Runway Bird

A Rock ‘n’ Roll Style Guide

Irina Lazareanu, with Pascal Loperena and Drew McConnell Foreword by Olivier Zahm and Sean Lennon

Top model and musician Irina Lazareanu decrypts the essence of rock ’n’ roll chic, taking cues from her coterie of friends from the fashion and music worlds.

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 fiancée—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. In scrapbook collages and lively anecdotes from her life on the fashion and concert circuits, the captivating Romanian-Canadian top model and singer shares showstopping sartorial nuggets that will give your threads—and attitude—a rock ’n’ roll edge.

This style guide includes previously unpublished personal photographs alongside professional portraits by master photographers such as Inez & Vinoodh, William Klein, Jan Welters, and Daniele + Iango.

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—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’Oréal, and Kate Moss’s Topshop collection. Olivier Zahm is cofounder and editor of Purple. Sean Lennon is a musician. Drew McConnell is a founding member of London-based band Babyshambles; he worked with Courtney Love and toured with Liam Gallagher. Pascal Loperena, celebrity publicist, is former art director at Ford Models Paris. He coauthored Get Gorgeous (Flammarion, 2016). Flexibound 264 pages 200 color illustrations 7 × 9 in. (18 × 23 cm) ISBN: 978-2-08-020696-1 US $29.95 / Can. $40 / £22.50 / 25 € Publication: March 2022