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Saturday, September 1, 2012

Lee Aaron

Icon: Karen Lynn Greening a.k.a Lee Aaron
Born: 21st July (cancer), Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Height: 1,55 m
Known-for: Canadian rock and jazz singer
Story: Lee Aaron began singing in school musicals only at the age of five. At the age of fifteen she was asked to join local rock bamd called "Lee Aaron". She sang and played the alto saxophone and keyboards in the band. At the age of seventeen she signed with her first manager, Bob Connolly. She quit playing instruments and concentrated being the front face of the band. Aaron's debut album The Lee Aaron Project was released in 1982. In late 1982 Aaron agreed to pose topless for mens magazine OUI. Later she has regretted cover and the interview saying it only damaged her musical credibility. She has stated agreeing for the feature only under the pressure from her manager. In 1984 album Metal Queen was released and it resulted a multi-album deal with Attic Records. Between 1984 and 1992 Aaron toured almost non-stop all over the world. She released six albums ang gained success. Her 1989 album Bodyrock was her biggest commercial success with hits like Whatcha Do to My Body. In 1992 Aaron left Attic Records to start her own label Hip Chic Music and released two albums. In 1995 she released album 2preciious and tried to drop name "Lee Aaron" and use her real name Karen. In 1997 she started exploring jazz and blues. She still continues playing both rock and selected jazz shows. Her and her husband John Cody have two children - Angella born in 2004 and Jett born in 2006.
Style: Lee Aaron has later regretted her topless pose for mens magazine, but she sure wasn't shy about her very sexy image. She was an epitome of hot sexy 80's hard rock queen with great curly hair and skimpy edgy clothing. She was Canadas little fleshier version to USA's blond rock amazons.

Lee Aaron in high waist jeans, striped cotton crop top and full set on hair.

Lee Aaron with her hot metal queen look in the early 80's. Her messy curly hair, cropped japan-themed top, leopard print micro shorts, metla belts, boots and a bandana scarf and one fingerless mitten is all classic 80's rock style.

Full body lycra suit and japan themed white crop top, you know it, it's 80's.

Hair metal goddes in all her lycra glory. Check out the western boots and lace gloves.

Lee posing topless in OUI.

Lee in stripy cropped top, micro shorts and thin stud belt. Very sexy, very metal, very 80's.

Frizzy hair, heavy make up, leather biker jacket, black lycra bodycon dress, stud belt and pile of silver bangles create Lee Aaron's ultimate 80's hard rock look.

Black and white lycra outfit with gloves and black tights create a seductive rock goddes.

Lee with bigger than big crimped hair and full heavy make up.

Wide shoulder pads, cropped tops and high waist skinny jeans to create proper 80's Y body silhuette.

This is what 80's hair metal was all about - big hair with side parting and long bangs, black lycra, crop tops, leggings, showy purple leather jacket, studded black leather belt, more than enough bangles and long necklaces.

Black and red sensual 80's and proper sinful wibe with cross earrings.

Black ripped fishnet top worn over red lycra suit and black studded leather belt - you can feel the heat.

Ever so hot Lee Aaron at Sweden Rock in 2011.

How to get the 80's metal babe look? Think curled and crimped long brown hair with long bangles, side parting, roots teased to make hair look even bigger, full make up with eyeliner, mascara, blusher and dark lipstick, lycra bodycon dresses, micro shorts, studded belts and bracelets, cropped tops, western inspired black boots, bandana scarves, high waist skinny jeans.

Balck and white Japan themed tank top is just right for eighties style. Top by Stussy.

Red hot leather micro shorts are just right to create Lee Aarons sexy look. Americanapparel.com.

Black studded belt is a must for 80's metal look. This subtle version from Wetseal.com.

Eighties was an era of western boots. Copy the wild style with these boots from Uterque sold at Buyma.us.

Friday, August 10, 2012

Chrissie Shrimpton

Icon: Chrissie Shrimpton
Born: 1945
Height: -
Known for: english model and actress, former girlfriend of Mick Jagger
Story: Chrissie is a former 1960's model and actress. She is most known as the wild younger sister of supermodel Jean Shrimpton and as a former girlfriend of Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger. Chrissie is immortalised in many Stones songs, such as "19th Nervous Breakdown" about the couples first acid trip together which Chrissie did not handle well triggering a fit of paranoia. Also the song "Under My Thumb" is about Chrissie. Chrissie and Mick dated during 1963-1966 when Jagger left her for Marianne Faithfull. After break up Chrissie took an overdose of sleeping pills but was saved by medics. After wards Chrissie has stated she was dumped beacause she was so uncool. Later Jagger is said to have filed an injunction against her to prevent publishing his private love notes to her. In 2012 she was briefly featured in BBC Four film "We'll take Manhattan", a biopic of her sister Jean, with Clemmie Dugdale potraying Chrissie.
Style: Chrissie was the care free mod girl who faught her spot under the spotlight of her supermodel sister. Her style was not so on-trend and her pretty and even cataloque-like style had strong 50's feel to it, but her wild personality gave fascinating twist to her outlook. Later she updated her mod look to hippie but she is best remembered as a pretty wild mod girl.

