Glamorous Fashions and Music

By Clive Newtow


The thought of glam rock and dressing up in womanly fashions weren't too well accepted in the 70s. It is a bit different now with glam rock entertainers such as Lady Gaga and films like The Angry Inch. However, a while ago before glam fashions were seen on the high street it was tough. The north of great Britain is home to numerous gangs and even during the 1970s there has been gangs where joblessness and drug use festered a violent environment that would only get worse in 2010. With regard to some sort of family directly into glam rock styles men connected with feminine is actually would have been a risky enterprise walking about in high heel shoes and glitter make up. In reality a person would have to be courageous compared to gangs to walk regarding such as a glam rock star as you were just trying for a violent conflict in the environment of sexual suppression and ignorant attitudes at the moment.

I first observed glam rock superstars including David Bowie and T Rex in the form of the music like Rebel Rebel, John I am only dancing, that we wore out twice on my parents' record-player. My class in school, when it comes to pop sensibility was split as follows: the particular kids ended up lovers involving either Roxy Music The Sweet, and the girls all adored Marc Bolan and glam rock. Rogues ended up being terminated because of the guys seeing that 'a poof' even though Steve Priest, bass-player connected with The particular Special appeared to be clearly as glam rock & camp as anyone in this area. However he or she obtained a pass for whatever reason. So We paid attention to my personal T Rex records in personal, certainly not permitting on to any one of my own class-mates pertaining to my new obsession glam rock, fearing that I in turn would be instantly labeled as 'a poof'. My up coming important breakthrough discovery was glam rock and roll and also Roxy Music's 1st recording. The lining sleeve features glam style photos involving the actual music group appearing like Sci-fi movie-stars, also it was this which first provoked the thought in me: 'I wish to look like a glam rock star.

My personal glam rock and roll lifetime started out as I began to badger my own mummy for several attire: I needed platform shoes, I needed flares, shirts with wild, disco collars and, above all, long hair. This required quite a while to be able to acquire my "glam rock star look' collectively nevertheless last but not least, at about the particular age I was. I was able to look in the mirror with some amount of satisfaction. I rapidly realized that, throughout a new area for instance Birmingham, outfitting in this glam rock and roll trend approach would be asking for abuse and it soon came along. It has been mainly spoken combined with becoming jostled or even shoulder-barged on the street. i had been quickly to learn the danger's associated with dressing up as being a glam rock and roll movie star in the 70s.

The initial act of individual attack upon me personally failed to take place very long afterward. I traveled the length from some sort of shuttle bus cease in route home coming from a glam rock and roll concert by a new band in town. We was becoming screamed with by regarding thirty youngsters coming from across the street, shortly these people arrived asking for after me wanting blood. I ended up being captured and tried to reason saying it was just a vogue thing along with many the girls dug it. Unfortunately this made them even more angry as I suppose these were not so popular with the opposite sex as at the time glam rock guys were getting all the dates and best looking women.

I made it out alive with a few torn clothes and a missing platform boot. A small price to pay on reflection as if it were today I am sure there would have been a much more violent response. I did get a black eye and a few bruises but what really hurt is the wounded pride and loss of personal freedom to express yourself after such an encounter. I still wore glam rock fashions but was cautious where to go and be seen in such outfits. it all seemed so simple for the glam rock stats on my TV, they lived their lives (it seemed) dressing up every day in glam rock clothes and never having a care in the world. In truth I was too young to know about marketing, hype and that they were just kids themselves many manipulates to look a certain way just to make money as a glam rock star.




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