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Daily Inspiration Quote by Lake Bell

"I like my body, I like to have fun with what I put on, but I also want to remain classic. So I guess my signature is sexy and eclectic but classic"

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Lake Bell is doing a tightrope walk a lot of women in the public eye are forced to master: claiming ownership of sex appeal while preemptively disarming the moral inventory that comes with it. "I like my body" reads as self-acceptance, but in celebrity language it also functions as a permission slip. She is signaling agency - this is not styling done to her, it is styling done by her - and that distinction matters in an industry that profits from blurring the line between empowerment and packaging.

The phrase "have fun with what I put on" frames fashion as play rather than proof. It pushes back against the idea that a woman's clothes are a confession, a strategy, or a plea for attention. Yet Bell immediately adds a counterweight: "I also want to remain classic". That's the subtextual bargain. Sexy is allowed, even celebrated, as long as it's escorted by "taste". "Classic" becomes a cultural safe word, a way to stay legible to mainstream respectability while still flirting with edge.

Her final stack - "sexy and eclectic but classic" - is a curated contradiction that mirrors how modern celebrity branding works. You can't just be one thing; you have to be a controlled collage. "Eclectic" suggests unpredictability and personality, but "classic" reins it back into a marketable silhouette. It's less a personal style note than a public-relations philosophy: be bold, but never so bold you can't be invited to the next room.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Bell, Lake. (2026, January 17). I like my body, I like to have fun with what I put on, but I also want to remain classic. So I guess my signature is sexy and eclectic but classic. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-like-my-body-i-like-to-have-fun-with-what-i-put-81040/

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Bell, Lake. "I like my body, I like to have fun with what I put on, but I also want to remain classic. So I guess my signature is sexy and eclectic but classic." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-like-my-body-i-like-to-have-fun-with-what-i-put-81040/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I like my body, I like to have fun with what I put on, but I also want to remain classic. So I guess my signature is sexy and eclectic but classic." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-like-my-body-i-like-to-have-fun-with-what-i-put-81040/. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.

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Lake Bell (born March 24, 1979) is a Actress from USA.

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