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Poly Styrene

punk

Build outfits around one loud neon base piece (like a plastic-y shift dress or PVC coat) and then pile on clashing pastel knits, army-surplus layers and chunky plastic jewelry until it feels just this side of too much.

Their world

into

upcyclingthrift shoppingkitsch jewelrymilitary surplussecondhand plasticsstatement jewelryvintage markets

shops for

bangle/braceletcardiganhelmetmilitary jacketplastic kitsch jewelry (general)PVC or vinyl coat/dressshift dressstatement necklace

How they dress

palette

acid greenbright colorsbubblegumday‑glo greenday‑glo pinkday‑glo yellowhot pinkneon

materials

cottoncotton blendfiberglasshard glossy plasticmetalnylon

details

boxybright fluorescentchunkycrash‑helmet or army helmetDay‑Glohard glossykitsch trinketslayered over dresses

Photo © Poly_Styrene.png: Uroica derivative work: Memphisto (talk) · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where this read came from
  1. Inside unorthodox punk icon Poly Styrene’s wild, day-glo style | Dazed
  2. Poly Styrene: plastic fantastic | Dazed
  3. CHAPTER 4 Can Plastics Be a Muse for Future Femi
  4. The Unforgettable Poly Styrene, First Woman of Punk | AnOther

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