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One of the strange
things about Punk was the fact that it threw up so many
personalities that weren't necessarily anything to do with
the music but who became almost as famous as the bands themselves.
Siouxsie, Debbie (of the Bromley Contingent) and Sue Catwoman to
name three
were original faces on the scene who became famous through their
extremely photogenic shocking (female) looks, becoming virtually as it were
alternative supermodels . These people were close to the originators of
Punk like the Pistols and the shop 'Sex' and mutually bathed in the
ensuing publicity / infamy. Strangely enough they were all female. One
of the most striking of these punk icons of '76-'77 was Jordan
- ' Sex' shop assistant, Jubilee actress and Adam
& The Ants band manager . Instantly recognisable by her beehive / spiked hairdo
and geometric Mondrian style makeup she made only a limited impact in
these areas and her fame remains principally as one of the striking
images of punk and punk women. Indeed she was almost awarded a grant as
a living work of art ! Out of the names above only Jordan
(except for Siouxsie whose life and times have been well documented) has
had significant press and these pages are culled from interviews down
the years. No stranger to dressing controversially her comments are
sometimes equally so, and caustic as well, but never dull. Obviously
an original and talented person she was lucky to be in the right place
and the right time at perhaps the most exiting period of music and make
her own contribution. |
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