Tag: 1970s
Pleasure January 2021
Light Years: The Golden Age of the Night Club
When you think of the seventies, what do you see? How about Bianca Jagger on a white horse at Studio 54, or Grace Jones on a pink Harley-Davidson at le Palace? Originally published in Issue 42 of The Rake, James Medd writes that whilst the seventies was the decade of economic and social unrest, it was also the golden age of the nightclub, when fashion, music and art came together to create a lifestyle so desirable it needed a strict door policy at all times.
Style August 2017
How Dr. Martens Became Iconic
The history of the Dr. Martens boot is full of surprises, but what remains inevitable is their enduring utilitarian appeal and fearless attitude.
Icons August 2017
Joey Ramone: Punk Magus
There is only one man who could sing ‘I met her in a Burger King/fell in love by the soda machine’ – and make it sound cool. We give you Jeffrey Ross Hymen, otherwise known as Joey Ramone.
Style August 2017
The 1970s Era of Rebel Cinema, Anti-Heroes and their Sunglasses
The 1970s welcomed a new era of cinema style icon, one that was decidedly open-necked and denim-centric, and almost always hidden behind slightly oversized, definitively badass sunglasses.
Icons August 2017
Debbie Harry: Sylph-Perpetuating Myth
At the height of her punk power, Debbie Harry was lionised as she ironised. But at all times she was in control, a woman whose image was no one’s business but her own.
Style May 2017
Street Smarts: Mods, Rudeboys, Teddy Boys and Punks
From mods to rudeboys and teddy boys to punks, British postwar life was bedecked with subcultures using music, attitude and clothes to try to prove themselves special.
Icons October 2016
Captain America: Peter Fonda
Easy Rider was a cinematic game-changer, its characters symbolic of much more than the pot-smoking, whisky-swilling youths of 1960s America.
Icons July 2016
A Viennese Affair: Romy Schneider
One of French cinema’s most incandescent stars was Austrian-born actress Romy Schneider, whose short but prolific career — with more than 60 films to her name — belied the personal…
