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As the darker season approaches, look out for the gothic influences to creep further into your wardrobe. Tavi Gevinson vamps up her Autumn Winter 2016 look for Dazed's latest issue. Wearing nothing but Rodarte, Tavi works the layers of lace and the clashing of textures. A masterclass in how to wear black lace and brooding layers, all whilst invoking those punk trends that we are set to see grow this season.
Alternative 'it girl' Soko dons velvet, lace and leather in a clash of textures and attitudes for DAZED's cover story this month. Styled up in Alexander McQueen, Gucci, Simone Rocha and Marc Jacobs, it's a lesson in how to channel your inner punk for the AW16 season.
An editorial that is a lesson in how to grunge up those more delicate features from Summer, such as ruffles, sheer layers and frilly sleeves, as we move into the darker and edgier Autumn season.
2016 sees the 40th anniversary of Punk and brings a series of events, exhibitions and workshops to London, celebrating all things punk. And one pitstop we'll be checking out along the way is an exhibition at the Michael Hoppen Gallery, just of Kings Road, London. The home of the era, where would punk be without Kings Road?
Titled PUNK, this exhibition forms a part of the year long programme of Punk.London – 40 Years of Subversive Culture events. Featuring an assortment of vintage press prints illustrating the development of this exciting new era for music, fashion and culture that was hitting the streets of Britain.
As part of the 40th anniversary of Punk descending upon the streets of London, photographer Richard Young is opening the doors of his gallery to give an insiders look at the era of Punk.
If you are looking for a little culture to check out this weekend, or over the coming weeks, there is still time to dip into this personal retrospective of images cataloguing the Punk period.
As fashion week in New York draws to a close, it has been a week to show us all just how much the whole structure of the fashion show itself is changing. From interactive presentations and q&a's with models to Instagram collection debuts, the fashion shows as we know it is seriously evolving. But most importantly of all, fashion week is all about showcasing the upcoming trends for the next season.
There is no doubt that the 80s is one of the most important influences upon the fashion industry this Autumn Winter season. Giving us an even greater reason to listen to some of our favourite music from the 1980s, including all things Siouxsie and the Banshees.
So take take a moment (in the name of fashion and research of course..) to immerse yourself in the decade and welcome in the weekend with a pinch of punk in Siouxsie style.
This NYFW streetstyle snap is a lesson in how to toughen up floaty feminine fabrics and bring out your inner punk rock chick in style. We're always a fan of clashing the harsher textures of leather with floaty lace, but this look takes it a step further. With an oversized studded leather jacket that looks as though it should be straight out of the 70s off the back of a mohawked punk rocker. Channeling our favourite era even down to the Sex Pistols & Ramones patches for the full punk rock vibe. Layering heavy leather jackets is our number one way to transition our NAVY lace looks through from Winter to Spring. Find more street style inspiration for your weekend looks.
Somerset House is the perfect location in London for wasting away a few hours, emersing yourself in a little but of art and culture. Our latest trip down to Somerset House allowed us a chance to check out the 'Chris Stein / Negative: Me, Blondie, and the Advent of Punk' exhibition currently on at the East Wing Galleries.
Large scales prints of Chris Stein's candid and at times intimate photographs, track the emergence of the New Wave era of music and the rise of Blondie through the 70s and 80s. Having co-founded Blondie alongside Debbie Harry, Stein had a front row seat for this underground musical culture and was there every step of the way to world domination at the hands of Blondie.
Alongside each huge image, are short anecdotes and tales of the New Wave era explaining a little background information about the snapshot in time as captured by Stein. His character, personality and passion showing through.
Stein managed to capture candid portraits of many icons as well as Blondie within the music and art world of the punk era, including Iggy Pop, David Bowie, The Ramones, Andy Warhol and more. This exhibition offers an insight into the fashions, attitudes and innocence of the time and is well worth stopping by before it closes on January 25th. Entry is free too, so you have no excuse not to pop along and marvel at the pink ceilings, huge framed photographs and generally just admire a bit of Debbie Harry at her very best.
If you can't make it down before the show closes, tune in for a live Q&A session with Chris Stein himself on Wednesday 21st January between 3-3.30pm. Follow #ChrisSteinNegative and keep an eye on the @BlondieOfficial and @SomersetHouse twitter accounts.
Chris Stein / Negative: Me, Blondie, and the Advent of Punk On until 25th January East Wing Galleries Somerset House, London
You may have seen that last week we were lucky enough to enjoy an erratic and high energy performance from the queen of 90s grunge, Courtney Love. She brought out the inner punk of the NAVY team!
We’ve put together a rocking awesome playlist to get us pumping for the long weekend to begin. It has to, of course, contain a cheeky bit of Courtney. As well as some out our 2014 festival must-sees Wolf Alice, Warpaint and more! So keep it on repeat you NAVY dolls and welcome in the weekend.
All about dreamy bohemian dressing mixed with a quintessentially rock & roll attitude. Available from Zalando & Topshop, Oxford Circus.
NAVY London was created in 2006 by stylist Greg Lang.
