#debbie mclaren

[ultravioletqueen]

Last drawing of the day! On this occasion I show xabier's sister and brothers!

Deborah McLaren or simply Debbie is Xavier's older sister and his biggest frenemy. Although they love each other very much, they also do not miss the opportunity to annoy each other, especially by making merciless pranks😅

Debbie works with her mother in a punk bar and in her free time she spends her time riding her motorcycle or going to some illegal race, she is like an adrenaline hunter.

She is a tough and temperamental woman who does not respect authority figures too much, she is a brash and direct person, she is impulsive and characterized by her impatience since she can become reckless when she gets angry.

Despite this, Debbie is also a very outgoing and energetic party animal who, when confident, can show a lively attitude that maintains a happy atmosphere around her.

She has a kind of philosophy similar to this phrase:

“Life is not a waste of time, time is not a waste of life. So let's stop wasting time, get wasted and have the time of our lives” is a quote by Pitbull.

We also have Joey, Xabier's youngest brother and who he usually bothers from time to time (with obvious love), he is a teenager who loves comics who wants to draw his own one day and be a great comic book author ( In fact he draws very well!)

Joey is not very intelligent in the academic field but he makes up for it with a lot of creativity and a positive attitude, for him there is no problem that does not have a solution even if it is not logical.

Even though they often fight, Joey admires Xabier a lot and is always the first person he tells everything to because he knows that he won't tell anyone unless he asks.

And finally we have Glenn, Joey's older brother and the middle son.

Glenn, unlike Joey, excels in academic intelligence and is the one who has a brighter future, but he also has terrible social skills.

Glenn is a pretentious teenager who has a big ego due to his intelligence and praise from teachers (in other words he is a teachers' pet), but this makes him a lonely boy who does not have many friends due to his own egocentrism.

Glenn is not very close to Xabier but he goes with him and Debbie when he feels lonely, and they try to help him improve his social skills so that he doesn't spend his entire high school years alone with hardly any friends.

They are a strange but happy and very punk family🤘

(Español)

¡último dibujo del día! ¡En esta ocasión muestro a la hermana y hermanos de xabier!

Deborah mclaren o simplemente debbie es la hermana mayor de xabier y su mas grande amienemiga, si bien se aman mucho tampoco pierden la oportunidad de molestarse entre sí, especialmente haciendose bromas sin piedad😅

Debbie trabaja junto a su madre en un bar punk y en su tiempo libre se dedica a pasear en su moto o a ir a alguna carrera poco legal, es como una cazadora de adrenalina.

es una mujer dura y temperamental que no respeta demasiado a las figuras de autoridad,es una persona descarada y directa,Es impulsiva y caracterizada por su impaciencia ya que puede volverse imprudente cuando se enoja.

Pese a esto debbie también es una fiestera muy extrovertida y enérgica que cuando esta en confianza puede mostrar una actitud animada que mantiene un ambiente alegre a su alrededor.

Ella tiene un tipo de filosofía similar a esta frase:

“La vida no es una pérdida de tiempo, el tiempo no es una pérdida de vida. Así que dejemos de perder el tiempo, emborrachémonos y pasemos el mejor momento de nuestras vidas”.

También tenemos a joey, el hermano más pequeño de xabier y a quien este suele molestar de vez en cuando(con amor obvio), el es un adolescente amante de los cómics que quiere dibujar el suyo propio algún día y ser un gran autor de comics(¡de hecho el dibuja muy bien!).

Joey no es muy inteligente en el ámbito académico pero lo compensa con mucha creatividad y una actitud positiva, para el no existe un problema que no tenga una solución aunque no sea lógica.

Pese a que se suelen pelear joey admira mucho a xabier y siempre es la primera persona a la que le cuenta todo porque sabe que este no se lo dirá a nadie a no ser que se lo pida.

Y por último tenemos a glenn, hermano mayor de joey y el hijo de enmedio.

Glenn a diferencia de joey si excede en inteligencia académica y es quien tiene un futuro más brillante pero también tiene unas habilidades sociales terribles.

Glenn es un adolescente pretencioso que tiene un gran ego por su inteligencia y los halagos de los profesores(en otras palabras es una mascota de los profesores), pero esto hace que sea un chico solitario que no tiene muchos amigos por su propio egocentrismo.

Glenn no es muy cercano a xabier pero va con el y con debbie cuando se siente solo, y ellos tratan de ayudarlo a mejorar sus habilidades sociales para que no pase toda su etapa de secundaria solo y sin apenas amigos.

Son una familia rara pero feliz y muy punk🤘

[idontgotopartiesanymore]

i know all the crashes are dangerous and the quali mood is cursed rn, but can i say?

oscar’s save was very hot.

[theunderestimator-2]

Early punk scenester Debbie Juvenile, assistant at Malcolm McLaren & Vivienne Westwood’s Kings Road shop and member of the Pistols entourage known as the Bromley Contingent, here in a promotional T-shirt made for PiL's debut UK gigs at Rainbow Theatre in London on December 1978 and probably the most anticipated event of that year.

Legend has it that those couple of gigs had everything one might expect from a chistmas gig back in the day: scuffles between punks and skins, punches and verbal abuse, Lydon offending anyone who asked for Pistols songs and PiL's post punk Big Bang.

According PiL's fan site Foddestompf: "...Back in 1978 it was almost unheard for a band to play on Christmas Day. PiL's overheads are huge, but "what else you gonna do on Christmas Day?" They try to make the show's as much value for money as possible and include a selection of support bands: including a pre-Dennis Morris Basement 5, French all-girl group The Lous (who they met at the Paris show), and poet Linton Kwesi Johnston; who performs over a backing tape. Don Letts also DJ's..."

