{"id":5070,"date":"2010-05-21T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-22T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=5070"},"modified":"2010-05-21T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-22T06:00:00","slug":"keith-or-anita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/keith-or-anita\/","title":{"rendered":"Keith or Anita?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thinking about the Stones during all the Exile on Main Street mania, I realized that while most girls cite Anita Pallenberg<\/strong> as a Style Muse, I would choose Keith instead.<\/p>\n

Anita is gorgeous. She got at least two Stones to fall in love with her, after all. In the movie Performance<\/em>, she was sex on fire. But stylewise, to me, she was just a Rock Chick. Shaggy fur coats, floppy haps, floaty blouses, bla bla bla.<\/p>\n

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But Keith! There was style. Even if he couldn’t play guitar, he would still be the essence of Rock style. No one before or since has nailed it like Keith. Jimmy Hendrix was great but his style verged on costume, whereas Keith was just naturally cool.<\/p>\n

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For years, I wore one earring, inspired by Keith. Sometimes I still do, and it’s an old tiger claw, just like Keith’s. \u00a0 Python boots seem like a wardrobe essential, because Keith wore them. Watching Keith listen to “Wild Horses” in Gimme Shelter<\/em>, eyes closed and foot tapping in his worn out python boots, you can only think: Coolest person ever.<\/p>\n

I don’t know why my style idols are men or women who dress like men. My favorite photo of Frida Kahlo<\/strong> is the one where she’s dressed in a man’s suit.<\/p>\n

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Wearing dresses and heels makes me feel ridiculous. Hats, too. And yet I am a girlie girl with a Girlie Brain<\/a> who hoards lipstick, jewelry and nail polish. I just feel more myself when dressed like a tomboy. I’m drawn to men’s shoes and men’s jackets. When I veer too far from this style, I feel silly and uncomfortable.<\/p>\n

Is it a power thing? Dressing up like a girl equals Trying to Capture Male Interest. It’s important to me to feel tough. Or maybe it’s a boob thing: \u00a0 Do girls with big boobs feel innately more feminine and thus drawn to girlie clothes?<\/p>\n

Or is it just cooler to be a Rock Star than a Rock Star’s girlfriend?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"