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Liam Gallagher, fashion icon

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Oasis's singer Liam Gallagher is launching his own clothing line.

Yes, the sometimes 'inventively'-attired singer has unveiled his fashion plans on the website of his new label Pretty Green, named after a song by The Jam.

Says Liam: "The reason I'm doing it is I like clothes. We're going to do clothes I like, if people like it cool. If they don't, they don't."

Gallagher doesn't do 'skinny'

Gallagher is none too impressed by the sort of clothes worn by younger rock stars.

He adds: "I'm not into the skinny look. These skinny things. That's what I'm here for, to fucking get rid of that shit.

"You got a license for them bastards or what?!" Liam Gallagher on modern shoes

"You know them shoes that just come at you like a fucking snooker cue?! It's like, leave it out man! You got a license for them bastards or what?!"

Find out more at Gallagher's just-launched Pretty Green website.

Liam Gallagher is hardly the first music star to venture into the world of clothing. If he's going to do well, he's up against…

Bono

The Edun clothing company was formed by Bono and his wife Ali Hewson. All fair-trade clobber, but they don't seem to sell stack-heeled shoes. No profit line on the horizon for those?

Matt Sorum

The Guns N' Roses / Velvet Revolver drummer's music might not be suave, but his Sorum Noce suits are pretty sharp. And he saves money by hiring bandmates Duff McKagan and Slash as models.

Gene Simmons

Kiss's tail-tongued mastermind has his own clobber company, called Moneybag. "This Italian Calfskin wallet should always, always, always, be full of cash. And Gene agrees," says his website. Hmm, we might take a hat.

Justin Timberlake

Timberlake's wares succeeded in "capturing the soul of authentic Southern heritage and married it with the edge of contemporary Hollywood". So, he wants you to dress like The Eagles?

Scott Weiland

Now he's left Velvet Revolver, Weiland can spend more time on his English Laundry clothing line with designer Christopher Wicks. MusicRadar presumes the needle work is exemplary.

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