 Led Zeppelin also made a significant cultural impact . Jim Miller , editor of Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll , argues that " on one level , Led Zeppelin represents the final flowering of the sixties ' psychedelic ethic , which casts rock as passive sensory involvement " . Led Zeppelin have also been described as " the quintessential purveyors " of masculine and aggressive " cock rock " , although this assertion has been challenged . The band 's fashion @-@ sense has been seminal ; Simeon Lipman , head of pop culture at Christie 's auction house , has commented that " Led Zeppelin have had a big influence on fashion because the whole aura surrounding them is so cool , and people want a piece of that " . Led Zeppelin laid the foundation for the big hair of 1980s glam metal bands such as Mötley Crüe and Skid Row . Other musicians have also adapted elements from Led Zeppelin 's attitude to clothes , jewellery and hair , such as the hipster flares and tight band T @-@ shirts of Kings of Leon , shaggy hair , clingy T @-@ shirts and bluesman hair of Jack White of the White Stripes , and Kasabian guitarist Sergio Pizzorno 's silk scarves , <unk> and side @-@ laced tight jeans . 
