Description
Book Synopsis80s Sound and Vision captures the raw energy, creativity, and flamboyance of an unforgettable era through its fashion and music. With images by
renowned photographer Sheila Rock, this personal journey offers a visual account including many rare images from the photographer’s archive, alongside those originally featured in
seminal publications such as
The Face,
Rolling Stone, and
Vogue.
Rock’s
compelling first hand narrative shot across a decade primarily in
London but also
LA,
San Francisco, and
Tokyo, takes us to a time when the real catwalk happened on the street; when
style was the first and last word and when youth made their own
identity,
culture,
music, and
entertainment. Here are the burgeoning
roots of gender fluidity and an index of impressive talents that bubbled out of the suburbs and art schools to energise an
Table of ContentsFashion
Radical Plumage
Street Life
Marketplace of Style
Out in Clubland
Visionaries
Pop Powerhouse
Independent Spirits
Electro Magnetic