If you wanna read some rave reviews about those gigs head over to https://www.fodderstompf.com/GIG%20LIST/xmas78.html

No bootleg recordings of the first gig have ever surfaced but it seems that a christmas miracle took place on the second day when someone brought a tape recorder with them, so we have audio of the event: astonishing sound, bass & drum power, groovy guitar, an amazing rendition of "Theme" and the birth of a new universe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOhwnYNt6Co

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[sulan1809]

SD F-1 Grand Prix - Game de corrida com personagens animalescos

Em 1990, quando o Super Nintendo(SNES) foi lançado, um dos primeiros lançamentos foi F-Zero, um game de corrida futurística com veículos que ultrapassam os 500 Km/h. Depois, em 1992, veio o Super Mario Kart, que não tinha a velocidade dos 1000 Km/h, mas era divertido principalmente pela quantidade de itens que jogadores podiam utilizar para complicar as coisas pro lado dos oponentes. Mas teve um game de corrida que tomou um caminho diferente: SD F-1 Grand Prix foi lançado em 1995 pela Video System apenas no Japão para o SFCES apresentando alguns conceitos da fórmula 1, mas os corredores eram animais cartunescos no estilo Super Deformed, ou “SD”. Os corredores são baseados na temporada de 1994, enquanto as pistas são inspiradas na temporada de 1995(com a exceção da pista de Hungaroring), e o game conta ainda com dois comentaristas inspirados em repórteres esportivos da Fuji Television.

Mika Bouwa(McLaren MP4/10)

Representando a McLaren com o carro MP4/10, o primeiro da lista é Mika Bouwa, um cãozinho branco com franjas amarelas inspirado no piloto finlandês Mika Häkkinen, que na época corria pela equipe da McLaren; Mika tem 3 pontos para Velocidade, Torque, Grip e apenas 1 para peso, e é recomendado para jogadores iniciantes. 

Wolf Shubarut (Benetton B-195)

Na equipe da Benetton, com o carro B-195, temos Wolf Shubarut, o lobo, que é inspirado no heptacampeão Michael Schumacher, que foi campeão das temporadas de 1994 e 1995. Ele tem quatro pontos de velocidade, três para torque, um para aderência e dois para peso. 

J. J. Bihto

Na equipe da Benetton, temos J. J. Bihto um esquilo(Ou seria um castor?!), inspirado no finlandês J. J. Lehto. O personagem tem 5 pontos de torque e aderência, mas o fato dele ter 0 de velocidade e peso faz dele um péssimo, senão o pior corredor do game, ou seja, podemos dizer que J. J. Lehto foi bem representado, pois além dele ter sido um dos piores pilotos da temporada de 1994, o personagem que o representa é um grande desastre automobilístico...

Jean Giannip

Representando a Ferrari, com o carro F412 T2, Jean Giannip, o cavalo, é inspirado no francês Jean Alesi. ele tem 5 pontos de velocidade, 0 para torque e aderência, e 3 para peso, que torna esse personagem o mais rápido entre os iniciantes, mas apostar apenas na velocidade e ignorar os outros atributos pode ser uma péssima ideia, mas do resto ele consegue lidar sem problemas.

Gerty Bunny

Gerty Bunny é inspirado no austríaco Gerhard Berger. Tendo 5 pontos de velocidade, 0 de torque e 1 ponto para aderência e peso, você provavelmente pensaria que este personagem seria o mais rápido, certo?! ERRADO!! Entre os personagens iniciais, ele é o segundo mais rápido, atrás apenas do companheiro de equipe equino, o que é um grande contraste com coelhos típicos de desenho animado, pois eles geralmente correm muito rápido. 

Debby Batty

Representando a equipe Williams com o carro FW 17, Debby Batty, o pássaro azul é inspirado no inglês Damon Hill. Ele é o personagem mais equilibrado, pois tem 3 pontos para velocidade, 4 para torque, 2 para aderência e é recomendado tanto pra iniciantes como pra quem quer finalizar o game mais rápido no modo história.

Chuu Kamikaze

Pela equipe Tyrrell, com o carro T 023, temos Chuu Kamikaze, um ratinho, inspirado no japonês Ukyo Takayama. O ratinho tem 1 ponto pra velocidade, 2 para torque, 5 para aderência e 0 para peso, o que o torna um dos competidores menos velozes, mas não é isso que vem em conta. Foi justa a homenagem que os produtores fizeram para Takayama-san, mas vale lembrar que a equipe da Tyrrell ajudou Jackie Stewart a vencer os campeonatos de 1971 e 1973, pois o mesmo abandonou a Fórmula 1 oficialmente após à trágica morte de François Cevert(1944-1973), que corria na mesma equipe que ele.  

Barry Rebato

Representando a equipe Jordan com o carro J 195, temos Barry Rebato, inspirado no brasileiro Rubens Barrichello. E a zombaria começa principalmente quando o personagem inspirado em Barrichello é um dos piores do game, pois ele tem apenas 1 ponto de velocidade, 2 para torque, 3 para aderência e 2 para peso. Pois bem, naquela época, o piloto brasileiro mal chegava entre os dez primeiros, mas pelo menos quando ele corria pela Ferrari por volta dos anos 2000, ele melhorou um pouco o ritmo, mesmo que ele jamais tenha conquistado um campeonato pela Fórmula 1. 

Edo Irvan

Edo Irvan, o galo, é inspirado no norte-irlandês Eddie Irvine. Ele tem 1 ponto de velocidade e torque, 4 para aderência e 0 de peso, competindo com o companheiro de equipe pelo título de pior personagem do game. Se não quiser passar vergonha evite escolher esse personagem, porque não vale a pluma(ops, piadinha de mau gosto)... Bem, pelo menos em 1999, Eddie Irvine conquistou pelo menos 1 campeonato pela Ferrari, apesar de ter sido ofuscado por Mika Häkkinen, já em 2003, ele se retirou da F-1 oficialmente...

Andy Bear

Representando a Sauber com o carro C 13, temos Andy Bear, inspirado no italiano Andrea de Cesaris. Pra começar, você pensaria que o urso teria uma péssima arrancada, mas seria recompensado com uma grande velocidade, certo?! ERRADO!! Ele é uma grande decepção, pois ele tem zero pontos pra velocidade e torque, mas tem 5 para aderência e peso, ou seja, é muito pesado e muito lento... 

