Get The Look: Emily Haines of Metric

I'm constantly on the hunt for new music. Music is my life. It's an escape, a realease, a warm heart-felt place, and anything else you could possibly need. A few months ago I stumbled upon a Canadian band, Metric. I immediately feel in love with their music, and with their lead singer, EMily Haines. Not only is this woman stunningly beautiful, she has an amazing and unique style. So I've decided to create a blog on where you can find different style pieces to achieve an EMily Haines inspired look.

The look I'm going for is from their video for "Gimme Sympathy" off their latest album, Fantasies. If you get the chance, check out their full album. You'll love their sound.

I've found two dresses that I really love for recreating this outfit. The first is from Urban Outfitter's, and is a solid coloered, one shoulder dress available in black, raspberry or seafoam. For this look, I would choose black, but it's up to you which color you want to work with since we're not duplicating the look, only creating a style based off of EMily's.

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?itemdescription=true&itemCount=60&startValue=121&selectedProductColor=&sortby=&id=16777344&parentid=W_APP_DRESSES&sortProperties=+subCategoryPosition,+product.marketingPriority,-product.startDate&navCount=456&navAction=poppushpush&color=&pushId=W_APP_DRESSES&popId=WOMENS_APPAREL&prepushId=

(I'm not enitrely sure if my images will show up, so use the link if they don't)

The second dress is from Bebe, and is more similar to the pattern of the dress in the actual video.

http://www.bebe.com/bebe-Snake-Sleeveless-Sweater-Dress/dp/B001SZTXCC?ie=UTF8&asinSearchPageIndex=92&pf_rd_r=0560Q4QTS8C5RYAQBE9S&navAsinList=B001TN9SV4%2CB0027QLT14%2CB0028I0SHW%2CB001RC164O%2CB0029ZWW4Q%2CB0029415T0%2CB00281BAEE%2CB0028YWK8G%2CB0024QWI3K%2CB0022693X0%2CB00284E67E%2CB0027DCG7S%2CB0025L3HRU%2CB0025ASD7K%2CB00265SUVS%2CB00265N9D2%2CB0027DCF42%2CB001PCPVWY%2CB0026V3896%2CB00288XWKC%2CB001R7OTZ2%2CB002A85QFY%2CB002AL7V1S%2CB001TH2EYI%2CB0027DCI6W%2CB001O8G5M4%2CB0027DG60Q%2CB001V0V3O0%2CB002APW97A%2CB0022Q4402%2CB0029CU6WE%2CB001UAC1ZQ%2CB00243QXO8%2CB001URN63K%2CB0026RK91A%2CB0021CAMNU%2CB001URL59C%2CB001XP3C60%2CB00288ZWIC%2CB0027HFRG6%2CB0028I84C8%2CB00265N4YQ%2CB001U3T3UE%2CB001SZTXCC%2CB0027DK3MS%2CB00288QV6E%2CB0021UGQ7S%2CB002265XD4%2CB00265JUYE%2CB001UX1N3Y%2CB002817CD2&node=675941011&pf_rd_s=search-results&field_browse=675941011&searchSize=100&navAsinListIndex=49&pf_rd_t=101&field_availability=0&id=bebe%20Snake%20Sleeveless%20Sweater%20Dress&searchBinNameList=null&store=core&pf_rd_p=482133391&ref=search_results_93&searchNodeID=675941011&pf_rd_i=675941011&field_launch-date=-1y&searchRank=-custom-rank&searchPage=1&pf_rd_m=A2FMOXN01TSNYY

(I can't get a picture to post for this one)

My favourite part of this particular look is her shoes! I'm in love with these red ankle boots! Zappos carries a very similar ankle boot for $175 if you're willing to shelf out the money for a nice pair of shoes.

http://www.zappos.com/product/7573867/color/594

However, if you're on a tighter budget, you can find other shoes for a much more affordable price. DSW has some amazing ankle boots in all sorts of colors for almost any price range which would work for this look (unfortunately, not all come in red). Most ankle boots from DSW will run you anywhere from $40-$80.

Head on over to your local Hot Topic store and pick yourself up a pair of arm warmers. You can go fancy and get silk or lace, or make it more casual. These black fingerless arm warmers would work great.

http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/Accessories/GlovesArmwarmers/Black-Lace-Fingerless-Gloves-873958.jsp

Now for your hair. A simple low ponytail, leaving some of your bangs out to give a messy look will complete your Emily Haines makeover. Keep your makeup really simple, and natural looking, using really neutral colors. Have fun and experiment. CHeck out some more pics of EMily to help out your own version of her style! Oh, and a nice pair of aviator suglasses (not in the video) will add a bit more edge to your version of her look. Good luck!