Post punk fashion

From the fair isle jumpers of the 60s art-school boho, through to the bone necklaces and black string vests worn by early 80s goths, changing youth fashions have come to reflect everything from class to political beliefs, as a new book illustrates. The Bag I’m In, Underground Music and Fashion in Britain 1960-1990 by Sam Knee is published by Cicada Books

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John Lydon, a.k.a. Johnny Rotten, singer with new wave group Public Image Ltd (PiL), circa 1978. (Photo by Anwar Hussein/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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old punks rule

Dynamic hues and modern day tailoring is prominently emphasized during the week.

Keith Levine. PIL

More staples of punk fashion- bright, garish coloured hair, spikes, chains, pattern trousers/leggings/skirt (tartan was, and still is, particular popular) and of course, the infamous Mohawk.