Come the revolution!

It seems the average girl on the street is being inspired by the more rebellious role models as we head towards 2010.

The pop princesses of Girls Aloud, The Saturdays and Pussycat Dolls, to name a few, appear to be falling behind in the style stakes to the less manicured and designer dressed rock chick – who is now leading the way for young women who want a more feisty and fearless appearance!

It has long been known that even super model and ‘secret rock star’ Kate Moss favours understated skinny jeans and vests to cutesy dresses and accessories. Now she has been joined by the likes of Natasha Khan from Bat for Lashes, Katie White from The Ting Tings, Pixie Lott, Little Boots and Ladyhawke in a fashion revolution – and we like it!

Even retro chick VV Brown has started her own website, specialising in customized pieces http://www.vvvintage.com.

“The beauty of creating a character through clothes was always another form of self-expression besides music,” she says.

What do you think your clothes say about you?

Models Direct: Come the revolution!

Models Direct: Come the revolution!

Models Direct: Come the Revolution!

– Louise @ Models Direct

Indie – when fashion and music collide…

Models Direct: Indie - when fashion and music collide...

It’s been a long-held view that fashion and music act as huge influences on one another, and the 2009 British indie scene shows just how true that is. Both indie music and indie fashion can be traced back to the 1980s, and indeed in the 2000s, we’re seeing a lot of the past trends hitting the catwalk, the stage and the high-street once again.

Bands such as Depeche Mode and The Cure pioneered the music movement of the eighties, and with them they created a whole new daring style, attitude and persona. Though this particular kind of fashion isn’t always followed by the indie musicians of today, the impact of an artist’s style still resonates hugely with music fans of today.

In many cases, we see the fashion of one or two bands begin to influence fans, and from here we see high street fashion adjust accordingly. When Razorlight and the Arctic Monkeys hit the music scene back in 2004, it wasn’t long before young boys were consistently dressed in skinny jeans, waist coats and neck scarves. By 2007, Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell was the seventh man in the history of fashion to appear on the front cover of Vogue, and Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner was in a serious relationship with model Alexa Chung.

And, of course, it’s not just the men, either. Female fronted bands like The Ting Tings and Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been equally influential. Katie White of The Ting Tings and Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs were wearing oversized tees, patterned leggings and funky coloured short shorts before any of us high-streeters had even begun thinking about it. Musicians such as Lily Allen and Beth Ditto have made crossovers directly into the fashion world, adorning the covers of magazines and modelling for high-street and designer brands.

So this summer’s innately rock and roll style isn’t entirely new, but here at Models Direct HQ we reckon it’s still full of creativity and we have no doubts that it is just naturally oh-so-cool.

– Lauren @ Models Direct