the history of punk

 the history of  punk 

1. Punk rock (or none as punk) is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock.

1. Punk fashion is, but in 1970 it didn't exist Punk first emerged in the mid 1970s in London as an anarchic and aggressive movement.About 200 young people defined themselves as an anti-fashion urban youth street culture Closely aligned was a music movement that took the name punk.

The clothes suited the lifestyle of those with limited cash due to unemployment and the general low income school leavers or students often experience.

Punks cut up old clothes from charity and thrift shops, destroyed the fabric and refashioned outfits in a manner then thought a crude construction technique, making garments designed to attract attention.  It deconstructed garments into new forms. Whilst torn fabrics, frayed edges and defaced prints are now considered normal in the 21st century, in the 1970s it shocked many people, because it had never been seen before.  Until then fabric had been treated as a material to keep as pristine, new looking and beautiful as possible.

punk evolved in the USA and the UK in the mid ’70s, it has heavily influenced all areas of the arts world and many young people. Punk was an expression of youthful rebellion and anti-authoritarian mentality. The term punk was first used by American critics in the early ’70s to describe the new bands that had arrived on the scene.

By the mid ’70s, bands such as The Ramones, The Sex Pistols and The Clash were viewed and recognized as the forefront of a new musical movement. Soon, punk spread around the world and not just in music, but also within fashion, visual art, literature, dance and film.