Ok, she’s been on my radar since around 2014, but is Marie Marot on yours? She should be! This shirt designer is her own best brand ambassador (wait, why isn’t she on Substack?!). Her personal ...

So here is Part 2. I hope you’ll find it as fascinating as I do. Alex was adamant she wanted photos that showed her as she really was – a ‘shy punk’ and not a poser. However, a lot of her photos do ...

Here’s a postcard from Joe relating to our silk-stocking type shirt. [Alex made a shirt for Joe Strummer with see-through black sleeves that were double-hemmed to look like stocking tops, a twist on ...

Did you enjoy yesterday’s post on Alex Michon and her punk style evolution? If so, there’s more. I asked her to unearth some ...

Did you enjoy yesterday’s post on Alex Michon and her punk style evolution? If so, there’s more. I asked her to unearth some photos for me and as well as the photos (apologies for the bad quality – ...

The Slits – they were doing something that was extraordinary. They were playing with gender stereotypes like the party dress. Viv Albertine had this party dress we sewed for her (below), which she ...

And I made quite a few for Jeannette Lee. I would wear the miniskirt a lot, but I would wear it with very dark black tights. It wasn’t sexual in a way, it was just hard-wearing. And I always wore it ...