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Originally Posted by elphenor
Malcolm designed Adam Ant's look too
one of the most strikingly gorgeous looks of any Rockstar
"Fashion is the last bastion of the glamorous"
one of the most disappointing aspects of indie music in the 90s to now is the abandonment of Bowie's glam influence
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Yes I agree that more rock stars should dress like pirates and I mean that sincerely.
And you're right about indie, I think one reason indie rock started dying off is because people got tired of seeing all these scrawny white dudes not putting even a tiny bit of effort into their visual presentation. One of the things I miss the most about the 70s and 80s is the showmanship, then the 90s came around and it wasn't cool to look like you care anymore.
Image has always been an important part of music whether people want to admit it or not, it's one but certainly not the only reason pop and hip hop are the most relevant genres today because the representation is so much more diverse, everybody's had their fill of white guys in ill-fitting polo shirts by now.