Fashion Just Suits Music

For me, fashion is at the forefront of music. A band don't just have a sound, they have an image, a 'look'. Of course, music does not depend on fashion, but I believe that some of the coolest, most fashionable icons around at the minute are in the music industry. While the fashion men do luxe, labels, and blemishless imagery, the indie boys do hip new things. For a female fashion icon, I look to Alexa Chung. For me, she hits fashion on the head. Yet for male fashion, I look beyong the pages of Vogue, to my iPod. But let's forget 50s baseball jackets, straight leg jeans and old Rock n Roll T-shirts for now. The real question is, who can pull off a suit?

First of all, there's Mark Ronson. Possibly one of the coolest, most fashionable men to walk our streets. Always hitting the right end of retro, and a man who knows exactly how to wear a suit. Think red's too bright? Think again. Thin black tie (always thin dontcha know?), sleek angular hankerchief, clean white, retro red. Exactly.

Next in come indie's hottest new band, The Drums. Ok, so we know that they can do surfer chick, and so easily look like Brooklyn's coolest crowd, but how do they tackle the suit? I think the highlight of this shot, is singer Jonathan Pierce's look. Choosing a piercing blue to contrast with the clean white of the shirt. I particularly love the trousers. The high waist and short leg are not only very of the moment, but my personal favourite trouser cut. Traditional white socks and brogues? Modern vintage right?

So now let's forget the colour and the clashing ties. Hurts get crisp, up to date formality bang on. Doing the 'no tie' look without coming off all Ralph Lauren, these guys can do old fashioned clothes and still look ultra modern. In an interview with The Times Style Magazine, singer Theo Hutchcraft said 'It's glamour in the old sense of make-believe and escape', and admitted to choosing Marks and Spencer over Topman. Well, amen to that boys.