Jack White and Karen Elson are the Addams family of rock. The 'Le Freak' cover of Italian Vogue (shot by Steven Meisel) that sprung Elson's career to life and White's White Stripes (and Racounteurs, Dead Weather) is cult status in high ruffled collars, black suits and eyeliner.
Elson's appearance is an eye catching combination of fragility and ethereal strength. White's that of a gothic, vicious-loving poet, a pirate of Rock'n'Roll. Both musicians since this summer, when Elson debuted with The Ghost Who Walks (the nickname her bullies taunted her with during her teenage years) it's been half a decade since the two sealed the deal and married on a boat on the Amazon. A move to Nashville (where most are sing-a-songwriters or country musicians) spur Elson to write her own songs and record. With a little help from her husband who "Cleaned up the messy parts", she gave her music to the world as she once had her appearance when she, aged 18 went on to become Karl Lagerfeld and Steven Meisel's muse. It's gothic, folk and country - a sound true to her voice and sound, as much her own as her freakishly outerworldly appearance of pearl skin and red locks. Together White - an all-black sailor, a wild card but an icon none the less - and Elson seem meant for each other, constructed solely for each others needs and (to be frank) appearance.