Os 4 pilotos secretos

Professor Aran Falcon

Representando a equipe Williams com o carro FW 14/15, temos o professor Aran Falcon, inspirado no francês Alain Prost, que é considerado uma lenda da formula 1, pois ele venceu quatro campeonatos na categoria, o primeiro em 1985, o segundo em 1986, o terceiro em 1988 e o quarto em 1993. O professor Aran Falcon tem 4 pontos para velocidade e torque, 5 para aderência e 0 para peso. comparando as habilidades do falcão branco com os outros pilotos, podemos simplesmente afirmar que ele é uma versão melhorada do Wolf Shubarut, ou então que há um empate técnico entre eles. Qual dos dois é o melhor?! A escolha fica por conta de vocês...

Representando a Williams com o carro FW 14, King Lion(Não confundir com Simba/Mufasa) é inspirado no britânico Nigel Mansell, apelidado de “O Leão”. O personagem tem três pontos para velocidade, torque e peso, mas 0 para aderência, o que o torna um piloto mediano em comparação aos outros. Nigel Mansell foi campeão pela Formula 1 em 1992 na equipe Williams, e depois pela Fórmula Indy em 1993 na equipe Newman/Haas Racing.

Sa Nakaji

Representando a equipe Lotus com o carro L 99T, temos Sa Nakaji, inspirado no japonês Satoru Nakajima. O personagem tem dois pontos de velocidade e aderência, 1 de torque e 0 de peso, no entanto, apesar da homenagem justa dos produtores para Nakajima-san, ele é modesto, pra não dizer pior, em comparação aos demais.  

Prince Phoenix

Para finalizar, representando a equipe McLaren com o carro MP4/6, temos o Príncipe Phoenix, inspirado no lendário piloto brasileiro Ayrton Senna, três vezes campeão de Fórmula 1(1988, 1990 e 1991). Sendo o melhor personagem do game, ele tem 5 pontos de velocidade e torque, 4 para aderência e apenas 1 para peso. 

[sweetmusingss]

Oscar was grateful when the two of you were alone and he stared back at you, listening to every word that you said. The panic was obvious on his face as he heard you tell him that you didn’t know if the three of you could be more than just sex. He knew he had royally fucked up this weekend by being condescending and pushy towards Charles. He was falling in love with you and he didn’t want to only have a physical connection with you. He lived for your inside jokes and the secret language the two of you spoke. It didn’t have anything to do with excluding Charles, either. He loved it because he finally found someone who understood him and he couldn’t lose that connection. “I am really sorry.. You are right. I was a total dick. I know there is no excuse for my behavior but I lashed out because I hated to see you so down and unwell. Please just give me - us - another chance and we will make it right. I know we can get all on the same page and make this work. The one thing Charles and I agree on is that we are crazy about you.” He stared back at you, hoping you would give them another chance. The last thing he wanted was to lose you. 

“And that’s the problem, Oscar... you two only agree on me. I thought I’d be okay with just having two boyfriends, or whatever we are since no labels have been used yet which is fine... but seeing Lando and Katie and Max thriving and having such a good time together made me realize I don’t want to be with two guys who only have me in common.” I point over to where the 3 of them were, all standing by the bar and laughing and conversing together, Katie’s attention was on both of them and neither of them were trying to pull her away from the other. “I want group vacations and group dates and group outings... you know, where we all have a conversation at the same time and it doesn’t consist of me trying to give you both equal attention. It was fun for a threesome, but I want what they have and you two aren’t friends and neither of you are trying to be...” I reach out and rub his cheek affectionately, not able to be as mean to him as I wanted to be. “I appreciate your apology, baby, I really do... I just need to think about stuff.” I stand up, getting ready to walk away. For once, they needed to fight for me and not with one another. “I’m gonna go get that drink from Pierre...” 

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I smile softly at Lando when he said that the McLaren boys had a way of sneaking into your heart and I nodded at him, placing my hands on either side of his face. “They do,” I say with a dreamy sigh, trying to tell Lando how I felt without outright telling him. It was still all new to me. I fell so hard and so fast for you, which was surprising enough when I was ready to all but give up on love. And now I was falling in love with one of your closest friends too. I never wanted Lando to feel like he was an afterthought to me, wanting him to know he was way more than just sex to me. Coming here alone was one way I was trying to show him how he was a priority to me too. “Of course, babe. I had to come here and wish my special guy luck. I am always rooting for you too, you know,” I say. I heard shuffling behind us, glancing over my shoulder and realizing all the action would block out anyone seeing us so I took advantage of the opportunity, leaning in to kiss him, it being more than just a sweet peck before finally pulling away as I heard Oscar whistling. 

Lando definitely felt special that you were here at McLaren hospitality, knowing that normally you spent most races over at Red Bull, but he also couldn’t help but feel that you were only here because Max wasn’t in competition for the constructors. He had already won the WDC, so therefore your support could be elsewhere. He was trying not to be a Debbie downer, he was truly happy you were here, but he always felt outshined by Max which was totally fair - he was your boyfriend, Lando was just your... something. Lando was surprised when you kissed him, it not usually being something the two of you did outside the privacy of your homes or Max’s jet, immediately kissing you back and pulling you closer by your hips, flipping Oscar off before you pulled away from the kiss. “I’ve never had a pre-race kiss before... now I definitely feel like we’ll kick Ferrari’s ass.”

[fashionthroughtimewithlucy]

Debbie Harry.

Debbie Harry became an inspiration for women when she formed her music band ‘blondie’ in 1975. She broke down musical barriers by blending new wave with punk with pop with disco, made friends with Andy Warhol and was painted by him, bought Jean-Michel Basquiat’s first sale of a painting for US$300 (£250), acted in John Waters’ Hairspray, and released the first song that featured a rap verse (which she rapped) to reach number one in the Billboard charts, Rapture. However her influence wasn’t just limited to the 70’s but spread over decades.

Studio 54.

Studio 54 was more than a celebrity hotspot and beacon of New York nightlife. From the moment it opened its doors in 1977, the era-defining club was, “a sociological phenomenon and a historical event.” says writer Bob Colacello in Rizzoli’s Studio 54. Studio 54 became globally renowned as a cultural institution for its lavish, over-the-top spectacles and sartorial displays. Its disco days, though, were short-lived and the club closed its doors in 1980.

Studio 54 encouraged dance wear style, wrap-around skirts, leotards tube-top, dresses and separates that moved with ease and were made in lurex, miliskin and spandex.

