Punk

The safety pins, studs, pierced faces and torn jackets of Punk fashion started to appear this year, and the seeds of the Mohawk hair craze was born.

Punk was a reaction against all things Hippie: long hair, love of nature, love of everybody, peace. Punk was the most shocking youth movement the world had ever seen: loud, angry, spitting, universal disgust. It was also a reaction against a huge rise in unemployment and inflation.

However, in at least one instance punk caused unemployment. The newspapers ran a story about one man who was sacked from his job as a mechanic because he had formed his mohican from superglue - and ran the risk of putting his colleagues� eyes out with the spikes.

The gurus of London punk fashion were Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood. They opened a Teddy Boy revival shop which finally transformed into �SEX� in 1975 selling specially made punk t-shirts. These frequently got their wearers into trouble with the police due to their shocking and controversial images.