WWD’s page one story, “Watch Out for the New BP" (short for WWD’s “Beautiful People” in society coverage) noted that British punkers were more than scenic — they were the next big thing in fashion.

Punk rock fashion is synonymous with rebellion, individuality, and defiance of convention. Emerging in the mid-1970s ...

The movement’s DIY protest style of safety pins, razor-slashed T-shirts, fishnet stockings, sterling silver piercings, tattoos, severe makeup and worn-in leather motorcycle jackets — in fashion’s ...