How to Dress Like Karen O

Karen O, rock frontwoman of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, frequently complains of media attention focusing on her and her fashion statements rather than her band's music. Like most rockers, Karen O has a distinctive and original style that commands a lot of attention. If you want to dress like Karen O, the most important thing to keep in mind is developing you're own unique fashion rather than just copying Karen's.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Develop a fashion style that follows specific themes. Karen O tries to dress following a theme in culture or music for a few weeks, like 1970s David Bowie style, then move on to another style theme. Come up with themes that you like and that reflect your own personality and coordinate your clothing and accessories with that theme.
2. Be adventurous. Karen O's style often goes out on a limb, even for her bold rock star personality. At the beginning of her music career, Karen reports having felt very nervous about living up to her clothing, so if you want to dress like Karen O, you'll have to choose rock star duds that intimidate even a real rocker.
3. Modify the current trends to suit you. If you're feeling constrained by the retailers in your shopping options, choose a few trendy staple tops and bottoms and then use your own creativity to incorporate them into your style theme through add ons and accessories.
4. Dress up and dress down. Like many famous musicians, Karen O doesn't always look dressed to the nines, but even when she's just wearing jeans she has a rock star style with a unique top or shoes. Make sure that you have a few one-of-a-kind pieces of clothing or accessories for days when you're dressing casual but still want to stand out.
5. Be yourself. Karen O's style is completely unique because she's worked with one start-up stylist from the beginning of her career. Be your own budding stylist and exercise both your fashion instincts and your design abilities to create new pieces and style just for you.