By Vanessa Voigt
Fashion Q+A
The Buzz
Posted August 6, 2013
Photographer Roberta Bayley and journalist Jon Savage discuss the origins of punk fashion at the MET.
On an auditorium stage at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Blondie’s Debbie Harry, punk photographer Roberta Bayley and punk historian/music journalist, Jon Savage talked fashion, Sex Pistols and the trends that defined a generation seeking freedom of expression.
The intimate panel discussion, entitled Sunday at the MET―A Conversation on The Origins of Punk, was moderated by GQ Style Guy, Glenn O’Brien to further conversation on the The Costume Institute’s exhibition, Punk: Chaos to Couture, which is on display until August 14. This unique exhibit highlights the longevity of punk’s influence on fashion with a diverse representation of design houses, including Versace, Chanel, Burberry, and of course, Vivienne Westwood.
Attendees were treated to a photo presentation by Styles and Bayley that looked at punk fashion in US and England nearly four decades ago. We have to say the styles still looked modern, with tattered tops, zipper details, skinny pants, and stud embellishments.
So what are the origins of punk? “There wasn’t (an origin),” said Bayley. “The idea was floating in the air and both sides of the pond made it take on form.” She added, “It’s very hard to copy-write fashion. Fashion is about knock offs.
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