1977

Model Bianca Jagger, in an off-the-shoulder number, is seen riding a white horse at the entrance of the club.

Bob Mackie and Cher.

Bob Mackie was often called the ‘Sultan of sequins’, dressing Cher as well as other stars in body-baring glamorous costumes. Cher, remains an unequivocal fashion trailblazer. From flower child in Sonny and Cher to the beginning of her pioneering career as a style superstar during her partnership with Bob Mackie, Cher radically expressed female agency in the male-dominated music industry throughout the 1960s and 1970s, often in an ultra-feminine glitter-adorned, skin-bearing jumpsuit.

Punk Fashion.

Punk first emerged in the mid-1970s in London as an anarchic and aggressive movement. The clothes suited the lifestyle of those with limited cash due to unemployment and the general low-income school leavers or students often experience. Punks cut up old clothes from charity and thrift shops, destroyed the fabric, and refashioned outfits in a manner then thought of a crude construction technique, making garments designed to attract attention.

Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren opened the infamous shop SEX, mixing X-rated silk screen, bondage gear, vinyl, rubber and safety pins with iconic English fashion.

Zandra Rhodes.

Zandra became the first couture designer to put punk on the runway. She first came to fame in the 1970s, and Princess Diana and Freddie Mercury both wore her designs, which are inspired by many different countries and classically feature intricate prints on flowing garments.

[ricciardhoes]

is it just me or did daniel look depressed in todays conference :/

it’s just you

[willstafford]

Right as Rain

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN Birmingham Hippodrome, Tuesday 7th June 2022 I maintain that the 1952 Gene Kelly-Debbie Reynolds film is a pinnacle of cinematic endeavour, so any stage production seeking to emulate this piece of perfection has an impossible task ahead.  This large-scale touring production  originating from Chichester Festival Theatre comes pretty close! A spoof of the advent of ‘talking…

[niamhdonlan]

What Is Cyberpunk?

The Roots of Cyberpunk

The real beginning of punk high fashion and bringing the culture more mainstream started from Vivienne Westwood and Malcom Mclaren’s London shop SEX in 1971, culturacolectiva.com writes ‘ The couple’s radical political views led them to generate an alternative style in fashion as a way to go against the establishment. They incorporated the biker look to their clothing line, with lots of leather and zippers. This became an emblem of punk best exemplified by Sid Vicious’ outfits.’ However the real starting of Cyberpunk was from designer  Stephen Sprouse and his 1992 collection, which was even before the internet. His collection has major Punk influences, but tied in more futuristic elements, with graffiti style cut out dresses and bold vibrant colours. the latimes.com writes ‘Sprouse unleased and underground sensibility that married punk, rock n roll and pop art clothing with Patricia Field adding’ he was cross between optimism and punk rock’. He never strayed from his influences and made it clear of his influences in the music such as Debbie harry or Andy Warhol. WGSN writes ‘ the idea of punk rebelliousness has never waned and all of its visual stylistic cues continue to be reused and reinvented’.

-Stephen Sprouse 1992

 Another big name in in Cyberpunk is punk rock artist Billy Idol. In 1993 he brought out his concept album naming it Cyberpunk, it was influenced by his own interest in technology and the start of him starting to experiment with using computers to make his music. With him already being an established artist in the punk rock world, him leaning more into futuristic aspects and the mix of both was a very bold but popular move at the time. The article How to be Cyberpunk on vice.com writes ‘something broke in the mix of drugs and sex and leather-clad hacking. In the slippage from underground Billy Idol, from subculture to fashion, form present to future the movement evaporated or maybe just evolved’. 

Gareth Branwyn wrote the ‘Cyberpunk manifesto’, within it was views that link to the Punk mentality we all know mixed in with newer views as well, for example you can see the Punk influences from ‘mistrust authority’ and ‘do it yourself and fight the power’, with newer technological views ‘information wants to be free’, ’access to computers and anything which may teach you something about how the world works should be unlimited and total’. The new cyber twist on it, including online presence shows a more optimistic look of the world moving on, becoming more present. Linking back into Patricia Fields point, vice.com also says something along the same lines that ‘For all of its gloom, cyberpunk contains a muted optimism too, a utopian idea that ruins and scaffolding are the perfect materials for a new system. “Science fiction is liberation," wrote Robert Anton Wilson in his introduction to the 1989 Semiotext(e) SF issue (he described himself as “ever eager for new dimensions of insanity")’. 

Cyberpunk in present

WGSN writes ‘placed in a digital context, those tropes can take on a futuristic dystopian aura that examines some of the darker aspects of technology while incorporating #softmasculinity sentiments associated with todays TikTok influencer e-boy culture’. With lockdown across the country and TikTok blowing up during it, there was what some would call an alt wave, where more and more young people were experimenting with their styles, especially with more alternative looks. During this time a group of teens blew up on the app calling their style e-boy or e-girls, which stands for electric boy/electric girl. This style was grunge inspired look mixed with newer technology aspects, some of these outfits being very closely linked with softer Cyberpunk looks. Again it became popular to mix an older subculture with a newer style. Cyberpunk isn’t the only style that has been influenced by the new cyber world, there were also Cybergoth that got traction in the 2010′s.

[booksinprogressmilano]

Vacant  A Diary of the Punk Years 1976-1979

Nils Stevenson,  photographs by  Ray Stevenson

Thames & Hudson , London 1999, 128 pages, paperback

euro 30,00

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Punk was born in the World's End, King's Road, London. Nils and Ray Stevenson were present from the very beginning of the movement. Ray's photographs and Nils's candid 1976-1979 diaries seek to recreate punk's first flurry and chaotic growth. The book looks at the instigators: Malcolm McClaren and Vivienne Westwood; Sue Catwomen; and Jordan. It follows the Sex Pistols on their UK tour and Siouxsie and The Banshees, The Stranglers, The Clash and X-Ray Specs as they set out to annihilate the tedium of the 1970s scene.

