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| Shaved heads and safety pins? Help us tell the story of punk | Shaved heads and safety pins? Help us tell the story of punk |
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| When you think of punk rock, what comes to mind? Creeper loafers? Knee-high Doc Martens? Sid Vicious? T-shirts held together by safety pins? | When you think of punk rock, what comes to mind? Creeper loafers? Knee-high Doc Martens? Sid Vicious? T-shirts held together by safety pins? |
| There's no question that punk rock has a distinct style. As Jonathan van Meter describes in this month's Vogue magazine, fashion was at the core of his sense of belonging to the punk culture: | There's no question that punk rock has a distinct style. As Jonathan van Meter describes in this month's Vogue magazine, fashion was at the core of his sense of belonging to the punk culture: |
| I shaved the left side of my head and shoved a safety pin through my ear; stole a biker jacket off a bar stool at a local pub and made it my own (still have it); nabbed the perfect pair of tartan pants at the Bring and Buy; ripped my clothing to shreds. | I shaved the left side of my head and shoved a safety pin through my ear; stole a biker jacket off a bar stool at a local pub and made it my own (still have it); nabbed the perfect pair of tartan pants at the Bring and Buy; ripped my clothing to shreds. |
| The result was bittersweet: The alienation (and bullying) my new look inspired was genuinely painful; the handful of people who recognized me as one of them, however, became the best of friends – to this day. | The result was bittersweet: The alienation (and bullying) my new look inspired was genuinely painful; the handful of people who recognized me as one of them, however, became the best of friends – to this day. |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art's upcoming exhibit "Chaos to Couture" showcases the spectrum of punk's influence on fashion – from haute couture to the mainstream. While punk's style is put on center stage at the Met, we want your help to tell the wider story of punk and its legacy today. | The Metropolitan Museum of Art's upcoming exhibit "Chaos to Couture" showcases the spectrum of punk's influence on fashion – from haute couture to the mainstream. While punk's style is put on center stage at the Met, we want your help to tell the wider story of punk and its legacy today. |
| Were you a part of the punk scene in London or New York in the 70s and 80s? Do you consider yourself a punk today? Tell us about what punk meant to you, and how you think it should be remembered. | Were you a part of the punk scene in London or New York in the 70s and 80s? Do you consider yourself a punk today? Tell us about what punk meant to you, and how you think it should be remembered. |
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