So You Want to Be a Star

Girls admire amped-up clothes - right before they rip them off!

A couple of million girls can definitely be wrong - you just won't be getting any action if you argue with them. So don't be an idiot about the boy-band thing. Love them or hate them, but take note of how they make women dewy. We've enlisted the help of Joe McIntyre, ne Joey, formerly of New Kids on the Block, to illustrate the lesson to be learned here. After his band paved the way, he stood by and watched 'N Sync break all sorts of records for stale toast. Happily for him, this survivor of boy-band island came through with his charm and his sense of style intact. So, just as you took a cue from his low-slung jeans back in the day (hey, do whatever the girls want, bro), pay attention to these pages. The guy is poised to be MTV's TRL trouper - there's as big a push behind his new CD, Meet Joe Mac, as there was when Ricky Martin made his move. Joining him in our campy tribute to teen idols is Angelica Bridges, the carbonated fox from Baywatch. The road to the top may be wild, but it never gets ugly.

Rock-and-roll fantasy. You may strike this pose only in your shower. The clothes, on the other hand, are perfectly street legal. The oceanographic shirt is by Roberto Cavalli at Jeffrey New York. The leather pants, also by Roberto Cavalli, are fit for your lizard king. The backup singers shimmy in outfits by Gianfranco Ferre.

Produced by: Joe Dolce
Photography by Andre Rau
Fashion by Joseph De Acetis