How to Dress Like a Rockstar

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Remember grunge? All you had to do was tie a flannel shirt around your waist, lace up a pair of Doc Martens, look morose, and you were pretty much in. The sleepy Pacific Northwest became the world’s largest focus group in the early ‘90s.

These days we’re in more complex territory. Now there's not a region that’s “hot,” but an attitude, albeit a vague one: the garage rock brand that The Strokes unwittingly (or completely wittingly) breathed life into. (Now we're besieged with “The” bands: The Hives, The Ataris, The Music, The Coral, The Rapture...but hell, it's better than three years ago, when your mainstream music choices were Creed, 'NSync, and Macy Gray.)

Faced with another music-spawned fashion trend, SOMA gives you five easy steps to looking like a rock star circa 2003. And pay attention, because these days nonconformity is so conformist...

1. Ironic T-Shirt. Maybe it says, “Jesus is my Homeboy.” Perhaps it supports a local diner or auto parts store, or professes allegiance to a certain brand of cigarettes or pop icon like a young Tito Jackson or a fledgling Hall and Oates. Or maybe it simply sports the beloved catchphrase, “Yo, Adrian!” (Jake's Dry Goods, $34). You could go so far as to don a shirt with howling coyotes silhouetted against a Southwestern backdrop, but you probably shouldn't. Even irony has its limits.

2. Jack Daniel's. This no-bullshit, preferred beverage has been featured in every single “downward spiral” montage in VH1's Behind The Music, and, most importantly, it has been a rock star staple for years—which, given the derivative nature of the current rock star moment, makes perfect sense. If regular JD is a little harsh going down, go premium. (Jack Daniel’s Whiskey, Single Barrel, 750 ML, $39.99)

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