The following text is a short-story about Punk. McLaren and Westwood were greatly impressed by the Teds style. It was Vivienne Westwood who quickly found that these Teds had to get all their clothes hand made and there was a gap in the market. I learnt all my politics and understanding of the world through the history of art' , he sayed.
Plagiarism is what the word is about.
If you didn't start seeing things and stealing because you were so inspired by them, you'd be stupid' . At Croydon he met Jamie Reid another art-student, who made some years later covers and posters for the Pistols records. The riots that occured in Paris during May 1968 got also attention in London. Their cryptic phrases were the perfect medium for this revolt. SI material was also available at London bookshops, where McLaren found and bought it.