Sex Against Fashion: Exclusive preview and interview

Thursday, Apr 16th, 2009
Categories: 00s, 70s, Antiques, Art, Boutiques, Fashion design, Photography, Punk

The 20 photographs of Vivienne Westwood taken at 430 King’s Road by art student William English in January 1975 have long been the holy grail of imagery to emanate from the boutique in its incarnation as Sex. 
 
 
As a selling exhibition of framed prints from the photo-shoot is launched with a private view at London’s Maggs Bros Rare Books, we present a [...]

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Keeping it contemporary

Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Categories: 00s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Boutiques, Celebrity, Fashion design, Punk, Tailoring, The Look, glam

Last night’s event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Contemporary Wardrobe proved a massive success.
 
 //Hayley in Mary Quant and Robbie in Mark Powell sharkskin suit// 
With an exhibition of rebel style from down the ages and young models decked out in fantastic items from the 15,000-strong archive, owner Roger K. Burton kept the house agog with his adventures in music [...]

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Web premiere: It’s the McLaren & Westwood show

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Categories: 70s, 90s, Celebrity, Fashion design, Punk, The Look

Today THE LOOK proudly presents a world exclusive: an excerpt from Roger K. Burton’s new documentary Vive Le Punk, featuring the one and only time Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood ever talked publicly about their 12-year creative collaboration.    
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7aw5oBVols4
//Vive Le Punk: (c) Roger K.Burton 2008. No reproduction without permission//
This fascinating film is being shown as part [...]

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You are invited: Join us on May 22

Saturday, May 10th, 2008
Categories: 00s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Boutiques, Celebrity, Fashion design, Photography, Punk, Tailoring, The Look, Transgender, glam, interior design

If you’re in London or thereabouts on May 22 please be our guests and come along to THE LOOK’s latest event: author Paul Gorman in conversation with fashion archivist, boutique designer, director and all-round rockin’ and rollin’ Renaissance man Roger K Burton.
 
 
Taking place at the wonderful Horse Hospital, kick-off is at 7.30pm, and the event will comprise:
• This [...]

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Anarchy to Kanye: 30 years of Contemporary Wardrobe

Monday, Apr 21st, 2008
Categories: 40s, 60s, 70s, 80s, Boutiques, Celebrity, Fashion design, Punk, Tailoring, The Look

In May THE LOOK is taking part in Be Reasonable Demand The Impossible! - Contemporary Wardrobe’s 30th anniversary celebration of events which includes the world premiere of the only known footage of designers Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood discussing their ground-breaking work together.
 
//The Horse Hospital: “Shaking up pop culture”// 
Based at the Horse Hospital in Bloomsbury, London, the Contemporary Wardrobe Collection consists of more [...]

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