Fashion: The 1970's The Greatest Contribution to Fashion: The Punk Movement

Wikipedia defines Punk Rock as:  Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. They created fast, hard-edged music, typically with short songs, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraces a DIY (do it yourself) ethic, with many bands self-producing their recordings and distributing them through informal channels.

By late 1976, bands such as the Ramones, in New York City, and the Sex Pistols and The Clash, in London, were recognized as the vanguard of a new musical movement. The following year saw punk rock spreading around the world, and it became a major cultural phenomenon in the United Kingdom. For the most part, punk took root in local scenes that tended to reject association with the mainstream. An associated punk subculturestyles of clothing and adornment and a variety of anti-authoritarian ideologies. emerged, expressing youthful rebellion and characterized by distinctive

I define it as an attitude, saying "F off! I am going to be rebellious, dress how I want to dress, talk how I want to talk, do what I want to do, and I don't give a &%$$ what you think or say . . Actually I do hope you say something, so I can beat the *^%$ out of you! 

 People of every generation will always relate to that rebellion and an audience will be found for punk clothing.  The American fashion ideology is filled with an influence of rock and punk musicians through the aesthetic of rebellion and strength.

                                                         Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols

 

Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen

                                                                  The Cramps

 

 The More You Know: Johnny Rotten had a pet hamster named Sid who he described as "the softest, furriest, weediest thing on earth." The hamster bit Simon Ritchie, who said, "Sid is really vicious!" Voilà: Sid Vicious.

The punk rock music scene has heavily influenced fashion since the 1970's.  Designers such as Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, Betsey Johnson, and John Galliano have been known and expected to resurrect punk fashions throughout their collections.

                                                              Alexander McQueen British Flag Dress

                                                               Vivienne Westwood

                                                                    

                                                                      John Galliano

Ultimately the punk influences filters down to all price points of clothing including stores such as Hot Topic, Spencers, and junior departments nationwide. 

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