BOY GEORGE (Icon)

Boy George wears a theatrical outfit from 1984. With his Hasidic Jew's hat, dreadlocks, make-up, loose-fitting Islamic-style shirt, trousers and hip-hop shoes by Adidas, George represented an eclectic, home-styled approach invented in the squats and clubs around London. It was a fashion born of necessity. Students and the unemployed spent their days making ever-more exotic outfits to wear at night. The clubs, such as Taboo, had rigorous door policies - issuing humiliating rejections for those who had not made the effort - and they became a spawning ground for designers such as Body Map, John Galliano and John Flett. George, who was a central character, had been inspired by the androgynous costumes of David Bowie. He styled himself "Boy George" to clear the confusion his dresses created amongst the wider public.

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