Runway Bird: A Rock 'n' Roll Style Guide

(Hardback)

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If you could saunter down the runway and slip backstage on the heels of Irina Lazareanu, who would you meet, what antics would ensue, and what on earth would you wear Irina-Karl Lagerfeld's muse, Kate Moss's BFF, and Pete Doherty's former fiance-introduces you to her inner circle-models, fashion designers, editors, Hollywood starlets, and rockers-to pilfer the secrets to their individually cool and universally coveted rock 'n' roll style. She details a host of wardrobe tips and essentials, including dos and don'ts for creating your own folk, retro, punk, or glam rock look. Including scrapbook collages and lively anecdotes from her life on the fashion and concert circuits, the captivating Romanian-Canadian top model-cum-singer shares showstopping sartorial nuggets that will give your threads-and attitude-a rock 'n' roll edge.

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If youre looking for an insiders guide to fashion, this effortlessly stylish read has it all."IMAGE MAGAZINE

"Big Book energy: Read them stack them, be inspired by themthe latest fashion tomes are bolder than ever. Rock Goddess: Runway Bird: A Rock n Roll Style Guide. Showing off her fashion credentials, Irina Lazareanumodel, musician, and former muse to Karl Lagerfelddecodes the essence of rock n roll chic.ELLE UK


Irina captures her readers like prey in her web, unraveling each thread of silk in the web and conjuring the different planes of the 90s. Its glamour, its magnetism. Through these threads she uncovers a notorious web of rock n roll annexing fashion music and art.CENT

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Top model Irina Lazareanu has appeared on hundreds of magazine covers including Vogue Italy, W magazine, Harper's Bazaar, Self Service, Elle, and Marie-Claire. She walked countless runway shows, including Chanel, Dior, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, Prada, Alexander McQueen, Burberry, and Marc Jacobs, and has been a muse to fashion designers. She appeared in ad campaigns for Chanel, Balenciaga, Burberry, L'Oreal, and Kate Moss's Topshop collection. Sean Lennon is a musician; he produced Irina's first solo album, Some Places Along the Way. Irish musician and writer Drew McConnell is a founding member of London-based band Babyshambles; he worked with Courtney Love and is touring as Liam Gallagher's bassist and backing vocalist. Pascal Loperena, celebrity and model agent, is former art director at Ford Models Paris. He coauthored Get Gorgeous with Christel Vatasso.