Licensed to Ill

Starving rockers may not be able to afford the sumptuous suits at the John Varvatos Store on Melrose and Robertson, but they'll still want to pop in. Iconic rock-star style is all over the shop's walls right now, thanks to Varvatos pal and legendary band photog Jim Marshall, who unveiled some classic shots at an opening party in the store a couple of weeks ago, bringing out the likes of actor Brad Rowe, hotel bar king Rande Gerber and former Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom, not to mention Marshall himself signing copies of his book Not Fade Away. After viewing the candid celluloid of Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and the Rolling Stones (during the recording of Exile on Main Street!), this fan of all his subjects just had to ask: Who was the wildest band you've shot? "The Stones," he said without a blink. "But Zeppelin trashed more hotel rooms." Needless to say, taking his photo was nerve-racking, and judging by his impatience with our flash flurries, he obviously prefers being behind the lens — he even shot us while we shot him. An honor, obviously, but did he capture our inner Janis? We'll never know. See the exhibit through October 16.