89: 14 - A Street Style Journey

An interactive exploration of Style in British Subcultures

Come and dance on the largest surviving piece of The Haienda's legendary dancefloor,
come and flick through a special selection of magazines from the "World's Largest
Collection of Magazines" in the Hyman Archive 'Pop up Library' AND get involved in
the What We Wore live archive & bring photographs of your teen style or your bedroom wall
to be digitised.
In 1994 the V&A held a seminal exhibition, "Streetstyle, Sidewalk to Catwalk", an exhibition
dedicated to the display of subculture fashions. 20 years later "A Street Style Journey" - an
interactive exploration of style in British subcultures - pays homage to this ground-breaking
exhibition.
The exhibition will showcase 10 subcultures, styled by influential music and fashion pioneers
including: Sign of The Times founder and Acid House Promoter Fiona Cartledge; Cass Pennant
(Producer of Casuals; The Real Story of the Legendary Terrace Fashion) with Nick Sarjeant
(Author of A Casual Look) and Anthony and Christopher Donnelly.
More contemporary subcultures will also be included, for example, costume designer Valentina T
will be styling a Modern Punk Chick and Rhiannon Barry (Ninety Fly) will be displaying a head-totoe designer/ Garage Girl look. Other stylists include: Kish Kash, Ella Dror, Johnny MAN LIKE ME
and others.
The displays will reveal how fluid street styles can be and explore how tribes' styles have evolved
and mutated over the last 25 years.
Visitors to the exhibition will be encouraged to interact with the displays and join in on the debate.
Comments will be added to a mind-map that illustrator Jenni Sparks will be painting live throughout
the duration of the exhibition.
Sponsored by Boxfresh and The Londonewcastle Project Space
Friday 5th December - Sunday 7th December
12pm-7pm
Londonewcastle Project Space
28 Redchurch Street
E2 7DP