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Style Alert: British crackheads

Here in Philadelphia, we know a lot about crackheads – but “fashion plate” is rarely the first phrase to come to mind to describe them. Our crackheads typically dress like wizards from “Harry Potter” when they try to look like Muggles – that is, they wear some absurd combination of ridiculous found clothing that doesn’t really make any sense at all (for example, wearing a tuxedo shirt, sweatpants, cowboy boots, a trench coat and a sombrero). That in itself is kind of awesome, but not exactly what I would call a great sense of style.

So, what is it about all these British trainwreck celebrities that can make being a crackhead so stylish? I imagine that Pete Doherty, Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil (Winehouse’s ex-husband, just recently released from prison) must use their few, precious moments of clarity to plan out their outfits – it really must take some effort to find clothes this good while hunting for your next fix. If they could only put the same amount of effort into getting sober – but I guess they must have said “No, no, no” to that.

Enjoy this photo gallery of sweet British crackhead celeb clothes below – plus some pictures of Allison Mosshart and Jamie Hince (without or without Kate Moss) of the Kills thrown in for good measure, even though they’re not really crackheads (I think) and Jamie Hince is totally the poor man’s Graham Coxon.

(Keep an eye out for the next “Style Alert” – the new, semi-regular fashion section of Tiny Gems!)