Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Glamorous Fashions and Music

By Sally Geddy


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 own glam rock lifetime began as We began to badger my own mum for several attire: I wanted platform shoes, I wanted flares, shirts with crazy, giraffe collars and, above all, spike hair. It took quite some time to be able to acquire my personal "glam rock look' together however ultimately, at regarding the particular age of 19, I was able to look in the mirror with some amount of satisfaction. I quickly came to the realization that, throughout a new location just like Dundee, dressing in this particular glam rock trend manner will be asking for abuse and it soon came along. This has been mainly verbal put together with being jostled or even shoulder-barged in the pub. i became quickly to learn the actual danger's of dressing up being a glam rock celebrity in the seventies.

The initial work of individual strike after me personally failed to come about extended subsequently. I traveled the length coming from some sort of bus halt along the way home coming from a glam rock and roll gig by a new band in town. We had been currently being screamed with simply by regarding something like 20 kids from down the street, quickly they will arrived asking for after me wanting blood. I ended up being caught and experimented with to explanation saying it was just a style thing and all the girls dug it. Unfortunately this made them even more angry as I suppose they 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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