What Does Alt Rock Look Like?

The genre of alternative rock portrays a vast range of style, as many want to look unique but also follow the genre it certain aspects. For example the image here shows a small number of alternative rock styles, the similarity is seen through the trousers as they are all slim fitting. The type may vary with some opting for jeans and some for chinos, the colour is mainly blues and black. The other colours such as red and purples which are seen are more in the indie scene, as they prefer the brighter colours to stand out, where as those in the Alt Rock group like to look more subtle. From this research I believe our artist should wear some dark coloured jeans or chinos, with the style being either slim fit or skinny fit, this should therefore evoke an image of a typical Alt Rock artist.

The Alt Rock music group also wear a range of t-shirts which are usually of basic design, with some being stripey and others plain colours. Retailers such as Topman may acquire for the Alt Rock group as they provide a range of t-shirts which show a simple design, for example here, here and finally here. At this time I believe a simple plain coloured t-shirt will fit in with the Alt Rock style, the colour could ideally be dark in colour or white. As an idea for our artist is a busker he cannot have a suave and lavish style, as typically buskers wear simple clothing.

Typically the Alt Rock fashion uses some sort of plimsol for footwear. These can range from items from River Island and Topman, or a more designer brand which is Vans. In more recent times the footwear has expanded which includes desert boots, boat shoes and some formal styled shoes. These style of shoe can be seen easily in the streets today as they are growing in popularity, personally I like the style of using a smart style shoe (bottom left in the image) as they will go well with the slim fitting jeans. This would therefore connote a typical Alt Rock artist such as Noel Gallagher.

Here are some of the styles Noel Gallagher uses, for our video to look more professional and more importantly convincing, I believe the artist we choose must have one of these styles incorporated in his clothing. As you can see Noel uses a range of styles to promote his Alt Rock image, as he wears mainly dark jeans and simple styled t-shirts and jackets.