Mod Chrissie with bob hair and liquid eyeliner cat eyes.

Chrissie modelling craphic 60's shift dress.

Jean and Chrissie modelling together.

Chrissie with side ponytail and black and white print.

Two coloured mod dress with a oversized beret and waist belt.

Chrissie wearing turtle neck short sleeved jumper, flower skirt and beehive hairdo with hair band.

Smoking hot couple Chrissie and Mick.

Chrissie in fur and her signature beehive with hair band.

Chrissie wearing double breasted coat and red hair band.

Chrissie trying to update her look towards hippie style with embroided tunic dress.

Later hippie Chrissie with long flower skirt, dark blouse and embroided vest.

How to get the Pretty pre-mod look? Think straight bob hair cut, thick bangs, teased up hair from head crown, matte make up, shift dresses, knee high skirts, skater skirts, turtle jumpers, fur coats, double breasted wool coats, well cut but loose fitted clothes, low heeled pumps and knee high boots, minimum jewerly, one pretty small wrist watch, black eyeliner, blue or green eyeshadow, pale lipstick, graphic prints.

Ribbed orange turtle neck jumper with shorter sleeves is a must to create Chrissies look. Asos.com.

Dark blue flower printed skater dress gives pretty feel to the look. Modcloth.com.

Thin scarf for hair to create correct look. Modcloth.com.

Snake skin mary jane flats give wild touch to the pretty girl look. Houseoffraser.co.uk.

Enameled orange ring to give groovy mod wibe. Shopbop.com.

Satchel bag is classic enough and yellow colour mod enough. Shopbop.com.

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Angela Bowie

Icon: Mary Angela Barnett a.k.a Angela Bowie
Born: 25th September (libra) 1949, Cyprus
Height: 1,75 m
Know for: American model, actress, ex-wife of David Bowie
Story: Angela was born in Cyprus to polish born mother and mining engineer father who ran a mill for Cyprus Mines Corporation. She was born an American citizen and was educated in Cyprus, Switzerland and the UK. She has one older brother. She met musician David Bowie in London, UK in 1969 at the of 19. She married Bwie one year later in March 1970 and she gave birth to their son Duncan Jones in May 1971. She started using surname Bowie after marriage even though it wasn't his husbands real name. Bowie wrote such songs as "The Prettiest Star" and "Golden Years" about her. She often accompanied him to his international concert tours and she also tried to make her own career in acting. Angela and David got an divorce in 1980 and she called it later "marriage of convenience". When divorcing Bowie she had already begun longterm relationship with punk musician Drew Blood. She gave birth to their daughter Stacia Laranne Celeste Lipka in July 1980. Angela has published two autobiographies, "Free Spirit" in 1981 and "Backstage Passes: Life on the Wildside with David Bowie" in 1993. Later book detailed her alledged drug-fueled and openly bi-sexual lifestyle with her former husband and many other well known musicians. She has appeared later in few films and published some music.
Style: Angela is the original androgynous fashion amazon. She has played with costumes, mens wear and ultimate glamour image. Her trademarks are short platinum blond hair, thin lean boyish body and free spirited sexuality. Her sexy outlook is not based on traditional feminity with long hair or curvy body, but on androgynous free spirited sexuality which allowes her to look or wear anything. Often she still wore ultimate feminine dresses, pencil skirts and high heels to give girly wibe to her masculine physics.

Mary Barnett/Angela Bowie with friends in London 1972. She is wearing short blond hair, minimum mascara and hardly there eyebrows that gave her trademark androgynous look.

Young David and Angela wearing hippie attires.

Angela and David as the ultimate artist couple.

Angela in curly wig, flowy dress and David's hand on her behind.

Night club amazon in her shiny power metal look.

Disco queen Angela in white satin Marily Monroe-dress, big earrings, short platinum blond hair and heavy 70's make up.

Angela in left wearing green micro shorts, black satin blouse and short spiky hair with pink stripes.

Happy families with husband David and son. Angela wearing black PVC outfit.

Angela always classic and current.

How to get the look? Think short platinum blond hair, thin plugged eyebrows or no eyebrows, heavy eye makeup, lipstick and blush under the cheek bones, thin long body, metallic tricot clothes, floaty satin dresses, platform sandal heels, big earrings, skirts, pencil skirts.