i'm with the music: September 2018

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Yoko Ono

Icon: Yoko Ono
Born: 18th February (aquarius) 1933, Tokyo, Japan
Height: 1,57 m
Known-for: peace activist, avant garde artist, former wife of late John Lennon, mother of Sean Lennon
Story: Yoko was born in upper class family to a banker father and a mother with a respected banker family background. Yoko has described her mother to have had a perfect skin but nothing to do referring her status as a house wife. After difficul World War II days their family moved from Japan to USA Scarsdale New York. In 1956 Yoko Ono married composer Toshi Ichiyanagi but they divorced in 1962 and he married that same year american jazz musician Anthony Cox. Their turbulent marriage ended 1969 but they did have together a daughter Koyko Chan Cox born in 1963. Kyoko was mostly with her father but did later spent little time also with Yoko and John. At 1971 Cox lost custody battle to Yoko but against it took their daughter with him to a fundamentalist christian community. Yoko Ono saw her daughter next time only in 1994. Yoko met John in 1966 at art exhibition. Couple years later Lennon divorced his first wife Cynthia and married Yoko in Gibraltar in 1969. Couple had their son Sean in 1975. Yoko has inspired Lennons many songs like "The Ballad of John and Yoko", "Oh Yoko" and "Dear Yoko". Yoko and Lennon separated in 1973 and John Lennon had an affair with couples secretary May Pang but later in 1975 Yoko and John got back together. In December 8th on 1980 the couple was working in studio in their song "Walking on Thin Ice" and when getting back home after days work Lennon got shot by deranged fan Mard David Chapman. "Walking on Thin Ice (For John)" was released under month from the shooting and it was a great hit. Later in life Yoko has continued making art and music. In 2007 was released remix album "Open your Box" consisting Yoko's previously published songs mixed by famous DJ's such as Pet Shop Boys and Orange Factory. In 2009 Mojo Magazine awarded her with life time achievement award for her work as a musician.
Style: Yoko Ono is very well known for her outlooks of long black hair, strong but fantastically symmetrical face always without make up and monochrome black and white outfits. She may use lot of time making her art but she always takes time to plan out her outfits carefully. Style is not negligible for her but her outfits emphasize her take on life and she wants to be noticed.

Yoko Ono as a three year old with her ultimately stylish mum.

Classic Yoko with Toshi.

Family photo of Anthony Cox, Yoko and their daughter Kyoko.

70's bold printed nylon on skinny fit.

Chic black beret, grey fur coat, black below knee skirt, black stockings and colorful court shoes.

Casual Yoko in 70's outfit of long flower dress, long coat and knee high boots.

All white and chic.

Yoko's big wild hair and petite black outfit.

Cotton playsuit with cap, over sized shades, slip on heels and satchel bag.

Stylish couple. Yoko wearing casual bell bottoms, black jersey and zippered fake fur coat in leopard print.

All white couple. Yoko has changed usual knee high boots to white sneakers and white knee high socks.

Demure Yoko on flower dress and knee high boots.

Ultimate avantgarde hippie outfit with a-line miniskirt, skin fit turtle neck jersey, floppy hat and knee high boots.

Always matching. Yoko in black bell bottoms and brown fur.

Family trip. Yoko vacaying in black harem pants, slip ons, loose beige linen shirt tied from waist with black rope belt.

Forever stylish Yoko.

Yoko and Sean later in life.

Yoko with Stella McCartney in monochrome black.

How to get the Avant Garde Hippie style? Think no make up, long hair with center parting, no jewelry, black and white clothes in one colour outfit, deep v-neck wrap dresses with dark colours and flower prints, oversized shades or small round "John Lennon" shades, micro shorts, knee high boots, long coats, floppy hats.