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REMEMBERING THE MAN
WHO BIRTHED BRITISH PUNK
DIY Punk? Malcolm McLaren invented it. Best known for his management of The Sex Pistols, what we were always interested in was his stylistic representation of punk. What would have become of the punk movement if McLaren and Dame Vivienne Westwood had ceased to operate their Kings Road Sex shop, thus pushing forward the progression of punk styling?
By the mid 70's, what was once a record shop operated by McLaren and Patrick Casey had been transformed into the Sex shop filled with DIY designs from the subversive minds of McLaren and girlfriend Vivienne Westwood. Together, they birthed their own fetishtastic punk style, and as simple as that, the revolution was born. McLaren knew how to market. He took his passion for music and merged it with his passion for fashion. McLaren once said "He who fucks nuns eventually joins the church!" and that's just what he did. Malcolm managed the Sex Pistols, dressing them in signature Westwood and McLaren line Seditionaries. The rest is punk fashion history.