Few rock bands have had a greater influence on the cultural landscape than The Clash. Trying to trace all the evidence of their inspiration on fashion alone would be a Herculean task, but their influence on modern menswear can be seen in the designs of everyone from Helmut Lang to Hedi Slimane.
The Clash’s frontman, Joe Strummer, who died in 2002, was responsible for most of what made them great. You can see how it all went down in punk auteur Julien Temple’s excellent new documentary, Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten—and maybe pick up a few style tips of your own.
Strummer was a genius with color and contrast for one thing; after all, this is the guy who mixed preppy pink and green with an iconic punk rock photograph on the cover of London Calling.
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Lang-Term Occupant: Helmut-Langless Helmut Lang store pops up on Washington Street [The Fashion Informer via Racked]
Digital Retail: Fashion Fits—all the fun of folding shirts for minimum wage captured on your desktop. [Slackerjack]
Polo Club: MOTH vet Ralph Lauren snatches up a wing at Bergdorf’s [WWD, subscription required]
New Yorkshire: More on Paul Smith’s love of Leeds. Yes, Leeds. [Yorkshire Evening Post]
Yes, Please: Pick us up something from the NotCot gift guide. [NotCot]
Catching Flack: Try on Distilled’s fatigues. [Refinery29]
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Madison Avenue Chic: Behind the scenes at the Vanity
Fair “Mad
Men” shoot (January
Jones in the house). [Vanityfair.com]
Bag of Sunshine: Sacks for the season. [Refinery29]
May it Please the Court: Traditional-dressing British
Judges to get even more awesome. [UPI]
Deal Alert: Savings on Rag & Bone and Helmut Lang
from Wednesday through Friday. [Racked]
Bush Whacker: Seeing as he was uninvited to Jenna
Bush’s wedding, David Lauren, son of Ralph, cheated on alarming
beautiful/surprisingly intelligent/secretly liberal Bush cousin Lauren
because he is very, very stupid. [NYPost]
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