The pop music stars who rocked the fashion world with their popular looks

The Bay City Rollers’ flares and tartan scarves were listed among the most iconic looks in music history yesterday.

The style – adopted by thousands of fans of the Scots group at the height of Rollermania in the 1970s – was voted eighth in the list of iconic looks from the music industry.

Top was the Punk style pioneered by the Sex Pistols, followed by Michael Jackson’s single glove and Madonna’s cone bra – her Jean Paul Gaultier-designed Blonde Ambition look from 1990.

Others included ABBA’s all-white outfits; Kylie Minogue’s hot pants; Frank Sinatra and his tailored suits; and Spice Girl Geri Halliwell with her Union Flag dress.

Edinburgh group The Bay City Rollers – whose hits included Shang-a-Lang, Summerlove Sensation and Bye Bye Baby – were ahead of the famous black-and-white look of KISS and the Parka jackets worn by Oasis.

More than 2000 people across the UK were surveyed for the research, which was carried out by PRS for Music.

The research revealed that 41% of men and 39% of women let their music tastes influence their choice of clothing.

Ellis Rich, chairman of PRS, said: “Since the rise of pop music, it has become more common for the public’s dress sense to meet their music tastes. While bands like ABBA got the ball rolling back in the 1970s, there has been an incredible emergence of new trends blossoming out of the music industry.

“From the New Romantics’ make-up to the alternative Indie lovers, we’ve seen it all.”



Dressed to thrill


The top ten iconic looks are:



1. Sex Pistols - Punk

2. Michael Jackson - Solo glove

3. Madonna - Cone bra

4. ABBA - All white outfits

5.Kylie Minogue - Hot pants

6. Frank Sinatra - Smart suit

7. Geri Halliwel - Union Flag dress

8. Bay City Roller - Tartan

9. KISS - Black and white

10. Oasis - Parka jackets


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8th? Should've been 1st! But then again I am biased.

Early 1970s maxi dress.

Flattering one piece dress has a paisley-printed bodice of nylon knit in a lacy-look texture with accents of crepe-textured double-knit polyester that match the skirt. Back zipper closing.

This dress dates from around 1973 as you can see, this is the original catalogue picture of the dress.

Child's 70's Laura Ashley Dress

Just wanted to show a pic of the kind of dress worn by many a girl in the 70's. It has a frilled hem, little puff sleeves and tie sash at waist, all in a pretty fawn and blue floral print. A delightful dress.

70's Laura Ashley Dress

Now this is the type of dress I love! A beautiful Laura Ashley dress - straight out of the 70s. How to describe it?

A classic early Laura Ashley. Long, white and pannelled. This lovely, old-fashioned dress represents for me biblical womanhood, femininity and modesty. Heavy 100% cotton with crochet borders at hem of panels and hem, sleeve and down two sides of the bodice. High neckline (women of today, please take note!) and pleated middle front bodice, long puff sleeves and button cuffs. The style statement here is the additional shorter apron like panels – one covering the entire front and two either side of nylon zip at the back. Feminine and beautiful. A most fabulous dress.

Fiona Bruce's Vintage 70's Antiques Roadshow

To many, Fiona Bruce is a classy lady. When she reads the news or does any other type of broadcasting on telly, she just seems to be so cool, calm and collected. She's a successful woman and seems to have become one without losing any of her femininity. A little while ago I was quite surprised to find out I have something in common with her. Ms Bruce was a David Cassidy fan in the 70's! I was very surprised to learn that. I saw an interview with her where she spoke about how in the early 70s there was a pop rivalry between David Cassidy and the Osmonds. She said she was a fan of David Cassidy. She loved him! (like millions of girls all over the world) She had all his pics on her bedroom wall (so did I!) and did all the other 'fan' stuff I presume. The funniest part was when she desribed how, when watching the Osmonds on television, her and her family would have to turn the brightness down because of the Osmonds teeth. They were too bright! And even when the brightness was turned down all you could see were the Osmonds teeth! They were still there! Anyway, here in the UK, Ms Bruce is well-known as a newreader and presenter of Antiques Roadshow. But I've just found out that she has said that she would like to feature some vintage 70s stuff on the show. And that's another thing we have in common. A love of 70's things! She has lots of vintage 70's stuff which is so cool. I wish I'd kept my things I really do. This is what she had to say about it:- "1970s outfits, from bell-bottom flares to multi-coloured maxi-dresses, are deserving of a slot on the show. The idea of what is vintage or antique is so much more elastic now," she said. "At the moment, there's a massive trend for 1970s fashion. People are buying it to wear or just to collect. And they're paying big money." She spoke of her "love affair with second-hand clothes". 70's fashions are really growing in popularity over here. I don't know, maybe people are longing for a piece of that more innocent era. Or maybe they just like the styles. Perhaps a bit of both. But I for sure still love the 70's and some (not all) 70's fashions. Ms Bruce has her critics saying that she is 'dumbing down' the Antiques Roadshow. But I disagree. I and I'm pretty sure many others welcome the broadening of the understanding of the word 'antiques' and look forward to seeing those 70's vintage dresses on the show sometime in the future