Take a look back at 50 seriously stylish years of The Rolling Stones (plus, enter to win your own copy of their new book!)

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Take a look back at 50 seriously stylish years of The Rolling Stones (plus, enter to win your own copy of their new book!)

By Alexandra Grant | July 12th, 2012 | 4:30 pm

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It’s hard to believe The Rolling Stones are celebrating 50 years together today (or maybe not so hard if you’ve ever gotten a close-up of Mick’s face), but the original rock style gods are indeed ringing the milestone in. You’re welcome, Hedi Slimane/Johnny Depp/Julian Casablancas/Pete Doherty/…Britney Spears?

Starting with the band’s first jaunt on stage at London’s Marquee Club on July 12, 1962, the Stones have been through five decades of riotous partying, hair-raising performances, illustrious relationships and above all else, some of the most amazing singles modern music history’s ever known. To celebrate the Stones’ birthday, music journalist Hanspeter Kuenzeler has teamed up with The eBook People to put together the two-part 50 Years: The Rolling Stones – Views From the Inside, Views From the Outside, a 2000+ page collection of the best journalistic material spanning the band’s half-century-long run. The book will touch on everything from Mick Jagger’s famously stylish marriage in St. Tropez to Bianca Jagger to the various members’ many struggles with drugs (including Brian Jones’ death and Keith Richards’ infamous arrest for possession of heroin in Toronto).

Read on to see some of the most pivotal moments in The Rolling Stones’ history and enter for your chance to win a copy of the ebook by telling us the name of your favourite Stones song over Twitter (tweet us @FashionCanada). We’ll be crowning a winner on Monday.

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