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Poly Styrene

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

Silhouettes

camouflagegranny‑style knit sometimesmismatched prints

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

Based on how their style reads publicly. Not an endorsement.

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