It’s easy to say that the frontperson for any emo band is a star in their own right, and there may be some truth to this. People like Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, JT Woodruff of Hawthorne Heights and Craig Owens of Chiodos can definitely be considered modern emo celebrities of the day. They not only perpetrate the emo scene, but front bands that work hard to define their sound as emotional and independent.

Music aside, however, there are some mainstream celebrities that have celebrated the emo fashion and music at one point or another, or still continue to do so. Ashlee Simpson is a chameleon of this nature, with music ranging from pop princess to dark and moody, and a fashion style to match. She went through a period of black hair and black nail polish, accentuated with lots of eyeliner and shadow and portions of the emo fashion style, like fingerless gloves and tight leggings. Pink is another emo chameleon, and while her music is typically considered more pop or punk that emo, there’s no denying that she has emotional lyrics that listeners can identify with. She also stays well within emo fashion most of the time, with her spiky hairstyles that tend to be various colors, her tattoos and the general lifestyle she leads, on and off the stage.

Pete Wentz from Fallout Boy has been one celebrity that leads the way in emo fashion and continues to do so, not only through his marriage to Ashlee Simpson and his band, but through his everyday fashion choices, which include the typical black spiky emo hairstyle and skinny jeans that are so popular with men of the emo culture. Pete usually takes it one step further, complimenting his look with eyeliner, or “guyliner” and nail polish. Jared Leto from 30 Seconds to Mars really helps define the emo look, as well, with his sweeping black emo hairstyle and all-black ensembles. Seeing as how Jared was once also an actor, this really helps him bring out the drama and emotion through his band and style.