EPISODE · Sep 6, 2026 · 14 MIN

Vivienne Westwood, SEX, and the Visual Language of British Punk

from The History of Punk Rock Podcast: Bands, Scenes, Hardcore, DIY Culture, Record Labels, Clubs, and Punk Music History · host Podily

This episode dives into how Vivienne Westwood’s boutique SEX on London’s King's Road became the first punk fashion house, detailing its collaboration with Malcolm McLaren and the Sex Pistols, the DIY production and distribution tactics that spread the look, and how commercial interest eventually reshaped the style while retaining an anti‑establishment core. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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