How To Dress Like A Modern Rock Star

Everyone wants to be a rockstar; the money, the girls, the fast cars, not to mention the ability to throw out a sweet riff or screaming guitar solo on demand.

For most of us, the dream of getting a record deal and touring the world playing our own tunes in front of millions of adoring fans will remain precisely that - a dream. However, that doesn't mean that we can't try and at least look our favourite rock stars.

However, defining what a rock star looks like is difficult. For some, rock star style will be the punk fashion of 70s London, while others will swear by the 80s glam metal look of the Sunset Strip.

For most of us though, looking like a rock star will mean taking inspiration from the here and now, the big stars of today. So how can you look like your favourite 21st century musician?

It turns out David Bowie was wrong; musicians in 2012 don't look like Ziggy Stardust. In fact, compared to trends of the past, they're pretty understated - guys like Jared Leto from 30 Seconds to Mars and Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance are actually quite normal looking. That doesn't mean they aren't cool though!

The first item you're going to need in your modern rock star arsenal is a good pair of jeans. The basic staple of any good rocker, jeans will be your hard-wearing best friend that'll form the basis of most of your outfits.

Dark, well fitted jeans are the best option for achieving the rock star look, but if you don't feel comfortable in a tighter fit then looser fits can work too. Extra cool points can be earned via fashionable tears and different washes!

Team your jeans with a pair of basketball / baseball style sneakers - the more unique the pattern, the better - or a good pair of biker style boots.

For the top half, you can't go far wrong with a vintage band t-shirt. The more credible the band, the better, as it shows off your incredible musical knowledge to passers-by! Pair it with a light wash denim jacket or a leather jacket, layering the jacket with a black hoody for the extra edgy look.

For neater occasions, go for a dark shirt paired with a well-fitted blazer. Add an alternative-style tie (think unusual patterns) to add a rocking flourish to your formal attire!

The thing that's really going to top off your modern rock star look however is accessories - and plenty of them. A belt should be considered essential; go for either a studded belt or a regular belt paired with an awesome belt buckle.

A good pendant can also really add to the look as well; nothing screams rock and roll more than having a skull dangling round your neck! You'll also need a hat for those days when you roll out of bed at 3pm after a hard night of partying, so invest in a trilby or a mesh cap. And what rock star would be complete without a pair of sunglasses?!

So there you have it, a few style tips on looking like your favourite modern rock star. Remember though, real style comes from individuality so be inspired rather than copying directly!

Christopher Joseph Smith is writing on behalf of Accessoryo, specialists in fashion accessories

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Yoga Of Modern Times

From early morning meetings to late night research, from the children's school drop-off to 'good night and sweet dreams', little does the average working adult and homemaker think about bending the body or closing the eyes to explore the deepest and most profound aspects of who they are. Rather, yoga classes and meditation techniques are seen as the last recourse for physical or psychological issues, resorted to after long, desperate hours at the local gym or after a ridiculous number of medicated drugs have failed.

Yoga and meditation however, can have a drastic impact on one's day to day activities. I, for one, can vouch that before starting daily yoga practices, exhaustion would start showing up just before noon - and sometimes even earlier. After I began practicing yoga, my sleep quota reduced from 8 hours to 4 hours, and I was more effective throughout the day and into the night. Above all, there was an underlying sense of aliveness and ease in my daily routine.

However, when most people think of a "yoga program," they either slip off into day dreams featuring fantastic getaways to some yoga ashram in India, with foreign massage therapists and sparsely cooked "rabbit" foods; or conjure up a colorful image with rubber yoga mats, spandex exercise clothes, and a far too young yoga instructor whispering phrases of peace and bliss in-between impossible physical postures. This skewed impression of yoga in modern times is a distortion of a very deep and intricate science. The first yoga program, in fact, happened in a serene corner of the Himalayan Ranges known as Kanti Sarovar.

The yogic science finds its roots with Shiva, the Aadhi Yogi, or the first Yogi. Thousands of years ago, he transmitted the science of yoga to the Sapta Rishis - the renowned seven sages of the yogic lore. Since then, the yogic sciences have taken many shapes and forms, travelled to the west, and become distorted, far out of proportion.

Today, there are few places in the world where yoga and meditation are offered in their true essence. Though any number of yoga classes are held for physical wellbeing, very few are capable of transmitting yoga as the ancient sages once did. If more people could receive a yoga practice as it is meant to be given, the high levels of stress and pressures that the city life breeds could easily be resolved with new inner peace.

A center like Isha Yoga Center in India, for example, works to offer yoga as an experience from within, not as a manual of instructions. Headed by Isha Foundation, the center's aesthetics and mountainous surroundings support modern-day, stress-ridden individuals in taking a tranquil first step into the world of yoga and meditation.

Yoga programs today have taken on a distorted form. Isha yoga programs and the inner engineering retreats are a few programs which offer yoga and meditation in its true essence.

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