Rock Star Fashion
What was popularized by Malcolm McLaren and The Sex Pistols has become a norm for today’s music superstars — they spend as much time designing their look as they do writing their music. From Gwen Stefani and Beyonce to Bono and Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, designer rock star fashions are flying off the shelves. Which is good, because not all of us have the pipes to compete on American Idol. But we can certainly look like we do. In the immortal words of David Essex: Rock on. — Ryan Thomas, photography by Vincent Knakal, hair and makeup by Paula Mayer, styling by Mia Stefanko, models from Nouveau Model & Talent and Jet Set Model Management, photographed at House of Blues San Diego with lighting technician Matt Davies

Nadia is wearing a Catch A Fire by Cedella Marley ruffled plaid top and Beyonce’s red House of Dereon shoes with gold heels from Backstage Clothing in Del Mar with Justin Timberlake’s William Rast 5-pocket Sadie straight leg jeans and Morgan Jean Jewelry Chatuchak 3-tier turquoise earrings from L.A. Fairchild in Cardiff; photographed onstage at House of Blues San Diego downtown

Michael is wearing a white embroidered button up by The Jimi Hendrix Experience and blue Fender Beat canvas sneakers from Backstage Clothing in Del Mar with William Rast flap-pocket flared jeans from L.A. Fairchild in Cardiff; photographed in the Jimi Hendrix greenroom at House of Blues San Diego downtown