Fashion

Fashion will be a big part of my event. The mash up of styles from Skinheads, Punks and Mods is very interesting as they all have their own identity but they also cross over. I feel there is an element of the readymade within youth culture fashions. Some of the most iconic fashion items have become so important because of a change in context. For example the Fred Perry shirt was designed for playing tennis but the Mods started wearing it so that they could dance all night and still look good. This transformed into skinheads who also wore the Fred Perry polo shirt along with Doctor Marten boots. Over the last 50 years the Doc Marten boot has evolved from orthopaedic shoe to fashion essential and been a part of more cultural movements and revolutions than any other item of clothing. Starting out as a practical workman’s boot, it went on to be embraced by the misfits of society as a symbol of rebellion against the mainstream.