| The clothes worn by musicians have always sent | | | | Today, a variety of modern musicians have helped |
| shockwaves through the fashion industry, helping to | | | | engender new trends in men's fashion. Modern rockers |
| stimulate trends that have gone down in history. | | | | Kasabian for example, are featured in the 150th |
| Today, things are no different. It's no secret that guitar | | | | anniversary ad campaign for British fashion label, |
| music has leapt into the charts of late, and that over | | | | Burberry. Moreover, Pete Doherty's relationship with |
| the last few years, indie-rock groups have become a | | | | British supermodel Kate Moss has made him a staple |
| mainstay in the local media. In fact, music magazines | | | | figure not just in the mainstream press but in the |
| like the NME have been flying off the shelves with the | | | | fashion world as well. Indie rave and electro acts, such |
| newfound popularity of these bands. However, just as | | | | as The Klaxons and Brazilian scenesters CSS, have |
| their music has become increasingly ingrained in the | | | | also had a significant impact on musical fashion, with |
| mainstream, so too have their fashion trends. From | | | | The Klaxon's bright neon t-shirts and jeans |
| Alex Kapranos, Franz Ferdinand's front man, to Pete | | | | engendering a new generation of cool. |
| Doherty, indie music has hit the fashion industry hard in | | | | Music and fashion have become so intertwined that |
| recent years - and to good effect. | | | | the NME's annual music awards have even |
| The idea of popular music artists starting fashion | | | | incorporated the category of 'Best Dressed Artist' in |
| trends is not an alien one; indeed, it is a phenomenon | | | | their annual NME Awards Show, this year held on |
| that has gripped our society for decades. During the | | | | March 1st at Hammersmith Palais. The category is |
| 1960s in the heyday of The Beatles, many men would | | | | sponsored by Topman, a popular fashion retailer who |
| wear their hair long, inspired by the style of the | | | | continue to lead the way in men's clothes and men's |
| Liverpudlian songsters. Similarly, in the 1980s, Michael | | | | fashion. Last year's nominees included Pete Doherty, |
| Jackson's legendary red zipper jacket - made famous | | | | Alex Kapranos, The Killers' Brandon Flowers, Liam |
| in music videos for Beat It and Thriller - was all the | | | | Gallagher and the eventual winner, Ricky Wilson from |
| rage, with both men and women donning the fashion | | | | the Kaiser Chiefs. The proliferation of indie-rock figures |
| item. These clothes helped spark the fashion sense of | | | | here clearly indicates the influence of such artists in the |
| many generations, as people took inspiration from their | | | | men's fashion industry today - a trend which is sure to |
| favourite musicians in order to create their own look | | | | continue into the future. |
| and define the fashion atmosphere of an era. | | | | |