GLAM ROCK
Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a style of rock and pop music that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s, which was performed by singers and musicians who wore outrageous clothes, makeup and hairstyles, particularly platform-soled boots and glitter.The flamboyant costumes and visual styles of glam performers were often camp or androgynous, and have been connected with new views of gender roles.Glam rock visuals peaked during the mid 1970s with artists including T. Rex, David Bowie, Roxy Music and Gary Glitter in the UK and New York Dolls, Lou Reed and Jobriath in the US.
Bowie had taken the stage persona of “Ziggy Stardust“, a science fiction based, theatrical, enigmatic, androgynous character and produced two albums during this period including Aladin Sane!
Balmain fall 2011
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‘Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from Mars’ Wikipedia. Available at : http://en.wikipedia.or/wiki/Ziggy_Stardust_and_the_Spiders_from_Mars_%28film%29 (Accessed : 22 February 2012)
‘Glam Rock’ Wikipedia. Available at : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glam_rock (Accessed : 22 February 2012)
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