From pop tarts to celebutards, boho-chic is the dress of choice of the day, and the Aerosmith frontman lays his claim to its inception. From this month’s Blender (via Aerosmith.com):

That boho-chic look has lately been adopted by all sorts of pop stars, from Carrie Underwood to Lindsay Lohan. But the man most frequently associated with the mic-stand scarf, Aerosmith?s Steven Tyler, insists he was the first and we couldn?t find any evidence to contradict him.

According to Tyler, it started as an accident. “Very early on,” he tells Blender, “I had a favorite macramé shirt that I wore onstage all the time and an Indian scarf in my hair” – trés dude looks like a lady. “The shirt and scarf got worn out and torn off me eventually,” he says, but rather than throw them out, Tyler “hung them on the mic-stand for good luck. Must be the gypsy in me.” The look stuck, and its now one of his trademarks.

Interestingly, in addition to looking cool, the scarves doubled as a makeshift medicine cabinet. “Some of them had little pockets sewn in,” Tyler said in the band?s 2003 autobiography, “and I?d weight them with Quaaludes and Tuinals. That way I wouldn?t run out.”

Narcotic fashion tips that Scott Weiland studied well.

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Comments (14)
  1. ‘luudes? how 80s.

  2. Sean  |   Posted on Feb 27th, 2007

    “Interestingly, in addition to looking cool…”

    Hmmm. I think that must be a typo. Steven Tyler never looked cool, regardless of what he was wearing.

  3. Man, Steven Tyler’s goofy clothes, Korn doing unplugged Radiohead, Scott Scorch … remember when this site used to be about good music? I think we already have enough avenues for bad music

  4. queefersutherland  |   Posted on Feb 28th, 2007

    Is Tyler also gonna take credit for manboobs?

  5. steventylerswife159  |   Posted on Mar 10th, 2007

    :o oh y’all r gonna get beat up how could y’all say that about the hottest and greatest man on earth :[ y’all get me mad how could y’all he made the best music in the world !!!!

  6. lolly  |   Posted on Mar 31st, 2007

    Fashion sense…..NO! but great music YES! Steven Tyler has a magnificent voice, and I loved it when he gyrated on stage, he may be a worn out old rocker but in his day……well he got me going, too bad the mood altering stuff also altered the looks, still good job there’s always nostalgia, and Iam in my 20′s

  7. I dont care what anybody says…..Steven Tyler is gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!He is and always will be the coolest. And I’m only 12.

  8. alisandra drago  |   Posted on Apr 5th, 2007

    I dont care what anybody says…..Steven Tyler is gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!He is and always will be the coolest. And I’m only 12.

  9. popysedd543212  |   Posted on Nov 19th, 2007

    Steven tyler is the coolest!!!!!!! he made the best music ever.He dresses cool.

  10. ur mom  |   Posted on Dec 29th, 2009

    i agree with alisandra drago. f u if u dont like steven tyler or his clothes.

  11. Pambo  |   Posted on Feb 5th, 2010

    Steven Tyler and Areosmith are “Rock God Ledgends” … at least you can hear and understand the words to their songs” … not like the bands of today…You can’t even understand the words to their songs!!!!!!!! Rock On Areosmith!!!!!! and don’t give up!!!!!!
    What different does it matter what they wear… It’s the talent that counts and Aerosmith
    has what it takes and dress however you want; everyone else does. You go Areosmith!!!!

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