What to Wear to Hit Rockstar Status

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Dude. You’re shredding it on the Fender, and your bassist is bringing up some serious funk. Your bluesy wails are heartbreaking and body-thumping at the same time. You can get a crowd going, but somehow you’re not exactly going anywhere. Yet. Your sound is there, but you need to step it up on the visual front. You’re in front of an audience, and it’s time to start carrying yourself like the Rock Star you are. It’s really in the details. Start with some heavy jewelry, infuse some color, wear original sunglasses inside, and top it off with a hat that raises brows. Once you start stepping out of your sartorial bubble of comfort, you’ll make more stimulating statements.

Take a style note from these four iconic legends: Keith Richards, Steven Tyler, John Lennon and Jack White.

Vogue Festival Draws a Fashionable Crowd

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Coachella wasn’t the only fashion-forward festival going down this weekend. On the other side of the pond industry luminaries — ranging from Tom Ford and bff Stella McCartney, to Diane von Furstenbreg and Dolce & Gabbana and Natalia Vodianova and Rachel Zoe – regaled attendees of the inaugural Vogue Festival with advice and anecdotes on a series of panels during the two-day event. After the jump, a few highlights.

Joe Fresh and So Clean in a Dirty Mexican Bathhouse, and other Steamy Fashion Films

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Earlier this week, Joe Fresh (AKA the classier Canadian H&M) opened its NYC doors on 43rd and Fifth Ave. Not only did the first 200 people in line to get in win a $100 gift card (some had camped out since 3AM), but they also witnessed the premiere of three oh-so-fresh fashion films. Joe Fresh backed and collaborated with artists Sue de Beer, Deborah Tuberville and Ellen Von Unwerth on films of NYC rockstardom, a dirty Mexican bathhouse, and a sexy Miami pool party, respectively. All in sleek looks from the Freshest of Spring 2012. Watch them here.

#NowPlaying in the Timo Weiland Studio

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

In the Timo Weiland studio, nestled in a hidden gem of a room within an über convenient factory, design partners Timo Weiland and Alan Eckstein get their creativity on. Wonder what two of fashion’s wonderboys listen to when they work? Or read when they’re not looking at fabrics? Or why empty picture frames hang next to ones filled with art? We did to. So we asked.

Angelina Jolie Eschews Glamour, Shoes for Louis Vuitton

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Angelina Jolie‘s latest ad for Louis Vuitton is not your usual “actress as the face of” campaign. She’s in Cambodia, wearing her own clothes, not wearing a shoe or a stitch of make-up (I’ll believe that one when I see it) and she’s carrying her very own LV bag, which isn’t even in production anymore.

Top 10 Best Dressed Man Bands of All Time

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Music is just about the ultimate sensory satisfaction. The songs that enliven your soul are created by gods of rock that don’t dare stop at the auditory; the sensation is full faceted. They may not call it fashion, but the greatest bands on the planet know in their blood that how they look helps drive the succes of the music itself. That way, when chicks like me are getting their groove on in the audience, we’re dancing with the pure sexiness on the stage before us – sound, body and soul. Here are the 10 bands* that do it best; fusing their sound to their clothes, dressed the way they rock.

Timo Weiland Trips with Gloria Vanderbilt and Keith Richards for Fall 2011

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

This morning in The Box at Lincoln Center, Timo Weiland unveiled his wild ride of a collection. It was a fantastical trip from structured wools through bemused spots over to metallic wovens, touching a fur muff here and there. Johnny Weir was digging it! I’ll show you his favorite look. And just listen to Timo and his design partner dish about the collection – it’s a serious freaking trip.  Watch the interview after I take you through the collection highlights.

Louis Vuitton Is Turning Taiwanese (I Really Think So)

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Taiwanese-Canadian actor Godfrey Gao will be Louis Vuitton‘s first ever Asian male spokesmodel. A native of Vancouver, Gao is best known for his roles in Taiwanese shows, Volleyball Lover and I Want to Become a Hard Persimmon, which are, inexplicably, dramas.

Rolling Stones: More Fossils Than The Natural History Museum

Edited by Hilary Beck

If the Rolling Stones and their scraggly, collapsing faces are anything to go by, the secret to eternal life is heroin. Seriously, how the hell else could Keith Richards still be alive? At this rate, he’s gonna outlast cockroaches. And nuclear fallout.

Kiss The Gold Ape-Face Ring, Bitch

Edited by Jason Chan, Señor

Crazy Pig, who make morbid rings for the likes of Iggy Pop and Keith Richards, have teamed up with the much less threatening Nigo of A Bathing Ape to create a stunning gold ape-face ring.  The ring is as of now only available in Japan for a paltry $5,720 US.  Jump for more.