In fact, it feels as if the Swedish brand has recently lost some ground in the streetwear territory they once laid claim to, ceding it to a new wave of rebellious streetwise designers.
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Other reactions include stomach cramps, skin rashes, sinus inflammation and infections. One orange coat in particular had a body-skimming fit that trumped the puffer’s shapeless associations.Īcne Studios has a pretty strong track record for making compelling footwear, too, and though the baggy over-the-knee boots were in step with fashion’s current endless-leg obsession, they fell flat on desirability. such as a rash resulting from contact with poison ivy. Outerwear is arguably Acne Studios’s strong suit, and their interpretation of the quilted coat was a nice addition to the ones we’ve seen coming through for Fall, even if the somewhat curious styling obscured some of the standouts. The tailored holographic pants made for a better line, as did off-the-shoulder jackets. Those audacious experiments in form seemed to weigh down the collection in places, along with oversize woolen jumpsuits. It was named after her crew chief Flip Ivey. The brand is never afraid to subvert traditional proportions, and the sinewy punk rocker silhouette was blown up big with XXL pants in heavy mohair and PVC. The first Poison Ivy may have originated as the nose art of Boeing F-13 Superfortress 42-24585. Johansson was among the first designers to jump on the pant-less trend, and this season he continued the theme with some novel takes on underwear as outerwear: PVC leotards and undies that were worn over stockings or skintight pants. Known as Poison Ivy and Lux Interior, the two most striking members of the crew shared a fearless gender-fluid aesthetic, in which a casual look for a woman or man might encompass a pair of PVC panties, sky-high stilettos, and not much else. “It was provocative, aggressive, and I wanted to bring that mood to what we do.” You need only browse the many performance videos on YouTube to get a sense for the band’s style and bravado. “The Cramps never really had hit songs, but they had a lot of attitude,” he said. Tumultuous misfits THE CRAMPS were a terrifically entertaining and rakish glam psychobilly sensation started by lovebirds LUX INTERIOR (born Erick Lee Purkhiser in 1946) and POISON IVY (born Kristy Wallace in 1953) back in 1972 in Sacramento, California. Creative director Jonny Johansson has been a fan of Californian punk outfit the Cramps since his teenage years, and backstage after the show he admitted to fanning out when he met the band’s guitarist in New York. In homage to the goth sounds of Lux, Poison Ivy, Kid Congo and Knox, they are the second band to feature on the Discover Weekly playlist.An ’80s vibe has been reverberating on the runways in Europe this season, and the punk soundtrack at Acne Studios this afternoon was plugged into that vibe. What’s Inside A Girl A Poison Ivy Tribute The Cramps: The Cramps had a long succession of drummers, bassists, and second guitarists, but Lux and Ivy always remained at the helm, the Morticia and Gomez of punk, the reigning monarchs of all things debauched and scary, carrying the banner of rock high when younger bands failed to channel its energy. Starting out as the ultimate garage band back in ’76, with their raw performance intensity and simple, throbbing tunes they influenced an entire generation of. (her husband and co-founding member of The Cramps) gave us a genre of music gleefully known and loved known as Psychobilly. Throughout the 30 years where the band was active, The Cramps managed to strike the balance between staying within the media’s eye and lurking just beneath the surface, acting as the popular outcasts. Poison Ivy Rorschach and Lux Interior, R.I.P. The Cramps had created a sound that operated on a completely different wavelength in comparison to the fabricated sounds of 70′s jazz fusion. The combination of the southern bell sounds of Psychobilly and the Cramps’s pre existing festering mutant rock and punk demeanours, were a force to be reckoned with. Not only did the Cramps have a unique dress sense, but they also had an individual sound, influenced by psychobilly music, a genre that was and still is overlooked by the music industry. The band spent the majority of their time playing under-the-radar gigs in hot and sweaty clubs, with the late frontman, Lux Interior (Erick Purkhiser) often seen strutting around dressed in leather trousers and leopard g-strings.
But, the psychobilly rockers, “The Cramps” happened to be one of the most underrated American bands of the 70′s. On first glance, you’d think The Cramps were characters taken straight from a Tim Burton movie. Left to Right: Kid “Congo” Powers, Lux Interior, Poison Ivy and Nick Knox.
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