Grace Slick

Icon: Grace Barnett Wing a.k.a Grace Slick
Born: 30th October (scorpio) 1939 Evanston, Illinois, U.S
Height: 1,70 m
Known for: singer-song writer in The Great Society, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship and Starship
Story: Grace moved a lot in her childhood due to her dad's work before family finally settled down in Palo Alto, California. After graduating private all-girls high school, she attended Finch College in New York from 1957 to 1958 and University of Miami from 1958 to 1959. Her music career started in 1965 in San Francisco, when she and her husband Jerry Slick started their own band The Great Society with friends and her brother-in-law. Grace provided vocals, guitar, piano and co-wrote majority of the songs with her brother-in-law. She has admitted enjoying music career because of performing and better earnings than in her earlier modeling career. Psychedelic The Great Society reached success in Bay area. In 1966 another Bay area band, Jefferson Airplane had lost their singer to family life and they asked Slick to join the band. Grace accepted bands invitation and she joined the group bringing two compositions with her: White Rabbit and Somebody to Love. With Slick leading the band, Jefferson Airplane gained great success directing music more from former folk rock to psychedelic rock. Slick rose to fame as one of the most prominent female rock musicians of her time. In 1969 Grace had the privilege to became a first person to say "motherfucker" on live television show. After Jefferson Airplane split up she published solo albums and formed even more popular Jefferson Starship. During 1978 Jefferson Starship's tour in Europe, Slick's alcoholism became a problem for the band and she quit the band. She was admitted to rehab once during 1970's and once in 1990's. She has publicly discussed her problems with alcohol and drugs in her autobiography and several interviews. In 1989 Slick and her former Jefferson Airplane band members reformed the group and released successful reunion album. After a quick reunion she retired from music business. After music career she has made paintings and drawings. She has been married twice, to cinematographer Jerry Slick from 1961 to 1971 and Jefferson Starship lightning desingner Skip Johnson from 1976 to 1994. She has one daughter China Wing Kantner, born in 1971. China's father is Jefferson Airplane guitarist Paul Kartner, whom she had an affair from 1969 through 1975. Slick has had trouble with the law several times due to her drastic acts under the influence.
Style: Grace was the epitome of the strong sexual flower power woman of the late 60's and early 70's. Her style consisted all the key pieces of the hippie movement with colourful oriental influenced tunics, plunging neck lines, fringes and wild long hair. Her style evolved from 60's two piece tunic suits to openly sexual plunging neck lines and wild fringed outfits. She wasn't afraid to say aloud what she wanted and she wasn't afraid to look like she wanted.

Young Grace Slick starting her music career in light blue two piece jersey outfit.

Grace with attitude but in pretty oriental influenced two piece tunic suit.

Grace performing in pretty oriental influenced tunic.

Grace and her sexy white fringe top in Woodstock.

Grace with suede fringe jacket and plunge halterneck top in 1975.

Grace and flower power in plunge crop top.

Grace with fringe vest, white tunic, wild curly hair and paisley print head scarf.

Grace and v-neck oriental influenced satin tunic dress.

Grace having a smoke in green tunic dress and beige slingbacks.

Grace pregnant in colourful maxi dress with short puff sleeves.

Grace and born daughter China. She is wearing yet another printed maxi dress.

Grace in dark sifon tunic.

Grace in black skinny jeans and black tube top.

Grace and her later rock image with shorter hair, skinny jeans, plunge top and aviator sunglasses.

Grace in grey. Still wearing beads around the neck.

How to get the rock panther look? Think long curly dark hair with bangs, tanned skin, black eyeliner, nude lips, printed colourful shift dresses, paisley print, colourful long maxi dresses, two piece suits with tunic top and bell bottoms, suede fringe jacket, fringe tops, fringe vests, crop tops, no jewerly.

Fringe vest gives correct wild sexual feel to the look. Forever21.com.

If you want add a layer for warmth under the vest, choose classic white cotton tunic. Michael Kors/piperlime.gap.com.

Mid rise white bell bottom jeans are a must to get the hippie panther look. 7forallmankind.com.

Dark brown suede mules finish off earthy but sexy style. Endless.com.