Shining star - Fashion

Girls' Life, Dec, 2002 by Karen Bokram

We asked day time soap opera star/high school sophomore Peyton List to prove that all you need to look fabulous this holiday is one stunning, sparking piece.

Sixteen-year-old Peyton List has come a long way, baby -- and we couldn't be more proud. A long-time GL fan, Peyton started modeling for us six years ago and has been one of our favorite readers ever since. Peyton has been on GL's cover four times (more than anyone else) and now has a steady gig on As the World Turns as sheltered teen Lucy Montgomery. But even though she spends three days a week filming the soap, Peyton still attends the same all-girls school and lives a (relatively) normal life. Here are her looking-great secrets:

"When in doubt, wear a cool color from head to toe." Says Peyton. "I studied with the School of American Ballet: so I love this great dance-inspired skirt. Add a temporary streak of color in the hair to match your outfit ( I like Hot Head Streak'n in Vivid Violet): It looks more pretty than punk."

"I love to get dressed up, but I love wearing jeans even more! If you want to be comfortable and dressy, just throw n a pretty shirt and a super special mini wrap over your favorite jeans. Icy makeup colors look cool but not overdone."

Who is sari now? you won't be. "This outfit seems totally exotic, but it's really just a T-shirt, pants and sneakers with a tunic on top. Not the same old, same old, but it's still cool and comfy."

"People always think you need to buy fancy, expensive clothes to haul out once a year when you want to look special, but that's not true. These are the same chinos I wear on the weekends, paired with a velvet blazer I throw on over jeans. You just add this sequin tank, some glittery nail polish, gloss and...bam!...a killer outfit."

"I love wearing things in inventive ways. This looks like a dress that's super trendy and tough to wear lots of places, but it's really a skirt and tube top worn under a sweater! You can wear any of these pieces with other stuff and dress up anything you own. How cool is that?"

Goldilocks never had it this good! "I Love the whole menswear thing Gwen Stefani and Avril Lavigne do. This is a special occasion twist on that look--perfect for a family party."

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You play Lucy Montgomery on AS The World Turns. What's she life?

Lucy has been sheltered all her life, so she's very sweet and innocent. She just wants everyone to get along and always looks for the good in people

So she's just like you!

Not exactly! Lucy is pretty pampered. I'd love to have her mansion, her horse and a rich family that spoils me rotten. That's not my life! My life is homework, trying to learn pages and pages of lines, and endless traveling."

So how has playing Lucy changed you?

I've stated answering to "Lucy"! When fans talk to you, they ask thins like. "Are you getting along with your Dad?" It took a few times before I realized they wanted to know about Lucy and her dad Craig.

Any set secrets you can tell us?

We only have a day to learn tons of lines so, as hard as we try, we're not always 100-percent prepared. So we all hide strips in weird places around the set--under cushions, in trash baskets, everywhere! The second the director yells, "Cut!" everyone scrambles for their script slash.

What do your friends think of you being on a soap?

It's a little hard for them to watch the show, since they are in school! The just think of me as Peyton, not really Peyton who plays Lucy. We just talk about normal stuff, like homework and what's happening this weekend. But I know tons of people love to watch the show during winter break so, the second I get back to school in January, it'll be like, "Since we're back and can't tune in, can you tell me what happens?"