Punk, sex and fashion have always been inextricably linked. In London, Vivienne Westwood’s King’s Road boutique Sex sold reworked (sometimes just re-contextualised) fetish gear: the iconic ‘bondage trouser' (a pant adorned with straps, ties and metal fastenings) and t-shirts printed with bare breasts. In New York, a similar style of dress was adopted by underground punk acts associated with the CBGB club: The Cramps’ frontman Lux Interior would often perform in a skin-tight PVC bodysuit, his…
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