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The ukulele has two obvious selling points: it is affordable and easy to carry.
Widely credited for bringing the punk aesthetic into mainstream fashion, the Vivienne Westwood brand has become synonymous with provocative clothes that make a bold statement.
In the 1970s, contemporary music branched out into different directions, giving birth to heavy metal, funk, punk, jazz fusion and disco. These varied genres spilled over into the ’80s, many of the artists achieving major success and influencing lots of fans.
The punk subculture is characterized by “antiestablishment views and the promotion of individual freedom.” The punk lifestyle is, first of all, a philosophy, a politics—diverse ideologies and forms of expression that invaded youth culture in the 1970s, in music, fashion, literature, film, dance and the visual arts.
Punk has had a big resurgence this year, with spikes and studs dominating the fashion runways.
When Fall Out Boy went on an “indefinite hiatus” in 2009, just months after its second Manila show, fans thought they’d seen the last of the group.
Anarchic became chic at Anna Wintour’s “Punk: Chaos to Couture” gala night, which opened the Costume Institute’s anti-fashion exhibit recently, showing punk’s origins and influence on high fashion.