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[idontgotopartiesanymore]

ummm, i know i’m incredibly late, but was no one going to tell me about rossi on the 100 days to indy?? i was caught waaaaay off guard. the backward hat??!? chewing gum?!? the BACK MUSCLES?!?!! sir i -

[theunderestimator-2]

Debbie Juvenile (real name Debbie Wilson), a member of the Bromley Contingent punk entourage, as captured in 1977 by Homer Sykes  in Vivienne Westwood & Malcolm McLaren’s “Seditionaries” in London, where she used to work as a shop assistant.

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[jaynedolluk]

NEW YORK DOLLS. PHOTOGRAPHS BY BOB GRUEN

This book originally came out in 2008. It’s a decent size hardback book featuring tons of photos BG took of the Dolls from when they were just starting out through to their split. It’s a mix of colour + black & white photos - some studio shots, some more informal backstage shots + some shots of them live in concert. It also features loads of quotes from the band + those who worked with + knew them (such as Debbie Harry + Malcolm McLaren). It also has an introduction by Lenny Kaye + an afterword from Morrissey (who got the band to reunite for his Meltdown festival). Plus Lenny Kaye interviews the two surviving original members, David Johansen + Sylvain Sylvain. It’s a great book for any Dolls fan + I love the cover -bright pink satin w/inlaid silver writing. (Incidentally the book also features several photos of Sabel Starr w/Johnny Thunders).

[tasksweekly]

[TASK 178: GRENADA]

There’s a masterlist below compiled of over 230+ Grenadian faceclaims categorised by gender with their occupation and ethnicity denoted if there was a reliable source. If you want an extra challenge use random.org to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever faceclaim or whichever project you desire.

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STEP 1: Decide on a FC you wish to create resources for! You can always do more than one but who are you starting with? There are links to masterlists you can use in order to find them and if you want help, just send us a message and we can pick one for you at random!

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Stumped for ideas? Maybe make a masterlist or graphic of your favourite faceclaims. A masterlist of names. Plot ideas or screencaps from a music video preformed by an artist. Masterlist of quotes and lyrics that can be used for starters, thread titles or tags. Guides on culture and customs.

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F:

Viktor Lazlo (1960) Grenadian / Martiniquan - singer.

Juliet Roberts (1962) Afro-Grenadian - singer-songwriter.

Sommore (1966) Grenadian, Trinidadian, Vincentian, Barbadian - comedian and actress. 

Nia Long (1970) Grenadian, Trinidadian, Vincentian, Barbadian - actress. 

Aisha Hinds (1975) Grenadian, African-American - actress. 

Jemeni / Joanne Gairy (1976) Afro-Grenadian - actress, singer, radio host, and writer. 

Destra Garcia (1978) Trinidadian [Afro-Grenadian] - singer.

Estelle / Estelle Fanta Swaray (1980) Afro-Grenadian / Senegalese - singer.

Fay-Ann Lyons (1980) Trinidadian [Afro-Grenadian] - soca recording artist and songwriter.

Ms. Dynamite / Niomi McLean-Daley (1981) Afro-Grenadian, Afro-Jamaican, Afro-Barbadian / Irish, Scottish, English, German - singer-songwriter, rapper, and producer. 

Amanda Seales (1981) Afro-Grenadian - comedian, actress, DJ, recording artist, VJ and author.

Shystie / Chanel Cali (1983) Afro-Grenadian / Afro-Barbadian - actress and rapper-songwriter.

Kendra Westwood (1984) Afro-Grenadian / Afro-Jamaican - actress. 

Sydelle Noel (1985) Afro-Grenadian - actress. 

Tanisha Thomas (1985) Afro-Grenadian - reality television personality.

Nina Toussaint-White (1985) Afro-Grenadian / English - actress.

Annaliese Dayes (1986) Afro-Grenadian, Afro-Saint Lucian, Afro-Barbadian, Afro-Vincentian / Afro-Jamaican - model, television personality, and presenter.

Vivian Burkhardt (1986) Afro-Grenadian / German - model and Miss Grenada 2007.

Sonika / Sonika Keturah Jermina Mckie (1988) Afro-Grenadian - singer. 

Rhonda J. Lowe (1987) Afro-Grenadian - actress.

Sichelle / Sichelle Mcmeo Aksum (1988) Afro-Grenadian / Norwegian - singer.

Jourdan Dunn (1990) 7/8 Afro-Grenadian, 1/16 Afro-Jamaican, 1/16 Syrian - model.

Tammy Baldeo (1990) Afro-Grenadian - singer. 

Naomi Ackie (1992) Afro-Grenadian - actress.

Kaia Kater (1993) Afro-Grenadian / Unknown - singer-songwriter, guitar, piano and banjo player.

Yvette Noel-Schure (?) Afro-Grenadian - instagrammer. 

Riann Steele (?) Afro-Grenadian - actress.

Tamara Ivey (?) Afro-Grenadian - host.

Aria Mary Francis (?) Afro-Grenadian - model. 

Sharlene Whyte (?) Afro-Grenadian - actress.

Leonie Haynes-Moses (?) Afro-Grenadian / Afro-Barbadian, Afro-Jamaican - actress.

Eveina Lindsay (?) Afro-Grenadian - model.

Lorna Gee / Lorna Gayle (?) Afro-Grenadian - actress and singer.

Marina (?) Afro-Grenadian - model (instagram: guadagnoli).

Ziipporvh (?) Afro-Grenadian - instagrammer.

Adanna Dill (?) Afro-Grenadian - blogger.

Kered Clement (?) Afro-Grenadian - blogger.

Janel Sealy Smith (?) Afro-Grenadian, Afro-Trinidadian - hair stylist and instagrammer. 

Samantha Francis Charles (?) Afro-Grenadian - model and Miss Grenada 2016 (instagram: awesambeauty).

Sophie Gabrielle (?) Afro-Grenadian - model (instagram: sophie.gabrielle_).

Ms BitterSweet (?) Afro-Grenadian, Afro-Jamaican, Afro-Ghanian - model and poet (instagram: shespeaksbittersweet).

Natalie Evans (?) Grenadian - actress.

Thamara $ongbird St.Bernard (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Tamantha-Chole (?) Afro-Grenadian  - singer and model. 

Valene Nedd (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Nashanda Charles (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Laura Lisa (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

F - Athletes:

Joan Alexander-Serrano (1961) Afro-Grenadian - cricketer. 

