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"For Disney Channel actress and singer Debby Ryan, fashion is a passion -- and the rising young talent admits that it takes a healthy dose of confidence and an arsenal of stylists to put together the looks she&amp;apos;s worn to events like Elton John&amp;apos;s Oscars party and the Vampire Academy premiere. &amp;quot;I have an incredible stylist who is brilliant,&amp;quot; Ryan, 20, tells Us Weekly of one of her secret style weapons.\r\n\r\nAnother close friend of the actress is designer Naeem Khan, whom Ryan calls a style inspiration. &amp;quot;He was one of the first designers to take a chance on me as a young actress and in the fashion world,&amp;quot; Ryan tells Us. &amp;quot;He and I went to dinner and I had a chance to talk to him about his [Indian] culture. It was incredible to hear his voice about that and about designing for women.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nWhen choosing looks for red carpet events, Ryan finds herself frequently pulling from Khan&amp;apos;s collection. &amp;quot;His pieces are the perfect mix of classic and feminine -- shapely and structured but soft,&amp;quot; she explains. &amp;quot;The balance he has is perfect and very indicative of me and my personal style.&amp;quot;\r\nRyan&amp;apos;s tips for everyday fashionistas eager to amp up their nighttime style? Wear a daytime outfit that has the same silhouette as your evening look. &amp;quot;If you&amp;apos;re wearing a body-con [piece], wear tighter jeans to get your body comfortable moving in that silhouette,&amp;quot; she tells Us.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;If I&amp;apos;m wearing jeans all day at work, it&amp;apos;s [hard] to slip into a dress and make yourself feel like you were born in it. That sort of thing can really be the difference between a good look and a great look,&amp;quot; says the star. &amp;quot;You can have a great dress, but when you put it on and you feel like it&amp;apos;s embodying who you are that day, that&amp;apos;s not just fashion, that&amp;apos;s style!&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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