Blogger works the rock star leather jacket and black skinny jeans in nyc: jacket, vintage; jeans Gucci; purse Dooney & Bourke

The Mick Jagger inspired leather jacket from Balmain

Mick Jagger in his rock and roll glitter leather jacket

Jean Paul Gaultier's "band" jeans

Alexander Wang Freja boots

See by Chloe vintage band t shirts

The only thing i'm missing is a black guitar...

What does it take to dress like a rock and roll superstar? With all of the summer music festivals starting up this month, that is a question that you might want to ponder. When one thinks rock, one thinks leather, torn jeans, band jackets, maybe Doc Martenss, or some form of combat boot. Rock and roll has been a fashion inspiration for quite some time now and it is not uncommon for musician to become muse to some of the more worshipped of the fashion Gods and Goddesses. However it also takes a rock and roll attitude to pull off these bad ass zippers and fringe. Some advice for acquiring the rock star attitude:

1) Act as if the world revolves around you

2) Have no fear because you know that you are the best

3)Act as if life is simply one big party and you are the guest of honor

One can not dress like a rock star and then go around acting like a besotted fan. After all that Balmain band jacket and those ass kicking Alexander Wang Freja boots require the proper moves to match. So what does it take to dress like a rock and roll superstar? Well thanks to See by Chloe and Gaultier the clothes are already provided for you, all you are now missing is a black guitar and a sexy swagger!

Playing Dress Up!

Blogger channeling her inner pocahontas; belt Forever21, Sarong Calypso, bikini Ralph Lauren

Lady Gaga & ALexander McQueen: Louis Vuitton, Lion KingEsque Serenghetti print:

Helmut Lang Closeted Delinquent leather leggings:

Balmain Bad ass leather jacket:

Rag&Bone Parisienne style shirt:

J brand skinny black Audrey Hepburn pants

Playing Dress Up!

Rodarte's slasher inspired evening gown:

What is fashion if not an escape from oneself? Ok,most people would say that the point of fashion is actually to be an expression of oneself. This is true, however one can most certainly express themselves through a costume that might be astronomically different from how people normally percieve them. After all, when I dressed up as Simba for Halloween three years running (kindergarten through second grade to be exact), I did so because Simba was how I saw myself, to dress up as just another Disney Princess would have been a cruel bastardization of my interior persona. And now as a seventeen year old I still play dress up everyday. One day I may be feeling Audrey Hepburnish and don a pair of skinny black pants, another day may be my Joan Jett day which would require the use of a leather jacket. All simply different versions of myself. When I say that it is important to use fashion to transform yourself into someone else, I am not telling you to shed your own identity, only hoist yourself out of the rut which you have inadvertantly created for yourself. Just because you see yourself as a preppy varsity polo player does not mean that you are condemned to a lifetime of polo shirts and boat shoes, there are still many other layers to your personality which you may be keeping under wraps. You may be a fan of French film or a secret badass who was responsible for the principal's car ending up on the roof of the school building, who simply never took credit for the daring act for fear that it would sully your goody goody jock reputation (these two supplementary persona's would require a striped t shirt and a pair of leather leggings respectively). After all with all of the great new movie inspired looks on the runway, feel free to act like a kid again and engage in your secret love for dress up. One of Rodarte's old collections was inspired by Japanese horror films and the late Alexander McQeen (may he rest in peace) constantly designed for the fashion chameleon Stefanie Germanota (better known as Lady Gaga). When you are fearless with fashion, every day can feel like Halloween, except that you are not giving up yourself by dressing as someone else, only letting out another side of yourself. I know that I will certainly be sporting the vibrant colors and African inspired patterns recently being shown at Louis Vuitton, The Lion King never did stop being my favorite movie!