Then he rubbed his face with baby oil and took glitter and just threw it on his face. “ At the Grande Ballroom, Iggy took a woman’s bathing cap and stuck all these strips of aluminum foil around it to make a wig out of it. – Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame induction – Cleveland, May 2010 I worked with shirts for a period in the Seventies…It’s to get across.” A pause followed by a stare so intense it could blow an amp. Iggy: “Why do I always take my shirt off? Hey, I have worked with shirts. It is magnificent in a stunning nude shoot by Gerard Malanga in 1971. It is most effectively paired with white jeans during his February 1970 photo shoot with photographer Peter Hujar. Iggy’s most often-worn and most economical outfit is his own rippling and glistening bare chest, usually adorned with stitches and battle scars from his wild stage antics. Let’s take a look back at Iggy’s wonderful wardrobe… He wore a maternity dress, an aluminum afro wig, white face paint and golf shoes. At their first show, Iggy’s theatricality began to emerge. Early on, the Stooges mainly wore jeans and T-Shirts. No designer could conceive of styling the Stooges. Durability was necessary, to accommodate his frequent trips into the crowd at Stooges gigs chest pounding, monkey scratching, frog hopping, amplifier climbing and his alternating array of hilarious and sublime dance moves. Iggy’s wardrobe, or lack thereof needed to be flexible and comfortable – for all the interactivity between himself and his audience. It took decades, but Iggy and his band The Stooges have finally gotten the recognition they deserve. Iggy is still going strong, and we will always need his noise! He burst out of every shirt that he tried to wear, like The Incredible Hulk. He had no formula and for many years, no success. They tamed and styled their respective charges in suits, and it worked. The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein and Elvis’ Colonel Parker were very sure of the formula for success. Although he remains primal and almost naked most of the time, Iggy has an odd sense of style, which totally works! Aside from some jealous folks who claim to be repelled by his aged body (YOU should look this good at his age!) those of us who love Iggy still find him beautiful – especially the sparkling fire in his big blue eyes, his youthful spirit and wild energy.
However, James Osterberg / Iggy Pop was once one of the finest creatures that ever walked the earth. These days we think of Iggy Pop as a long-haired shirtless guy whose weathered chest tells the story of his extremely wild life. Many of his irreverent and sometimes edible ensembles have become iconic. Iggy has no concerns about practicality nor gender. To the contrary, Iggy has assimilated a unique array of clothing and accessories for stage wear (not unlike Ralph Kramden economically adapting household objects to make his Halloween costume on The Honeymooners). One would think there is not much to say about Iggy Pop’s wardrobe – that it would be the story of The Emperor’s New Clothes. © Madeline Bocaro, 2019. No part of this site may be reproduced in whole or in part in any manner without the permission of the copyright owner. Let’s take a trip through Iggy’s fascinating fashions!
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