1960s punk

Early goths

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From Eater to the Clash, from the lipstick of Siouxsie Sioux to the staff of Sex, photographer Sheila Rock caught the faces of punk just as it all went haywire

Charing Cross Road, London, 1979

Riot grrls

London 1970's

FC0654 Outfit, black leather jacket, vest, plaid skirt, Punk outfit, early 1980s

Tish and Snooky Bellomo have always been cool.

David Arnoff documented some of punk’s biggest players as the style mutated beyond its mid-70s origins, from Patti Smith to Ian Dury and Nick Cave. He tells the stories behind the shots

John Lydon. Always one of the most intelligent and innovative figures of the the punk movement.

Maria-Hélène Schneider (27 March 1952 – 3 February 2011), known as Maria Schneider, was a French actress. She starred opposite Marlon Brando in Bernardo Bertolucci's film Last Tango in Paris (1972).