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The ladies of hml can be quite caustic when it comes to 'wearable art'. It seems a dubious way for weird assymetrical badly shiboried nonsense to get some street cred - we are not convinced. But we are however frock hounds when it comes to avant-garde fashion particularly from one of our favorite decades - yes you guessed it - the glorious 80's. So we are understandably excited about the opening of the Katie Pye retrospective Clothes for Modern Lovers' at the NGV:A. And of course this kicks of a week long ode to the 80's courtesy of your very own rock steady crew here at hml.
Katie Pye circa 1982 doing her best Toyah Wilcox.
The ladies of hml can be quite caustic when it comes to 'wearable art'. It seems a dubious way for weird assymetrical badly shiboried nonsense to get some street cred - we are not convinced. But we are however frock hounds when it comes to avant-garde fashion particularly from one of our favorite decades - yes you guessed it - the glorious 80's. So we are understandably excited about the opening of the Katie Pye retrospective Clothes for Modern Lovers' at the NGV:A. And of course this kicks of a week long ode to the 80's courtesy of your very own rock steady crew here at hml. Katie Pye circa 1982 doing her best Toyah Wilcox.
Ah Toyah! How could you not have a soft spot for someone with a lisp like that? Remeber the film clip where she threw the boxes of washing powder around? Um..... I better leave it there....a bit embarassing really....
ReplyDeleteDo you remember Stilletto magazine? (sigh) those were the days of my yooff....
dont be embarrased we were all there watching Suzanne Dowling and dreaming of Stilletto and oversized earrings and just in case you needed them here are the lyrics to I want to be free -
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I'm bored
don't want to go to school
don't want to be nobody's fool
want to be me
want to be me
don't want to be sweet and neat
don't want someone living my life for me
want to be free
I'm going to turn this world inside out
I'm going to turn suburbia upside down
I'm going to walk the streets, scream and shout
I'm going to crawl through the alleyways, being very loud
don't want to be told what to wear
As long as you're warm who cares
want to be me
want to be me
So what if I dye my hair
I've still got a brain up there
And I'm going to be me
I'm going to be free
I'm going to turn this world inside out
I'm going to turn suburbia upside down
I'm going to walk the streets, scream and shout
I'm going to crawl through the alleyways, being very loud
I'm going to turn this world inside out
I'm going to turn suburbia upside down
I'm going to walk the streets, scream and shout
I'm going to crawl through the alleyways, being very loud
Tear down the wallpaper
Turf out the cat
Tear up the carpet
We've got rid of that
Blow up the TV
Blow up the car
Without these things
You don;t know where you are
Pull down the abbatoirs
And all that's obscene
Everything in life
Should be totally free
We should live and let live
And all live our dreams
I'm going to turn this world inside out
I'm going to turn suburbia upside down
I'm going to walk the streets, scream and shout
I'm going to crawl through the alleyways, being very loud
I'm going to turn this world inside out
I'm going to turn suburbia upside down
I'm going to walk the streets, scream and shout
I'm going to crawl through the alleyways, being very loud
I'm gonna be free
I'm gonna be free
oh my god (said quietly and in stunned admiraion)
ReplyDeletesomeone should do a cover version!
Paris Hilton maybe!
Oh my. I went to fashion college in the 80's (in the decidedly unfashionable Brisbane) and does this bring back memories. And I do remember Stilleto and Follow Me magazine and using way too much hair gel. Mind you, I was a goth so there wasn't much colour.
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