Style Icon: Alison Moyet of Yaz

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Who: Alison Moyet, zaftig lead singer of ‘Yaz’ -- a syntho Brit band that captivated the hearts of cool kids in 1982 with the angry, plaintive single, ‘Don’t Go.’

Why: Moyet, a precursor to Beth Ditto, empowered husky girls to play up the eyes with enough eyeliner and smoky shadow to graffiti a bathroom wall. Her thin lips and shorn coif--all Frank Gehry curves and jutting edges--made her look like a sexy and insouciant wet cat.

How: See more pictures at Yazooinfo.com. You can also purchase the new remastered versions of classics, ‘Upstairs at Eric’s’ and ‘Don’t Go.’ Or the 4-disc set, ‘In Your Room.’ To get Moyet’s Mata Hari look, define those eyebrows into worthy arches and apply the requisite smoky eye. Refer to this past post, a primer on how to get the raccoon eye, for more instruction.

photos: Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet; Moyet now -- both courtesy of Yazooinfo.com