Music + Fashion

Fashion, music, art, and movies are all inextricably intertwined. What lies behind all of these things is a desire to create, a desire to put something new into the world. There's a talent and art to them, but bite your tongue if you dare think there is anything scientific or logical to it. Each category informs the other. Art informs fashion which informs music. Or maybe it's the other way around. Who knows? It's hard to pick up the thread of where it all begins and ends. If you are good at singing or playing an instrument, chances are your creative interests do not stop there. Take Beth Tacular from the awesome band Bowerbirds for example. She sings in the band and plays autoharp, percussion and accordion. She is an also an artist, as is apparent from her website. This cross-over is nearly universal. So many of my friends are singers/songwriters and artists. They make their own clothes and film documentaries and do photography. The list goes on and on. I appreciate the interplay of all of these categories. I myself am a writer, a singer, an artist, a photographer and I make my own jewelry and clothes.

That being said, the music + fashion link is my favorite one to explore. I go spelunking through the caves of underground 70's glam rock only to be inspired by the platform shoes and copious amounts of glitter. I peer behind the filmy curtain of burlesque-inspired tunes and find corsets, leather, and thigh-high boots. Inspiration is everywhere.

Therefore, this post is entirely dedicated to music and fashion. Let's begin by linking to some awesome music sites/blogs

Suckapants
Music Slut
Muxtape- Share your mp3 mixtapes with the masses
Hype Machine
Day Trotter
Flux Blog
Said the Gramophone
Music for Robots
Marathon Packs
Stereo Gum
Obscure Sound

Now to honor some fashion sites who aren't scared to let music influence their image:

Metro Park USA
UM and F
Gazelland
VenusZine
Music Loves Fashion
Threadbanger
Hint Mag
ID-Mag
Sophie Zine (excitingly enough, this one is local to me. very cool!)

And what would a blog dedicated to music and fashion be without a nod to some of the people who have inspired my own taste in fashion, or who are just downright bitchin':


The Oohlas:




Scissor Sisters:




The Pipettes:




Tegan & Sara





Yeah Yeah Yeah's





Beth Ditto





She & Him (Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward)





Trash Yourself (Heidi Cannon & John Bourke)