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'How modern' - The Guardian Guide

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THE LOOK: Adventures In Rock & Pop Fashion - style, sounds and suss from Elvis to Emo, from New Wave to N* R*ve
THE LOOK: Adventures In Rock & Pop Fashion by Paul Gorman is THE book, a must-have read, a celebration of the combustion which occurs when great music meets fantastic style with 300-plus images (many rare or never-before-seen) and 120,000 words featuring the key stars and their designers of the last six decades of pop culture.
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Coming May 08: our new fashion label The Look Presents
As part of the unveiling of THE LOOK's exciting new website - coming very soon - we have launched a bobby-dazzling new blog at http://rockpopfashion.com/blog
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It's chock full of news, updates, previously unpublished extracts and images and we'll be regularly featuring guest and celebrity contributions on the greatest music and most fantastic fashion from the past six decades and the contemporary scene.
Subscribe at http://rockpopfashion.com/blog to keep in touch, contribute, comment and join in the fun.
There are many new developments coming to fruition this year, not least the launch of our fashion label THE LOOK PRESENTS in the spring and the publication of the new book about rebel style with Keanan Duffty by Rizzoli in the US and Adelita in the rest of the world in September.
Gonna be great in 08 - let's enjoy it together!
THE LOOK is more than a book; it's a CD, a website, a series of happenings, fashion shows, parties, DJ sets, film screenings, performances, it's even been a limited edition t-shirt and a hugely successful club night. We'll be popping up soon so keep your eye out and come along and do your thing. We're sure you'll enjoy it.

"How modern" - The Guardian
"A beautiful explosion" - socialight.com
"A stroke of minor genius" - fuk.com
"Inspired" - Time Out

THE LOOK's ever-changing gallery of the great and the glorious!

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THE LOOK Presents and other events

Images from the rolling schedule of events held by THE LOOK from Liverpool to Tokyo, from Soho to Cornwall, at venues including the V&A, London College Of Fashion, Central Saint Martins, the Cochrane Theatre, Two2Much (now Soho Revue Bar), Rodney's English Disco (LA), Paul Smith's Space (Tokyo), The Broadway Cinema (Nottingham), Burro (Covent Garden),The A Foundation (Liverpool) and Borders stores in Brighton, Bristol and Oxford Circus. ENJOY!
Photos: Esme Bradbury, Susie Bubble, Caz Facey, Meri Juntti, Krystyna Kolowska, Paul Smith, Vic Singh, Dominik Tomaszewski.

Fabulous & indispensable

Mojo

Beautifully presented and meticulously researched
The Guardian

This is THE book
Robert Elms, The Times

Give your coffee table style cred.. the definitive guide to music and style
Sunday Express

A highly entertaining read... handsomely illustrated
Q

Kecks, drugs and rock 'n' roll
Zoo

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THE LOOK in TOP TEN best fashion books ever!

THE LOOK is today named one of the Top Ten best fashion books by British newspaper The Independent. Described as an "entertaining chronicle of the relationship between music and clothes from Elvis Pre...
Posted by The Look on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:38:00 PST

SUBSCRIBE TO THE LOOK’S NEW BLOG http://rockpopfashion.com/blog

As part of the unveiling of THE LOOK's exciting new website - coming very soon - we have launched a bobby-dazzling new blog at http://rockpopfashion.com/blog .It's chock full of news, updates, previo...
Posted by The Look on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:05:00 PST

ANTONY DESIGNS DRESS FOR YOOX.COM

Is there no end to the talents of THE LOOK's friend, the amazing Antony Hegarty?Not satisfied with creating some of the most plangent and beautiful music of the last decade as Antony & The Johnsons......
Posted by The Look on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:03:00 PST

XMAS MAYHEM AT THE LOOK HANGS LOOSE

All manner of fun was had by 300 or so of THE LOOK's extended family at our Xmas party. There was a Medieval Babe, a Fine Young Cannibal, A Granny Taking A Trip and many more beautiful people giving i...
Posted by The Look on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:19:00 PST

THE LOOK In The Guardian Guide today

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguide/clubs/story/0,,2227091,00 .htmlThe Look Hangs LooseLondonUn-pindownable fashion fandango The Look is forging a path through the festive season with a freakin' fabulou...
Posted by The Look on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:06:00 PST

TIME OUT RECOMMENDS THE LOOK HANGS LOOSE

According to Time Out, we're a bunch of "style-conscious clothes-horses" at THE LOOK, but that hasn't stopped them recommending our Xmas party THE LOOK Hangs Loose on Saturday December 15.To read the...
Posted by The Look on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:52:00 PST

DINAH ADAMS: UNSUNG FASHION HEROINE

The appearance of this extraordinary flamenco-style creation at auction a couple of months back prompted an inquiry by THE LOOK into the designer, the "late, great" Dinah Adams, in the words of Gene K...
Posted by The Look on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:38:00 PST

Dressing For Pleasure : Inside SEX

Rather snappily we're able to follow news of the footage of 430 Kings Road in 1972 with John Samson's fetish film Dressing For Pleasure. This was made four years later and released in 1977, including ...
Posted by The Look on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:38:00 PST

Teddy Boys Forever: Ultra-rare Let It Rock footage

Following on from Paul Tonkin's reminsicences about acquiring his jacket at Let It Rock at 430 Kings Road, a youtube search has upturned some incredible footage culled from a BBC documentary of 1972 ...
Posted by The Look on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:19:00 PST

Malcolm McLaren's jacket and THAT photo taken by Ian Dury!

The jaunty image on our Xmas party flyer has long been a favourite of THE LOOK, appearing as it does on the back of Kilburn & The High Roads' one and only album Handsome (released 1974).Enigmatically...
Posted by The Look on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:11:00 PST