Debbie-Ann Lewis (1969) Afro-Grenadian - cricketer. 

Neisha Bernard-Thomas (1981) Afro-Grenadian - middle-distance runner. 

Hazel-Ann Regis (1981) Afro-Grenadian - sprinter.

Kishara George (1983) Afro-Grenadian - sprinter.

Sherry Fletcher (1986) Afro-Grenadian - sprinter. 

Afy Fletcher (1987) Afro-Grenadian - cricketer. 

Phylicia George (1987) Afro-Grenadian - track and field athlete and a bobsledder.

Perri Shakes-Drayton (1988) Afro-Grenadian - sprinter and hurdler.

Janelle Redhead (1989) Afro-Grenadian - sprinter. 

Akeira Peters (1993) Afro-Grenadian - cricketer. 

Candesha Scott (1997) Afro-Grenadian - javelin thrower. 

Meleni Rodney (1998) Afro-Grenadian - sprinter. 

Yazmeen Jamieson (1998) Afro-Grenadian / Afro-Jamaican  - footballer.

Amanda Crawford (1999) Afro-Grenadian - sprinter. 

Halle Hazzard (1999) Afro-Grenadian - sprinter. 

Kenisha Pascal (?) Afro-Grenadian - middle and long distance runner.

Janice Francis (?) Afro-Grenadian - karateka.

M:

Allister Bain (1935) Afro-Grenadian - actor and playwright. 

Mighty Sparrow / Slinger Francisco (1935) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Alex Pascall (1937) Afro-Grenadian - musician, radio host, composer, and educator.

George Harris (1949) Afro-Grenadian, Afro-Barbadian - actor.

Billy Ocean (1950) Afro-Grenadian, Afro-Trinidadian - singer. 

Richardo Keens-Douglas (1953) Afro-Grenadian - actor and storyteller.

Superblue / Austin Lyons (1956) Trinidadian [Afro-Grenadian] - calypsonian, soca musician, and lyricist.

Eamonn Walker (1962) Afro-Grenadian / Afro-Trinidadian - actor.

Ajamu (1963) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Andy Abraham (1964) Afro-Grenadian - singer-songwriter.

Charles Andrew Payne (1966) Afro-Grenadian - actor, comedian, motivational speaker, and writer.

Kwame Kwei-Armah (1967) Afro-Grenadian [including Ghanaian] - actor, singer, radio host, and playwright.

Mark Monero (1968) Afro-Grenadian - actor and musician.

Finley Jeffrey (1969) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Steve McQueen (1969) Afro-Grenadian, Afro-Trinidadian - director, producer, screenwriter, and video artist.

DJ Spoony / Johnathan Joseph (1970) Afro-Grenadian, Ghanaian - DJ, radio host, and producer.

Tallpree / Wilt Cambridge(1973) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Machel Montano (1974) Trinidadian [Afro-Grenadian] -  soca singer, actor, record producer and songwriter.

Noel Clarke (1975) Afro-Grenadian, Afro-Trinidadian, Afro-Vincentian, Akan Ghanian - actor.

Solitair / Sheldon Pitt (1975) Afro-Grenadian - rapper.

Hugh Maynard (1975) Afro-Grenadian - actor and singer.

Wyatt Cenac (1976) Afro-Grenadian, French / African-American - comedian, actor, producer, and writer.

Casey Benjamin (1978) Afro-Grenadian - saxophonist, vocoderist, keyboardist, producer and songwriter.

Craig David (1981) Afro-Grenadian / Polish Jewish, English - singer and rapper.

Brandon Jay McLaren (1981) Afro-Grenadian, Afro-Trinidadian - actor. 

Akala / Kingslee James McLean Daley (1983) Afro-Grenadian, Afro-Jamaican, Afro-Barbadian / Irish, Scottish, English, German - rapper and poet.

Otis / Kelvin Celestine (1983) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Sandman (1983) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Ghetts / Justin Clarke (1984) Afro-Grenadian / Afro-Jamaican - rapper.

Mr. Killa (1984) Afro-Grenadian - singer-songwriter.

Hollice Mapp / Mr.Killa (1984) Afro-Grenadian - rapper.

Never Yet Contested / Joshua Solomon Jeremiah Jordan (1987) Afro-Grenadian, Guyanese - rapper.

Kevin Olusola (1988) Afro-Grenadian / Nigerian - musician, beatboxer, cellist, rapper, record producer, singer, and songwriter.

Marcus Collins (1988) Afro-Grenadian - singer-songwriter.

DJ Puffy / Andre Parris (1991) Afro-Grenadian / Afro-Barbadian - DJ.

Akheim Allen (1992) Afro-Grenadian - rapper.

Joivan Wade (1993) Afro-Grenadian - actor.

Sparkie B (1994) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Jabari Manwa (1995) Afro-Grenadian - rapper and producer.

Kirk Knight (1995) Afro-Grenadian, Afro-Antiguan - record producer, rapper and member of Pro Era.

Dane Baptiste (?) Afro-Grenadian - actor, comedian, and writer.

GAIKA / Gaika Tavares (?) Afro-Grenadian / Afro-Jamaican - rapper-songwriter and singer.

Roland Gilbert (?) Afro-Grenadian - DJ and photographer (instagram: rcgmediavision).

King Kayak (?) Afro-Grenadian - dancer (instagram: imkingkayak). 

Happy Boy (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer (instagram: happyboy_the_artiste).

Tedi (?) Afro-Grenadian / Afro-Jamaican - singer (instagram: tedismoove).

Antwan (?) Afro-Grenadian - model (instagram: kingtwan5).

Vemedy (?) Afro-Grenadian, Afro-Guyanese - singer (instagram: vemedymusic).

Dollarman (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer and musician. 

Mike Shaft (?) Afro-Grenadian - radio host.

David Emmanuel (?) Afro-Grenadian - musician. 

Jeverson Ramirez (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Boyzie (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Lavaman / Marcus James (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Brother B (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Kellon Ogiste (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Kelson Ogiste (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Shortpree / Finber Andrews (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Smokey / Arthur Stephen (?) Afro-Grenadian - musician.

