New romantics aesthetic

Dean Bowery, 1990. (Whose name comes from his idol, Leigh Bowery). The club kids burned bright and fast. They were the society misfits. The ‘freaks’. A sharp cocktail of young drag queens who built a community out of their craft, and a cast of constantly rotating nightlife characters with one com

Steve Strange, the gender-subverting London club kid icon, has passed away at age 55.

FROM punks to new romantics to mods, it seemed everybody in the 80s belonged to their own tribe. And one photographer’s work has revealed just how different the music, lifestyle and even the …

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“Would you let yourself in?”

The 80's new romantic era is a particular favourite of mine,mostly due to the fact we have not seen outrageous/beautiful make-up like it since.These days if we want to see striking make-up we have to look to a high fashion show or Mac campaign,gone are the days we could walk out of our front door and witness such a sight.I love how it was such a battle to stand out from the crowd and everyone made such an innovative effort,I would love to see over the top make-up like this come back in…

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