Jun 23, 2011

about-face: Alison Mosshart

(photo from Coupe DeMain)
The motto I have been rapidly spreading for Girl Hack is: 
Life isn't about finding yourself, It's about creating yourself. 

No one seems to do this in more grace than Alison Mosshart. She is one of my fashion icons and idols, and has been a great influence on my own fashion choices, with the animal print phase and I even went out of my way to purchase a leather jacket that most resembled hers from one of her video clips. Over the last couple of years I have been closely following her authority on fashion in the indie - rock - punk scene. From tattered jeans and leather jackets to mini skirts, thigh high boots and a poncho, there seems to be no end to her creativity, and very much recognized for it.

(from The Kills myspace page)
These changes are even more influenced in her music career starting off with a florida punk rock band 'Discount' in 1995, and then creating 'The Kills' with Jaime Hince in 2000 and her latest project with Jack White, an alternative rock band called 'The Dead Weather' in 2009. With these shifts of music styles and different era's in her life her image followed. Alison definitely has a great sense of re-creating her style to follow suit. 

Featured below are some of her music videos where you can see her style shift from where she was starting out in her career to her latest video clip just released today!




Discount - Rooftop Empathy





I love how sporadic their music is - Much like me! :p


The Kills - U R A Fever





"I ain't born typical"


The Kills - Last Day of Magic





I think I might like this song, Just a lil too much :)


The Dead Weather - Die by the drop
 



gotta love that eye make up!


And the latest video from The Kills:


The Kills - Future starts slow
 



The Kills released a new album Blood Pressures at the beginning of this year.






There are some great articles dedicated to her fashion style, letting you know how to replicate her style and even where to purchase it from.


So as you can see, Alison Mosshart is kinda a big deal in my world. I just love how she can re-invent herself and her style is so much fun. I plan to have a few more "about-face" articles in regards to celebrity styles and influence, inspiring women and much more. And hopefully inspire others to be just as creative as the people featured and give them ideas on creating themselves!

Here are a couple of pics of me doing the Alison Mosshart photo shoot impression.