New Romantics - Museum of Youth Culture

‘The New Romantics’ refers to a youth culture that burned briefly but brightly for the first two years of the 1980s. It’s chief component was dressing up to outrageous levels, soundtracked by the style orientated synth driven pop music that was dominant at the time. It was both a reaction to, and a progression of…

★★ NOW OPEN IN CAMDEN EVERY WEDS - SUN ★★ The New Romantics The New Romantic refers to a youth culture that burned briefly but brightly for the first two years of the 1980s. It's chief component was dressing up to outrageous levels, soundtracked by the style orientated synth driven pop music that was dominant at the time. It was both a reaction to, and a progression of the previous punk and new wave movements. By Sarah Kenny | Cover Photo by Marcus Graham Simon Hollins The late 1970s and early 1980s are often remembered in the popular imagination as a period of social unrest, political upheava

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