Whether you're an avid viewer of Fox News or have only a passing acquaintance with the network, it's been nearly impossible not to notice anchorwoman and "America Live" host Megyn Kelly. Particularly during the GOP primary round of debates and Super Tuesday coverage, Kelly's position in the lead anchor chair along with co-anchor Bret Baier has put the 41-year-old blond front and center at Fox News as the network's fresh face and opinionated voice of this election season.
Kelly, a former lawyer and subject of a rather racy 2010 GQ photo shoot (for which she makes no apologies), is known for direct, no-nonsense reporting, which has drawn commentary from fans, critics and comedians alike. She's been famously ridiculed, for instance, for calling pepper spray "a food product, essentially" and lauded for defending Chaz Bono's turn on "Dancing With the Stars." Her in-studio interview Wednesday with presidential contender Mitt Romney drew commentary from across the political spectrum.
For Kelly, it's all in a day's work.
The confidence she displays on air isn't just reserved for the camera. It translates into her TV and real-life wardrobes, which she describes as "tailored, classic and never frilly."
It's this sharp look and strong sense of on-air style that set her apart sartorially from the rest of the pack of reporters and commentators. Though she says, "I still don't consider myself a fashion girl," her fans and viewers might think otherwise, taking notice of her reworked traditional suits, the peep-toe or T-strap stilettos that sometimes peek out from under the news desk, the length of her hair and even the shade of her lip gloss.
The morning we meet in her Midtown Manhattan office, she's in her off-camera "uniform": dark skinny jeans (Citizens of Humanity and Joe's "Honeycut" style are favorites), a long-sleeved white cotton top and black Prada boots topped off with a plush faux fur vest from Elizabeth and James. Her chin-length blond hair is pulled back into a low ponytail and her face is makeup-free.
"Before I got into TV, I wasn't fashionable at all," says Kelly, who practiced law for nine years before making a career change at age 32 and going to work in Washington, D.C., at ABC News affiliate WJLA-TV as a general assignment reporter. There, she covered state and presidential elections before joining Fox in 2004 and eventually taking on a more visible role in the national spotlight.
As a lawyer, "I was more about getting into my legal clothes — navy, brown or black suits; that was it," she says. "Though I did make the executive decision to not wear sneakers with those suits while on my way to and from work. I didn't think about it that much. I was overworked and overwhelmed."
These days she still sticks to a conservative color palette during her down time. Navy, black and ivory basics are her go-tos and define a style she calls "New York casual."
"I'm not big on the hot pinks, bright reds," she says. "I just don't have a lot of that in my wardrobe. I like black, white and navy. I think navy looks good with blond hair and dark blue eyes."
Accessories, especially statement necklaces, are something she shuns both on and off camera. On TV, accessories can be distracting. Off the air, Kelly factors in the impracticality jewelry can pose while raising young kids — she and her husband, Douglas Brunt, have two, a 3-year-old son and an 11-month-old daughter. "I'm still getting spat up on," she says. "And my son is whipping things across the room."
Her approach to career dressing has changed significantly since she practiced law. She pays more attention to the role her clothes play in her overall image. A wall of dark wood closets lines one side of her office, housing brightly colored shift dresses, blazers and knee-length skirts from DVF, Elie Tahari and Chiara Boni. Color is a style hallmark of Fox News anchors.
Fashion stylist Gwen Marder, who has been dressing the on-air talent for 12 years, favors pops of solid, bright color, and there's no shortage of it in Kelly's wall of closets, despite her propensity for sticking to neutrals in her private life.
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