Beast / Raymond Matthew (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Inspector / Elimus Gillbert (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Berbice (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Donnell Best (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Josh Berkeley (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Coxilus Naptaly (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

African Teller (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

A#keem (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

Mr. Grenada / Corkit / Alwyn Christopher Harriman (?) Afro-Grenadian - singer.

M - Athletes:

Bruce Man-Son-Hing (1964) Grenadian [Chinese] - tennis player. 

Mark Felix (1966) Afro-Grenadian - strongman competitor.

Otis Roberts (1968) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Junior Murray (1968) Afro-Grenadian - cricketer. 

Rawl Lewis (1974) Afro-Grenadian - cricketer. 

Desmond Noel (1974) Afro-Grenadian - footballer. 

Anthony Modeste (1975) Afro-Grenadian - footballer. 

Ricky Charles (1975) Afro-Grenadian - footballer. 

Patrick Modeste (1976) Afro-Grenadian - footballer. 

Alleyne Francique (1976) Afro-Grenadian - sprinter. 

Etan Thomas (1978) Afro-Grenadian - basketball player.

Gareth Raynor (1978) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Randy Lewis (1978) Afro-Grenadian - triple jumper. 

Shalrie Joseph (1978) Afro-Grenadian - footballer. 

Jason Roberts (1978) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Tony Bedeau (1979) Afro-Grenadian - footballer. 

Dwane Lee (1979) Afro-Grenadian - footballer. 

Delroy Facey (1980) Afro-Grenadian - footballer. 

Cassim Langaigne (1980) Afro-Grenadian - footballer. 

Alvin Bubb (1980) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Camilus Alexander (1981) Afro-Grenadian - cricketer.

Byron Bubb (1981) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Leon Johnson (1981) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Andre Winner (1981) Afro-Grenadian / British - mixed martial artist.

Craig Rocastle (1981) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Shaun Wright-Phillips (1981) Afro-Grenadian, Afro-Trinidadian / Afro-Jamaican - footballer.

Devon Smith (1981) Afro-Grenadian - cricketer.

Ashley Sestanovich (1981) Afro-Grenadian / Croatian - footballer.

Jason James (1982) Afro-Grenadian - footballer. 

Kithson Bain (1982) Afro-Grenadian - footballer. 

Rolande Moses (1983) Afro-Grenadian - boxer and weightlifter. 

Alleyne Lett (1983) Afro-Grenadian - decathlete.

Jermaine Beckford (1983) Afro-Grenadian / Afro-Jamaican - footballer.

Akim Williams (1984) Afro-Grenadian - bodybuilder.

Lewis Hamilton (1985) Afro-Grenadian / English, distant Jersey and Guernsey Channel Islander - race car driver.

Bradley Wright-Phillips (1985) Afro-Grenadian, Afro-Trinidadian / Afro-Jamaican - footballer.

Ryan Atkins (1985) Afro-Grenadian - rugby player.

Kennedy Hinkson (1986) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Marcus Julien (1986) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

James DeGale (1986) Afro-Grenadian / English - boxer.

Cameron Jerome (1986) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Nelon Pascal (1987) Afro-Grenadian - cricketer. 

Darius Charles (1987) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Andre Fletcher (1987) Afro-Grenadian - cricketer. 

Kwasi Paul (1987) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Tyrone Sterling (1987) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Jaime Peters (1987) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Ricky Modeste (1988) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Kurt Felix (1988) Afro-Grenadian - javelin thrower.

Jermaine McGlashan (1988) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Bradley Bubb (1988) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Jermaine McGillvary (1988) Afro-Grenadian - rugby player.

Anthony Straker (1988) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Leroy Cudjoe (1988) Afro-Grenadian / English - footballer.

Rondell Bartholomew (1990) Afro-Grenadian - sprinter. 

Esau Simpson (1990) Afro-Grenadian - swimmer. 

Davier Walcott (1990) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Jason Belfon (1990) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Elliott Charles (1990) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Omar Beckles (1991) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Jonathan Joseph (1991) Carriacouan Grenadian - rugby player.

Antonio German (1991) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Nathaniel Clyne (1991) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Rimmel Daniel (1991) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Kellon Alexis (1992) Afro-Grenadian - thrower.

Bralon Taplin (1992) Afro-Grenadian - sprinter. 

Nicolas Hamilton (1992) Afro-Grenadian / English, distant Jersey and Guernsey Channel Islander - race car driver.

Oliver Norburn (1992) 1/4 Afro-Grenadian, 3/4 English - footballer.

Kirani James (1992) Afro-Grenadian - sprinter. 

Reuben Noble-Lazarus (1993) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Payton Hazzard (1993) Afro-Grenadian - sprinter. 

Tarik Phillip (1993) Afro-Grenadian / English - basketball player. 

Aaron Pierre (1993) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Lindon Victor (1993) Afro-Grenadian - decathlete.

Myles Hippolyte (1994) Afro-Grenadian, Afro-Saint Lucian, English - footballer.

Preston McSween (1995) Afro-Grenadian - cricketer. 

Jamal Charles (1995) Afro-Grenadian - rugby player. 

Alexander McQueen (1995) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Shavon John-Brown (1995) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Ethan Francois-Ravalier (1996) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

A. J. Paterson (1996) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Anderson Peters (1997) Afro-Grenadian - decathlete.

Hamza Choudhury (1997) Afro-Grenadian / Sylheti Bangladeshi - footballer.

Corey Ollivierre (1997) Afro-Grenadian - swimmer. 

Saydrel Lewis (1997) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Roland Cato (1997) Afro-Grenadian - cricketer. 

Kairo Mitchell (1997) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Oreoluwa Cherebin (1997) Afro-Grenadian - swimmer. 

Josh Boateng (1997) Afro-Grenadian - discus and shot put.

Shandon Baptiste (1998) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Ro-Shaun Williams (1998) Afro-Grenadian / English - footballer.

Emmanuel Stewart (1999) Afro-Grenadian - cricketer. 

Ricky German (1999) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Kraig Noel-McLeod (1999) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Bernard Wilson (?) Afro-Grenadian - boxer. 

Marcus Douglas (?) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Danny Facey (?) Afro-Grenadian - footballer.

