Karen Elson: from supermodel to rock star

Karen Elson tells Elizabeth Day about coming out from the musical shadow of husband Jack White and her schooldays in Oldham. Plus, an exclusive album previewKaren Elson, the red-haired former supermodel from Oldham, Lancashire, is sitting in a room that has been decorated in a style best described as "taxidermy chic". There is a stuffed giraffe in the corner and a disembodied buffalo head hangs off one wall, its shaggy fur wafting in the breeze every time someone walks past.The dead animals are,...

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