New Romantics: The Look

by Dave Rimmer

After punk, pop culture wanted to dazzle again. Fashion and style were the means and the New Romantics took them to the limit.

But the New Romantic movement was more than just a reaction against the anti-glamour of punk…and the music was only part of the story.
The first in-depth book about British Pop’s most flamboyant movement.

The clubs and cabarets, the clothes, the glitter, the make-up, the hair, the fashion, the attitude and the style all made up The Look – and the Look was everything.

The New Romantics explores the varied roots of the movement, using interviews with the stars and tracing a range of influences from David Bowie to the movie Cabaret and the Berlin of the 1930s. Includes interviews with Martin Kemp, Boy George and Steve Strange.

Genres: Music, Fashion

128 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2003

Reviews

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book that chronicles the New Romantic movement in London and beyond. Not only does it detail the major players and places in the movement, it provides the backstory on the style tribes that influenced this movement. Gorgeous photos accompany the text. A must for any collector.

[Cathryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Photos are great but the text in this book started off disjointed and nonsensical. It got more coherent as it went on, however.