Problematic:

Dave Chappelle (1973) African-American [including Ivorian], ¼ Afro-Grenadian - stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer - Transphobic and victim-blaming statements.

Ronda Rousey (1987) English, 1/4 Trinidadian and Grenadian [including African, Spanish, and English], 1/16th Polish, as well as German, Scottish, distant Dutch - professional wrestler, actress, author - Transphobic statements.

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Punk is more than a sound

Punk is more than just a sound, it’s a whole way of being, and rock’s new rebels preferred lived-in T-shirts and Levi’s.

Loud, fast, and simple, punk rescued rock‘n’roll from suffocating on its own excesses, giving the genre a razor-blade edge it hadn’t had since its earliest days. The rebellious spirit and willingness to question traditional conventions—like the idea that you had to know how to play an instrument before you could start a band—would find their way into nearly every meaningful musical revolution that followed, from hip-hop to indie rock to techno.

Music’s only ever been just one facet of punk’s identity, though. It’s more than just a sound, it’s a whole way of being—a philosophy, an attitude, and, crucially, a look.

Punk’s sonic foundations were laid down in New York City by the same people who established the beginnings of punk style: artists like Lou Reed, the Ramones, Suicide, and the New York Dolls who wanted to strip away the bloat rock had accumulated in the psychedelic era and return it to something purer. While Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones matched their arena-filling ambitions with equally elaborate costumes of velvet and sequins, rock’s new rebels preferred lived-in T-shirts and Levi’s.

“We came out of the glam scene,” says photographer Paul Zone, author of Playground: Growing Up in the New York Underground. “So by the time ’74 came around and glam was winding down, probably 50 percent of the people in that scene were involved in what would come to be known as the punk scene. It was just that our flamboyance got a little more played down.”

“There was still fashion going on,” Zone adds. “They’d go to the thrift shops, where you could find vintage clothes. Black Levi’s jeans became a staple for everyone who was there. When it comes to Levi’s and jeans, they were being used in a lot of different ways. In the glam days, the Dolls were wearing little boys’ Levi’s jackets that where so small that they could hardly get their arms in them.”

In the mid-1970s, the new New York sound and style came into focus through the Ramones (who created a uniform of shredded Levi’s 505 jeans and black leather jackets), Television(whose guitarist Richard Hell was one of the first performers to rock spiked hair and torn T-shirts held together by safety pins), and Blondie (fronted by Debbie Harry, who pioneered high-low mixes of Levi’s and designer pieces), and other groups that orbited divey clubs like CBGB. “They had no money,” photographer Jenny Lens recalls. “The holes in Joey’s knees were from wear and tear. They were not fashion. I have photos of Dee Dee Ramone wearing a leather jacket, and around the wrists it’s really frayed. It was shameful back then to run around with holes in your jeans, and the Ramones said f—k that, that’s who we are!”

Blondie, 1977; Photo by Suzan Carson/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

By the time people started calling it punk, the revolution had already started to spread around the globe. Malcolm McLaren managed the New York Dolls before returning to London where he and partner Vivienne Westwood operated a boutique called Sex. Inspired by what he saw in New York, he combined the Dolls’ over-the-top outrageousness with Richard Hell’s deconstructed style to create a quintessentially British spin on punk fashion and tapped his new clients, the Sex Pistols, to promote it.

“McLaren went back to England and emulated the look and gave it a little more pizzazz with hair colour and putting more fashion into it,” Zone explains. At the same time, other London punks like X-Ray Spex—fronted by Poly Styrene—seized upon the movement’s DIY philosophy and started using staple items like jeans and leather jackets as blank canvases to decorate with pins, paint, and spikes.

At nearly the same time as it crossed the ocean to the UK, punk spread to L.A., where fans of the Ramones and Blondie adapted their distinctive looks to fit the city’s unique identity. “What we were doing in L.A. had to do with a lot of factors,” Lens says. “One was the weather. We could have a lot of thrift stores and a lot of yard sales, church bazaars. We don't have the rain and snow and cold that you have in London or New York. We were very into that DIY thing. You could repurpose [clothes], you could cut them up and do things with them. We’d rarely wear the same thing twice.”

L.A.’s bands were diverse, from pop-friendly acts like the Go-Go’s to the defiantly anti-commercial approach of the Germs, to bands like the legendary X who sat somewhere in between, but they were united by the bonds of their tight-knit community. “The fashion was very organic,” Lens says. “There were no paid stylists. We were stylists for each other. Everybody was going to thrift stores together, going to bazaars together, sharing each other’s clothes. It really came out of dressing up every day and expressing yourself and being an artist. You could be an artist who expressed themselves visually from head to toe and also on stage. Or not—you could be a photographer or a graphic artist or a fan or whatever.”

The L.A. style comes through in one of Lens’s favourite photos of the time, where X singer Exene Cervenka and scenester Pleasant Gehman pose in a shower at a loft where the pioneering fanzine Slash was throwing a party for Devo. “Pleasant had bleached her jeans and written ‘Slash’ for Slash magazine,” she explains. “Nobody had bleached jeans then. We did a lot of things that other people weren’t doing.”

Forty years after punk started, the music continues to reverberate, not only in the punk scenes that have popped up in cities and small towns around the world, but in the indie and alternative movements that punk inspired. In fashion, its influence has spread even further. You can see some of X’s rootsy simplicity in the indie rock uniform of jeans and T-shirts, and the continuing influence of McLaren and Westwood’s vision in the complexly customised jackets that have become de rigueur for rap stars. Punk style’s most enduring legacy can’t be boiled down to a particular item of clothing, or even the popularity of distressed jeans and dyed hair. It’s more about the idea of being authentic, that if you do your own thing and dress your own way, you can make the world change around you. “We would take what we would see in fashion and make it our own, where other people would take what’s in fashion and just run with it,” Lens says. “We influenced fashion more than the other way around.”

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Debbie Juvenile, Siouxsie, Philip Salon and Malcolm McLaren circa 1976. Photo by Ray Stevenson

Debbie Juvenile, Siouxsie, Philip Salon and Malcolm McLaren circa 1976. Photo by Ray Stevenson

Debbie Juvenile, Siouxsie, Philip Salon and Malcolm McLaren circa 1976. Photo by Ray Stevenson