At some point in life, everyone wants to become a rockstar. What
is there not to admire in a professional musician? They get up under
blaring light on a stage, play some fantastic tunes, and get to hear
the adoration of thousands of fans who usually just beg for more.
While most of us would rather forget the styles of the late 70’s
through early 90’s, rock n’ roll was kicking into full gear and
provided us with a lot of fashion options. Here are some of the
rockstar traditions that are living on today:
David Bowie
There is no rockstar who pushed the limits quite like David Bowie.
Between crossing the androgynous lines and dressing like a spaceman,
no one could ever quite put a finger on how David Bowie found his
stylistic inspiration. For
VogueParis, model Kate Moss did her best Bowie impression and donned
the bedazzled jumpsuit with a bright orange mullet wig.
Blondie
Debbie
Harry was the style icon for post-punk new wave and thousands of
hipster girls across the world. Short little dresses, bleach-blonde
hair, and a minimalist approach has helped women accentuate their
most stunning features long after the death of punk.
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| Ashley Smith as Debbie Harry |
Van Halen
If you think it acceptable to wear spandex to the gym you have
David Lee Roth to thank. DLR sported the form fitting material on
stage so he could perform extensive acrobatics and karate kicks for
his adoring audience. You get to wear spandex in order to do yoga and
use the Stairmaster.
Poison
Poison took the glam metal look that Van Halen started and cranked
it up to 11. If you ever see a guy walking around with feathered
hair, emerald
engagement rings, and too tight jeans, you can rest assured that
he is jamming out to “Unskinny Bop” on his Poison cassette in his
Walkman (probably hasn’t heard of an iPad).
Eddie Vedder
While Nirvana made most of the musical impact out of the grunge
era, Pearl Jam really highlighted the stylistic aesthetics. If you
walk into any Urban Outfitters store you will see racks of clothing
all adorned with flannel shirts, old military jackets, and jeans that
look like they’ve been worn for years. The demographic Urban
Outfitters usually brings in wears these pieces without a shred of
their trademark irony.
The best thing about emulating the style of your favourite rockers
is that you don’t need any real musical talent. All you need is a
credit card and a bit of creativity to get the same reaction as Bono
gets when he walks off an airplane.
No matter what rockstar fashion is always on trend in some form or another. Personally I never get board of black jeans, black leather jacket, white torn tee and statement jewellery.
