museum.

It was unveiled Wednesday, Contactmusic. com reports. The singer spent several minutes prodding her likeness and giggling before telling reporters, "That is so weird."

The wax figure is said to have taken more than 500 hours to create. (IANS)